Montana’s Say-Yes-Vote-No Senator

By: Doug James

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: January 20, 2026

Words: 502

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Montana has a simple rule: If you say you support something, you vote for it. Crazy, right? Unless you’re talking about passenger rail—and a certain U.S. Senator in Washington.

In 2021, Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Big deal. Big money. Big opportunity. Buried inside: Funding to study and restore long-distance passenger rail through Montana. Hi-Line upgrades. Maybe even the North Coast Hiawatha back on the tracks. Communities were thrilled.

Then came the …

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