The biggest issue facing the Eastern District is also my top priority — passing a family-friendly Farm Bill that works for families which should include Country of Origin Labeling (COOL), right to repair, and fully fund safety net and conservation programs. We are an agricultural state and this district is driven by agriculture. It’s our number one industry, generating over $7 billion in activity last year, and the heartbeat of our rural communities and cities. However, under 6% of Congress works in agriculture, and even fewer work their land. Electing candidates who like to cosplay but don’t understand it and sure as heck haven’t delivered anything meaningful isn’t the answer. Rosendale voted against investments in critical irrigation projects that are essential. That’s not being a representative, that’s self-serving. Sen. Tester needs a partner in the House who understands agriculture and who will work in a bipartisan way to get things done for farmers and ranchers who feed the world.

Sen. Tester. He is one of the few other farmers who understand agriculture in Congress. Tester has delivered for Montana, particularly for agriculture and veterans, regardless of who is in charge. From pushing back and blocking dangerous Paraguay beef imports that hurt Montana ranchers by Biden and passing dozens of bills under Trump to delivering critical investments to rebuild infrastructure and irrigation projects, lowering prescription drug prices, protecting veterans and passing the PACT Act, and expanding broadband, Tester has delivered for us and is honest and someone we can trust. I’ll work cooperatively to deliver results for the Eastern District. I’m not alone in knowing that Rep. Rosendale delivered zilch for working folks and agriculture. We get the same if we don’t make a change. Let’s take Montana back by sending another strong leader for rural Montana and agriculture to Congress.

Yes, if elected to Congress my top priority will be to work for and actually represent folks in the district by doing what's right for them, not special interests, greedy corporations, nor billionaires. I would work cooperatively with any administration to deliver results for farmers and ranchers and Eastern Montana. And I'll stand up to anyone who isn't doing right for rural Montana and America. They also better be ready to clean up the corruption and get back to representing workers and the middle class.

Yes, if elected to Congress my top priority will be to work for and actually represent folks in the district by doing what's right for them, not special interests, greedy corporations, nor billionaires. I would work cooperatively with any administration to deliver results for farmers and ranchers and Eastern Montana. And I'll stand up to anyone who isn't doing right for rural Montana and America. They also better be ready to clean up the corruption and get back to representing workers and the middle class.

The debt increased by a record amount under Trump. Don’t be lied to by my opponents. They only want to steal your Social Security and give it to the Wall Street freeloaders. Solutions are on the table to collect from tax cheats and end giveaways to greedy corporations and billionaires but self-serving politicians work for them. Follow the money and muck the halls. The largest contribution to the historic debt was tax cuts for the rich and Wall Street. The richest nearly doubled their wealth while working people lost nearly as much. First, stop stealing from my pocket and neighbors’ pockets only to give it away to the ultra-wealthy. Second, let the tax cuts that only benefit the rich expire. Third, if billionaires and mega corporations benefit from the financial protections this country provides, pay your darn taxes. It’s unpatriotic to take advantage of our economic and financial system and not give back so we can reinvest in our country, the Americans who built it, and the future.

I support freedom, privacy and a woman’s right to choose. Keep creepy politicians out of our doctor’s offices.

Affording a decent place to live has become impossible for too many. Montana leads the nation with workers who can no longer afford basic necessities, like covering rent and health care. It wasn’t always that way and doesn’t have to be this way now. People want a fair shake and a hand up, not a handout. Provide tax credits and financial assistance for new construction and renovation, and rental assistance for those who cannot afford to buy a home right now. Congress should crack down on the speculators and monied land grabbers driving prices up by buying up land, farms, ranches and real estate. The only way we can solve our affordability problems facing the middle class and workers is by mucking the halls of this corruption. It starts with a ban on insider stock trading. We aren’t going to get things back on track if we don’t make a change and elect officials who are committed to cleaning up the corruption, not buying a seat to enrich themselves. I’ll work for you in Congress.

Climate change is real. We’ve already warmed an average of two degrees. That impacts our snowpack and water supplies — essential for both agriculture and the outdoors, our economic engines. Worse, recurring drought, hail, and weather-related disasters for agriculture are becoming too common. This summer's forecast isn’t looking much better. My daughter is one of my heroes for standing up in defending our right to a clean and healthful environment in the Held v Montana youth climate lawsuit they won. After all those kids stood up for our rights and future, we must do our part and that means taking action. I’m running for Congress to carry our values of freedom, clean air and water, open and public lands, the outdoors, family farms and ranchers, and way of life forward. A good first step will be for the Farm Bill to fully fund conservation and climate resilience programs for family farmers and ranchers. Clean energy can unplug us from big utilities and provide energy freedom for all.

The failure to pass the bipartisan border protection bill, introduced by a Republican, which would have addressed this crisis, for purely political reasons pissed me off so much I filed to run for this seat. We have a bill to protect our border, but self-serving politicians are blocking it in a desperate attempt to score points. Politics at its worst. That’s not good for Montana or America. I’ll do what's right for Montana and America every time because those are my values. Border security and immigration are two issues. I’ll never stop working to protect our borders, but unless your relatives were here before the Mayflower, we were all immigrants at some point. We’re darn lucky our families came here. I support pathways to citizenship, part of the American dream, and develop programs to bolster workforce opportunities to address worker shortages. We also need to address the root causes forcing people to uproot and leave their homes — political unrest, corruption, violence, crime.

I’d take it right to the pharmaceutical and health care corporations. We have the highest prices for prescriptions in the world. Taxpayers subsidize much of the development. That ain’t right. It’s price-gouging and Congress needs to do more to stop it by expanding our ability to negotiate for lower prescription prices to benefit all Montanans and Americans. Seniors, veterans, and others in need shouldn’t have to head to Canada for affordable life-saving medications. I would also look for ways to expand options and requirements for states to provide Medicaid to those who don’t receive health care through their employer. Gov. Gianforte just shamelessly kicked over 120,000 Montanans, including children, off of health care. Many have jobs but simply can’t afford other options. It’s not only cruel, but it's just bad business. It hurts employers whose employees lost coverage and, as we know, it will raise health care costs for everyone else — another tax — leading to rural provider closures.