Just hours before the final vote, Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke signaled to Voices of Montana host Aaron Flint that he was unconvinced about electing John Boehner to be Speaker of the House of Representatives, but in the final tally, Zinke sided with the majority in favor of Boehner.
After Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced last Thursday that states could reopen national parks by using state funds, Montana Governor Steve Bullock was asked if he would push to open the parks. At the time, Bullock said "Of course not," but now Congressman Steve Daines is trying to sweeten the deal by proposing a bill that would shift the tab to the federal government.