Comments on: From: Rehberg Press Office

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:48:09 +0000

I am writing concerning the Senate bill Senator Tester introduced in July SB 1470 titled: Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009

While the bill tries to appease both the supporters of Wilderness and the supporters of private bs, ie logging; in general it will not be good for Montana’s economy nor for Montana’s people.

If you really believe that Nature is the best steward of the land let your farm acres go back to nature and see if the production is better or worse. The same principle applies to the Forest Lands that need to be managed by man, not left alone to deteriorate and burn.

I believe Montana has enough Wilderness areas. To designate more & more wilderness while driving out private industry (oil & gas exploration) you will have Montanans on the ‘Endangered Species List’! Please rethink this legislation and do not vote for it!

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:23:40 +0000

Born and raised in Montana. Thank you Denny for standing up to the elected officials who have forgotten why we make our home in Montana. Generations have raised their families in a state where the freedom to enjoy the outdoors and its beauty is part of the lifestyle we have stuggled to maintain. I believe the time has come where elected officials will be required to stop listening to the special interest groups regarding policies that effect all Montanans’. I would ask Denny that you make it your promise to the people of Montana to cut thru the “Washington BS” and do the right thing. Don’t let the way of Washington be the way in Montana. We can together, maintain the beauty of our forests with the intentions of use, as God intended.

By: Dark Wing Duck

Dark Wing Duck — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:09:06 +0000

The Wilderness drought is almost over as Mr. Tester promised. I think he brought the only people who love the forest in to protect it.

By: Wild About Green

Wild About Green — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:45:59 +0000

Everyone should relax. Senator Tester invited many viewpoints to develop his bill and it is a good bill. He even got the support of former Gov. Marc Racicot. Senator Tester has heard from many and he did a great job of presenting his bill in his open houses, where he and his staff took questions and comments. No one has been treated unfairly in the process. It’s time for some new wilderness and its time for you “multiple-users” to stop complaining and start complimenting. Recognize a good job when you see one.

By: Bozemama

Bozemama — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:11:35 +0000

The arrogance has got to end. Tester is supposed to be supporting the PEOPLE of MONTANA, not the interests of out of staters who want to impose their will us. Fairness and openess should be the goal. Please start listening to us, seriously, and not just giving us lip service. I respect very much Rep. Rehberg’s approach. If this is what is right for us, allow us to be part of the process, don’t just give us a completed project. The way that this proposed bill has been presented is exactly what the voters in this country are increasingly frustrated by. Don’t shut out Montanans for the sake of contributors from outside the state.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:21:17 +0000

Thanks for posting this, I think it is great to see that our representative (Dennis Rehberg) is actually doing what we elected him to do “represent the good citizens of the state”. If Senator Tester wants to talk about his bill, he should do so in a public forum, in the state he was elected to serve.

By: Launchpad

Launchpad — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:12:41 +0000

Senator Tester may be stuck between a rock barrier closing a public road and a beetle killed tree with a wilderness sign nailed to it ready to fall down and catch on fire, with Rehbergs great request!!!
I was disappointed by Testers open house format of meetings in which he and the bill writers-supporters would not answer any public questions in front of the entire crowd so everybody could hear his answers.
This bill lacks real input from the most affect people who were not invited to the table, that stand to loose the most. One has to feel sorry for the loggers, but the mills have thrown the rest of their supporting friends and family under the bus such as recreation, agriculture, mining, hunting, fishing, stock use, and even the forest service.
If this bill ever did pass I would give it two years and the amount of litigation would increase, and the lumber companies will be out of business, and public recreation will almost cease to exist with the enviro groups being put in control of public policy making given to them in the bill, while public comment gets trounced.
Remember the mission statement of the green groups is to GET MORE WILDERNESS!!! And they will use any tool to support their agenda and gain more money through litigation from the taxpayers.
Any direction that Tester goes, it will show the colors of misinformation by being laid on the table or the hiding it behind the new Democrat behind lock door false transparency agenda feuling distrust across the nation.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:36:41 +0000

Denny…Thank you for your integrity. I for one appreciate your proposal of the meeting being held in the light of day for concerned Montanan’s to see. I think we have seen enough of the closed door, back room politics that has been prevalent in Washington lately. Thank you for looking out for interests of all Montanan’s.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:56:59 +0000

All who support multple-use in the areas impacted by Senator Tester’s S1470 bill should thank Denny for engaging the public on this bill. I attended two of Senator Tester’s open houses and was met with argumentative staff and a Senator who directed me to make my comments to Ed Regan (RY Lumber) and Sherm Anderson (Sun Mountain Lumber). Why would I comment to private citizens on the Senator’s bill? Probably because the Senator is not interested in my comments. Denny, on the other hand, respectfully listened to my comments, questions and concerns and wrote some of them down. His staff was professional and courteous. Everyone should contact Senator Tester to encourage him to meet publically, in Montana with Representative Rehberg.