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Zinke, Daines, Sheehy, Downing Urge USTR to Address Unfair Trade Practices on Montana-Alberta Tie Line

July 8, 2025

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy, along with Representatives Ryan Zinke (MT-01) and Troy Downing (MT-02) today sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer drawing attention to trade barriers on the Montana-Alberta Tie Line (MATL).

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Zinke Votes to Pass the Big Beautiful Bill, Delivering Big, Beautiful Wins for Montana

July 3, 2025

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke voted to pass the Budget Reconciliation Bill, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a historic win for Montana families, small businesses, and the America First agenda. The legislation delivers on key campaign promises to make life affordable, cut taxes, secure the border, and strengthen essential services; all while protecting public lands.

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Zinke Announces $4 Million for Apprenticeship Expansion in Montana

July 1, 2025

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke announced that the Montana Department of Labor and Industry has been awarded $4 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Labor’s State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula Round 3 (SAFE3) grant program. The grant will support the expansion of Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) across the state, helping Montanans train for high paying, in demand skilled jobs.

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Congressman Zinke’s Statement on Public Land Sales Removal from the Senate Reconciliation Bill “We defended our San Juan Hill”

June 29, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, a provision selling millions of acres of public lands was removed from the Senate Reconciliation Bill, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” Congressman Zinke had expressed unequivocal opposition to the provision and joined five of his House colleagues in sending a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson stating, “If a provision to sell public lands is in the bill that reaches the House floor, we will be forced to vote no.”

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Conservation Champion Steve Rinella Calls Zinke’s Actions Heroic

June 25, 2025

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Steve Rinella published an article in The Free Press defending public lands and opposing any public land sales in the “Big Beautiful Bill.” Included in the article is direct praise for Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke and his fight to keep public lands in public hands.

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Zinke Urges Secretary of Interior to Address Flathead Lake Levels

June 12, 2025

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Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum urging immediate action to address the projected low water levels of Flathead Lake this summer. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), which operate the SKQ Dam, are currently projecting lake levels as much as three feet below full pool this summer.

Zinke, Daines, Smith, Larsen Introduce Bill to Combat Drug Trafficking in Montana’s Tribal Communities

June 5, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.), U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Representative Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), today announced the bipartisan “Protection for Reservation Occupants Against Trafficking and Evasive Communications Today (PROTECT) Act” to combat drug trafficking in tribal communities.

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Zinke Nominates 15 Western Montana Projects for Federal Funding totaling $64,619,833

May 27, 2025

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Ryan Zinke announced that he requested federal funding for 15 projects in Western Montana to improve infrastructure, economic development, and law enforcement capabilities. The requests were submitted to the House Appropriations Committee of which he is a member. The projects would benefit communities in the following counties: Beaverhead, Flathead, Gallatin, Granite, Lake (2), Lincoln (2), Missoula (2), Mineral (2), Powell, Ravalli (3), and Sanders (3).

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Zinke Celebrates Butte VA Clinic Renaming in Honor of RFC Charlie Dowd

May 23, 2025

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(Butte, MT.) Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke attended the renaming ceremony for the Butte Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic, which is now officially named the “Charlie Dowd Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.” Congressman Zinke introduced the legislation to rename the clinic in

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Zinke Introduces Bill to Modernize Outdated Foreign Military Sales Congressional Notification Process

May 23, 2025

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(Washington, D.C.) As Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Foreign Military Sales Task Force, Congressman Ryan Zinke has introduced bipartisan legislation to modernize the Congressional Notification (CN) thresholds for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Direct Commercial Sales (DCS). Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) co-sponsored this legislation. Read the full text of the bill here.

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