Sen. Pat Flowers and Rep. Kim Abbott write, "We wanted to do a heck of a lot more, but Republicans were not interested in practical solutions for working Montanans."
The expenditures in Montana are thousands more than he gave in most states, but are far less than the $30,000 plus he spent in New York and California.
Montana speaker of the House Austin Knudsen is accusing Montana Governor Steve Bullock and Democrats in the legislature of favoring urban infrastructure over rural infrastructure and encouraging an urban/rural political rift in Montana.
Since 2000, many have pointed to Montana as an example of purple state governance, where both Republicans and Democrats have narrow margins of dominance and share in governmental management.
Rep. Trey Gowdy is a man under fierce pressure. He's chairman of a congressional Benghazi investigation that's dismissed by Democrats as partisan and even questioned by Republicans.
No matter.