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Rep. Rosendale Demands Answers Relating To Fish And Wildlife's Unprecedented Covert Land Grab

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) sent a letter to the Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Martha Williams, requesting information regarding an unprecedented and covert action being undertaken by the service, in conjunction with the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Nature Conservancy, and potentially other NGOs and private actors, to…

Rep. Rosendale Requests an Open and Public Process as the Department of Interior Considers Reintroducing Bison in Montana

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland requesting more information on meetings her Department is holding on the potential reintroduction of bison in Montana. “It is within the interest of Montanans and my duty as one of their Congressman to be made aware of any action the Department is considering…

Rep. Rosendale Releases Public Comments on BLM Rule

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) submitted public comments to the Department of Interior and the Bureau of Land Management on their proposed Conservation and Landscape Health rule that will lock up swaths of public land for “conservation leases”. “This rule is just another example of the Biden Administration weaponizing the government to appease radical…

Rep. Rosendale Visits Site of Train Derailment over Yellowstone River

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REED POINT, MT -  Yesterday, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) visited the site of the Montana Rail Link train derailment and bridge collapse in Stillwater County to survey the damage and receive an update on the cleanup process. “I want to thank all our federal, state, and local agencies, along with Montana Rail Link, for working together and their hard work to clean up the…

Rosendale Blasts Bureau of Land Management Leader on Proposed Conservation and Landscape Health Rule

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) grilled Principal Deputy Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Nada Culver, on the disastrous Conservation and Landscape Health Rule that aims to lock away wide swaths of grazing land for conservation leases in a House Committee on Natural Resources hearing. “This proposed Conservation and Landscape Health…

Rosendale Recognizes Montana's Resilience One Year After Yellowstone Floods

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) took to the House floor to thank the countless community leaders who supported the rebuilding effort one year after massive floods destroyed homes, businesses, and property in southern Montana. “The people of Montana have always been stronger than the challenges they face,” said Rep. Rosendale. “One year ago, when…

Rosendale, Daines, Zinke Demand Answers to Biden Administration's Flagrant Disregard of Oil, Gas Land Leasing Laws

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02), Senator Steve Daines (MT), and Congressman Ryan Zinke (MT-01) sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning demanding answers as to why the BLM is not offering any parcels in Montana for the lease sale in June, despite the congressionally mandated…