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Nation Sees Montana Heading in Right Direction

Sidney Herald

Opinion

Jan. 19, 2010

We are proud that Montana is receiving national attention for its disciplined spending and its progressive approach.

Just last week, the Wall Street Journal hailed the Big Sky state and Gov. Brian Schweitzer. Montana is one of only three states without a budget deficit, the other two are North Dakota and Texas.

The Wall Street Journal wrote, “Mr. Schweitzer was a keynote speaker at the Democratic convention in 2008 and was trumpeted as the new brand of centrist, fiscally pragmatic Democrats. Too bad he’s not running Congress. After the election the Washington Democrats forgot that message and blew out the national balance sheet with an unprecedented spending binge. If President Obama and other Democrats want to rehabilitate themselves in 2010, they could do worse than follow Mr. Schweitzer’s common-sense lead and cut federal agency spending by 5 percent.”

As new year begins, Schweitzer touts state’s financial condition

By CHARLES S. JOHNSON Missoulian State Bureau | Posted: Saturday, January 2, 2010 6:45 am 

HELENA – Looking back at 2009, Gov. Brian Schweitzer said he’s proud that Montana state government has stayed in the black financially at a time when most states are drowning in red ink.

“It gives us a great deal of pride that when 48 states zigged, we zagged,” the Democratic governor said in a recent interview. “We were certainly not visionaries, but when times were good, we put money aside to get through this current downturn.

Healthcare Homefront: Excerpts from Senator Tester's Emails

The below story is from a series of emails Senator Tester sent to his distribution list to highlight the importance of health care reform. These are real stories from real Montanans, and their experiences show how the health care reform legislation now being debated in the U.S. Senate will benefit other Montanans in similar situations.
Stay tuned this week for more stories from real folks around the state.

HEALTH CARE HOMEFRONT #4
"Nothing left"
Name:  William Simonsen
Home:  Bigfork

Bill Simonsen, a writer and editor from Bigfork, was diagnosed with lymphoma back in 1996.  Fortunately, he had health insurance.  But it wasn’t enough to protect his family from the high cost of treating the cancer.

Bill has been in remission for several years now. But now he has “nothing left.”

Opinion Editorial from 19 Montana Legislators in support of Sen. Max Baucus' work to Fix America's Broken Health Care System

December 9, 2009

 
There's a lot of misinformation going around about health care reform, most recently the assertions in an editorial by a group of legislators from Montana.
 
As state legislators and Montanans, we are proud of the leadership demonstrated by our senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus and his colleagues in Congress to reform our nation’s broken health care system.  Although Democrats in Montana do not agree with each other on every aspect of health care reform, one thing is clear: we stand with Senator Baucus in his effort to bring about monumental change to America. 

Rehberg Votes Against Estate Tax Relief and Legislation to Limit Government Spending

December 3rd

Statement from Montana Democratic Spokeswoman Kate Downen Regarding Dennis Rehberg’s Vote Today Against Estate Tax Relief and Legislation to Limit Government Spending

(Helena) – Today Rep. Dennis Rehberg voted against providing permanent estate tax relief to Montana family farmers and ranchers, and voted against tough new pay-as-you-go legislation (PAYGO) to limit government spending. Below are statements from Montana Democratic Party Spokeswoman Kate Downen on each issue.

 Statement regarding estate tax relief:

 “Dennis Rehberg proved today that Montana farmers and ranchers don’t have an advocate in the U.S. House. He voted against estate tax relief and stability for family farms and ranchers, burying his head in the sand when Montanans need his leadership the most.”

 Statement regarding PAYGO:

 “Rep. Rehberg’s vote today against limiting new spending shows a lack of leadership and common sense. He comes back to Montana and talks a big game about being a fiscal conservative, but he sure doesn’t act like one in Washington.”

 
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