An open letter to U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and Steve Daines and U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale

Senators and representative,

As we approach Christmas, we have one request to Montana’s federal delegation: please do everything in your power to stop the reckless taxing and spending proposal currently working its way through Congress. The biggest gift Montana could receive from Washington, D.C., this holiday season is a dose of common sense, not more federal taxes and debt.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said it’s his goal to pass President Biden’s $2 trillion tax and spend bill before Christmas. Meanwhile, inflation is getting worse, billions of dollars have already been spent in Montana with billions more on the way, and the U.S. federal debt continues to soar into the stratosphere.

Congress has already passed over $5 trillion in COVID-relief spending and recently passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. The Federal Reserve has dumped many trillions more into the economy. The federal government is collecting more tax revenue than ever, yet the U.S. national debt is rapidly approaching $30 trillion. We cannot continue down this path. Sending out another $2 trillion in federal spending will supercharge inflation while burdening Montanans with more regulations, mandates, and taxes.

Rep. Rosendale, thank you for voting against this $2 trillion boondoggle.

Sen. Daines, you’ve been consistently standing up against this disastrous bill. Thank you.

Sen. Tester, you’ve expressed some concerns but have not committed to putting the brakes on this $2 trillion beast of federal overreach. It only takes one Senate Democrat to put a stop to the spending madness. We keep hearing about Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema pushing back, but not our own Democratic senator from Montana.

The last thing Montanans want for Christmas is more inflation, more wasteful federal spending, higher taxes, tax breaks for coastal millionaires, and more federal mandates.

We urge you to oppose President Biden’s reckless agenda. Three “no” votes on the $2 trillion spending bill from our delegation would be the best presents you could deliver to Montanans this holiday season.

Sincerely,

President of the Senate Mark Blasdel

Senate Majority Leader Cary Smith

Senate President Pro Tempore Jason Ellsworth

Speaker of the House Wylie Galt

House Majority Leader Sue Vinton

House Speaker Pro Tempore Casey Knudsen