After Tranel Flip Flop, Zinke Touts Action on Border/Fentanyl

Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke (R-MT01) is firing back at his Democrat opponent over the lack of security on our southern border.

Kamala Harris, Jon Tester, Monica Tranel. All three Democrat candidates for federal office will be on your ballot this Fall in Montana. And all three have flip-flopped on the southern border.

Last week, we told you how Democrat Congressional candidate Monica Tranel is flip-flopping on the southern border debate, according to a report by Fox News that analyzed her remarks from the 2022 campaign to her 2024 campaign ads.

Meanwhile, Zinke campaign manager Heather Swift points out that "Ryan Zinke has voted for the strongest southern border security legislation ever to pass the house, and has been a leader on fighting fentanyl in Montana since he was Secretary and remains so in the House."

She added that Tranel also supported the so-called "Build Back Better Act which would have granted amnesty to 7 MILLION foreigners who have broken our immigration laws to enter or remain in our country." (Monica Tranel, Twitter, 12/13/21)

Zinke joined us on Friday's Montana Talks statewide radio show to respond to the latest flip-flop, and to take calls from listeners across the state.

One of the issues he also talked about was the VA backing off on a plan to gut air ambulance service for veterans in Montana. Zinke says he has used his position on the MILCON-VA subcommittee on Appropriations to delay implementation of this rule for nearly two years.

Rep. Zinke: "In rural areas, healthcare is hard to access, we need to be expanding options for veterans, not limiting them. This delay in the enactment will allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to update the outdated data and keep lifesaving air and ground ambulance services available for Montanans. I am glad the VA came to its senses on this one and stopped a rule that would have been disastrous for veterans.”