Quotes from Ryan Zinke

Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to anyone who serves honourably. I think it's despicable that a president would put veterans on his website and list them on an enemies list.

Americans don't want to see our military become Republican or Democrat. Americans appreciate that our military belongs to all of us.

The climate is changing; I don't think you can deny that. But climate has always changed.

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.

There's a reason Montana produces more SEALs than any other state. As a collegiate athlete, I enjoyed the mental and physical challenges Division I football presented.

When you have a script where we say we are just going to do air operations alone within the territory of Iraq, what happens is the forces then that we want to target will move their forces, colocate with hospitals, schools, embed themselves to be very, very difficult to conduct air operations against.

Obama and his Democrat allies in Congress have proven they will use bait-and-switch tactics to move more unvetted refugees into our communities. This will inevitably put our nation and our citizens at risk for future terrorist attacks.

The Sunnis no longer recognize the centralized government as a legitimate power. The Shia militia that is moving around is calling out war crimes that are anti-Sunni. So, the Sunnis are in a tough spot. Do they move to an ISIS, which is a radical Islamic terrorist organization? Or do they defend themselves? Or do they give up?

In my experience, given how large the border is and given how many people are coming across the border, I mean, look, if a child can come across the border, and we know there's hundreds of thousands of children that have, then what makes you think that ISIS and terrorists can't?

We need to make sure these Islamic terrorist organizations don't become mainstream. We're fighting an ideology as much as a group of radical terrorists.

My heart is heavy for the people of Paris, Beirut, and other nations affected by ISIS terrorists.

If you find a node that you can penetrate, that you can eliminate, and draw more information for future operations, I think it's prudent to do.

Congress has the constitutional responsibility to control the power of the 'purse'.

Putin drops bombs. We drop leaflets.

Our foreign policy and our military policy is make sure that we fight on foreign shores and not shores here.

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.

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.

I support a robust economy where agriculture and businesses are able to compete in a fair and open global market.

Senator Tester is wise enough to make sure his voice is heard in a positive manner to get things done.

I love Teddy Roosevelt... As a country, we need to think big again.

Special ops isn't the answer to everything. Special ops is not the main guard.

Radical Islamic terrorists and those who fund it remain a credible threat to America and a clear and present danger to democracy.

I believe in the value of life. I believe we must prepare our children for tomorrow with the family values of my grandparents.

On the House side, when Donald Trump came, he received multiple standing ovations.