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" To be a Navy SEAL, it's three and a half years training before you're ever put into harm's way the first time. "
Ryan Zinke
Navy
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" I love my country, and the mental and physical demands of the Navy SEALs was what I had been training for my whole life growing up in Montana. "
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" If ISIS strikes, it's going to strike Americans - not Republicans or Democrats. This is not partisan politics. "
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" Clean air and clean water are absolute top priorities when we talk about responsible energy development; however, the final rule issued by the Obama administration does nothing to further protect our resources. "
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" When a recruiter first told me about the Navy SEALs, I knew it was the right fit. "
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" To me, there is no doubt: inaction abroad emboldens actions on the home front. They are related. "
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" We have more women serving in the military than any time in our nation's history, and yet the VA has not done a pivot to look at women's healthcare issues. "
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" I think America is strong enough to fix the problems, grace and honor to D.C. I think energy independence and control spending. We have to go to a balanced budget. Quite frankly, as far as our debt goes, I don't think you can tax your way out of it. I think people are taxed enough. "
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" The quality of our Airmen in Montana coupled with the proven mission excellence of the 120th Airlift Wing, and historical need for assets to fight the devastating forest fires we continue to see in Montana and the Northwest United States, should have mandated the relocation of these assets to Montana. "
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" In the exodus out of Iraq, we're seeing the effects of just leaving. We left before there was control of chemical weapons stockpiles, without a status-of-forces agreement. We left before the Sunni and Kurds we fought with and fought alongside with were stable, or without empowering them. We left on a political rhetoric. "
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" I support a robust economy where agriculture and businesses are able to compete in a fair and open global market. "
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" The northern border is a different problem set than our southern border. We're not going to put a fence between America and Canada, across Glacier Park. I grew up there. We can use some technological controls. We work with the Canadians more, and there's a lot of property we share, along with tribal lands. "
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