"Native American communities are home to much beauty in places like Montana that are vibrant, indigenous cultures but they also tragically face more than their fair share of challenges, especially when it comes to public safety."
"The Two Rivers facility is very important."
"There is no reason that tribes should be behind the eight ball when it comes to accessing information."
"I know I am out of time here. We are good at playing checkers in Montana with the nature of land ownership, that is for sure."
"Unfortunately, according to the FCC's 2016 Fixed Broadband Report, 65 percent of the population on tribal lands lack access to fixed telecommunications services, 65 percent."
"This is going to be impossible to keep moving forward unless we close this rural-urban gap."
"Technology has removed geography as a constraint."
"Cyber terrorism is an emerging threat that has become all too real in Montana."
"Montana had two of the three most expensive fires in the Nation."
"I think there is some concern that if you are only looking at the project level, when there is new information that comes on, that there could be information that should be integrated into kind of cum..."
"I think this is one of those opportunities that could be government at its best over the next couple months if we put our heads and actually get something big done."