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“I am a cancer survivor, as is my 22 year old son. It is frightening to think that both of us may be uninsurable in the future if this trend continues.” That is a portion of the letter I recently received from a Montanan named Karen. Karen wrote to me from Belgrade to express her anxiety about the U.S. Justice Department’s recent decision to stop defending a law that prevents health insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. These protections have been in place to help Montanans access health insur...
Community health centers, including Sidney Health Center here in Sidney, provide access to quality care to one in 10 Montanans. Community health centers are vital across rural America. That’s why, after Congress let them sit in limbo for more than 130 days, I rattled some cages back in Washington to finally secure much-needed funding and certainty for them. Last year, I held a series of listening sessions across our state. I heard time and again how much folks rely on these clinics, and appreciate the quality care they provide. Congress’ fou...
Where have the deficit-hawks flown to? Are their heads in the clouds? If you look at the tax plan that just passed the Senate, it’s clear they have flown away from Washington. Unfortunately, some folks in Congress turned their back on future generations and passed a so-called “tax reform bill” that sells off the futures of our kids and grandkids in exchange for tax giveaways to wealthy out-of-staters. These tax giveaways to the ultra-rich will saddle future generations of hardworking Montanans with crushing debt by adding nearly $1.5 trillion t...
