"Land management decisions are best made right at home in Montana instead of here in Washington."
"When you think about the risks out there, what are some of the greatest risks that you see as you think about protecting your county and our State and so forth?"
"Thanks, Senator. Sheriff Brostrom, thank you for your service to the community, allowing parents to sleep better at night and the community."
"What percent of our Northern border is secure? And the answer was about 5 percent."
"I do believe strongly that coalitions and partners, not just law enforcement, with community, is critical to our success."
"I think the Senator's point, one we want to keep an eye on, to have presence there, so we can get ahead of it, before it becomes a bigger problem."
"I really appreciate him setting this up and allowing us to be here together as Montanans to deal with very important issues: Securing our Northern border."
"Unfortunately Washington is described more by gridlock and partisanship."
"One of the advantages of doing field hearings is we get to hear from your folks who are right here at the coal face."
"As the Senator mentioned, so much of the focus is on the Southwest border, and we are very concerned about the Northern border as Montanans."
"I think there's consensus that we could have done better in that regard, and one of the challenges was a breakdown between intelligence of what the FBI knew versus what the local law enforcement knew."