Congressman Rosendale Fires Up Broadwater Republicans
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Congressman Rosendale Fires Up Broadwater Republicans
MT43 News Staff Reporter
Republican Matt Rosendale, Montana’s District 2 representative in the U.S. House, came to Townsend on Saturday, January 27 for an invitation-only election fundraising breakfast. But he left it unclear whether he is running for election to a third term in the House or for the U.S. Senate.
In response to a question, Rosendale said he has seen “overwhelming support” from Montana Republicans to run for the Senate. That will heavily influence his decision, he told the gathering of about 50 GOP stalwarts in the backroom of the Mint.
He was flanked by U. S. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida. Both are members of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of some 50 congressmen and women. They were introduced by Broadwater Republican Central Committee Chairman Ed Regan.
Rosendale is viewed as an easy favorite to win re-election in the heavily Republican district, which covers about the eastern two-thirds of the state. If he runs for the Senate, he will face an expected financial campaign bloodbath in a primary election battle against Belgrade businessman Tim Sheehy. The GOP nominee will face veteran Democrat Sen. Jon Tester in the general election.
Gaetz displayed his talents as an orator. He and Rosendale touted their positions on the southern border crisis, deficit spending and other issues. Rosendale mentioned “giving back power to the people,” and referred to the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. “Probably some of you were there that day,” he suggested as he surveyed the crowd.
Much of the current administration’s immigration policies can be blamed on the millions of dollars being given to nongovernmental organizations that encourage poor countries to send their overpopulations to our border, according to Gaetz. “It’s your taxpayer dollars paying for the disaster at the border,” he said.
Both men said they had visited the Southern border and seen firsthand the number of migrants entering the country. "In December of 2023, 300,000 migrants from 165 different nations entered our country,” Rosendale said.
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