Two maps* of the same state represented by the same two members of Congress tell a very different tale about their respective commitments to Montana:

Helena, Mont. – As a candidate for governor, Congressman Rick Hill often talks about creating jobs. But, he fails to mention that while serving as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, he led the charge against hard working, middle class families in our state.  He even claimed that a $1 per hour pay raise for minimum wage employees would be “harmful” to workers (1).

One year ago today, multimillionaire Congressman Dennis Rehberg threw his support behind the anti-hunting Roadless Area Release act, which would jeopardize thousands of acres of world-class wildlife habitat.  Like so many other bills Congressman Rehberg has supported, this one has seen no listening sessions, but lots of opposition--including the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

Montana Democratic Party Executive Director Ted Dick says Congressman Rehberg's long political career has been defined by ignoring Montana values:  

MT Democrats: “Why Isn’t Rick Hill Talking About His Record in Congress?”

“The People of Montana Deserve an Education on Hill’s Congressional Tenure”

Helena, Mont. – Congressman Rick Hill, the current Republican frontrunner for Governor in Montana, omitted mention of his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives during his first television advertisement released this week. And, the Montana Democratic Party is ensuring that voters get the facts about his background as a member of congress.

Ted Dick, the Executive Director of the Montana Democratic Party, posed the following questions:

In case you missed it, Congressman Rehberg told the Missoulian he is still pushing his plan to let D.C. bureaucrats shut off public access to land for hunting and fishing because he believes, “We have a food fight going on between federal agencies.”

Congressman Rehberg is completely wrong -- the federal agencies that are supposed to benefit from his land grab plan say it is "unnecessary":

Exactly one year after sponsoring his unpopular Montana land-grab bill, Congressman Dennis Rehberg this morning went on rightwing talk radio to double down on his support for the controversial legislation. 

Rehberg's bill, called H.R. 1505, allows one federal government agency total control over lands within 100 miles of Montana's northern border, allowing unelected bureaucrats the authority to close public access to hunting and fishing.

Rehberg threw his support behind H.R. 1505 without holding any public listening sessions.  The  outcry against the bill has mounted from across the political spectrum since Rehberg sponsored the bill on May 4, 2011.  

"Congressman Rehberg's land-grab bill is a top-down, anti-hunting attack on the freedoms Montanans cherish," said Ted Dick, Executive Director of the Montana Democratic Party.  "Congressman Rehberg still supports this controversial big government proposal because he refused to listen to Montanans."

Congressman Rehberg this morning repeated his false talking points in defense of his unpopular H.R. 1505:

This week, a new survey released by Public Policy Polling shows that Republican gubernatorial frontrunner Rick Hill has major General Election problems. The survey data also proves that Republican attacks against Democratic frontrunner Steve Bullock are not working.

The new poll – which surveyed 934 Montana voters from April 26-29, 2012 – had several key findings, which include:

One year ago tomorrow, Congressman Rehberg cosponsored his controversial H.R. 1505 -- a plan to allow Homeland Security to have "total operational authority" over the northernmost 100 miles of Montana.  The proposal could allow D.C. bureaucrats to shut down prized hunting land and build roads across federal lands with no public input.

Congressman Rehberg has held no listening sessions on the bill over the last year.  And he's told Montanans absolutely nothing about the bill's status once he suffered heavy criticism for his controversial plan.

Here's more on the status (or lack thereof) of Congressman Rehberg's controversial plan to give Homeland Security unprecedented power over Montana's land and freedoms:

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