Posted: April 24, 2012 at 8:40 pm

Dennis Rehberg Finally Reads the Highway Bill

Remember how upset Montanans were when Congressman Dennis Rehberg and the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass the Senate’s bipartisan Highway Bill? The legislation also included long-term stability for the Secure Rural Schools and Payments In Lieu of Taxes programs, prompting county leaders to urge Rehberg to follow the Senate’s lead.

For nearly two months, Dennis Rehberg ignored them. And now, after weeks of inaction that has resulted in construction delays and threats to the health of Montana’s highways and schools, Dennis Rehberg is just now getting around to reading the Senate’s bill. (The highway bill passed with a bipartisan vote of 74 to 22).

I guess it’s nice that Rehberg finally started paying attention. On Tuesday, he sent this press release raising a concern over a provision in the bill about data recorders in new vehicles. That’s something the Bush Administration authorized way back in 2006. So the real question is: Why didn’t Dennis Rehberg raise concern over this issue six years ago?

18 comments

April 25, 2012 - 7:57 am Lynn

I think Denny was reading the House version http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/04/24/1085717/-GOP-seeks-to-privatize-American-infrastructure-with-taxpayer-backed-guaranteed-corporate-profits?detail=hide

April 25, 2012 - 9:13 am Dallas Reese

This has to be a typo or misprint or somthing. Do-nothin’ Denny hasn’t done a thing in his 10 years in Congress and now you expect us to believe he actually READ something?

April 25, 2012 - 9:32 am Havre Voter

I’d like to see the proof that Rehberg can read.

April 25, 2012 - 10:37 am Lynn

I forgot Denny does not need roads

http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/person/denny-rehberg-mt/

April 25, 2012 - 12:09 pm Norma Duffy AKA ILIKEWOODS

Im Glad Testers ADs are so Positive. Hope they stay that way. And I see them every day now which is good. I’d like to see how Denny is gonna promote himself, since he hasn’t done anything positive for this state in ten years. All he can do is go negative on Tester

April 25, 2012 - 12:50 pm Name Required

Tester should shout his successes from the mountain tops with pride.
Never in the history of the Montana has one legislator voted to spend more taxpayer money in such a short time in office.
- April 25, 2012 - 12:54 pm Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers
  
  Um, got a fact or two, retard? This ain’t the moron site, cupcake. You’re an idiot, probably living off the gubmint dole, aren’t you little fella?
  - April 25, 2012 - 12:56 pm Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers
    
    p.s. Have you found Jesus?………….HE’S MISSING AGAIN!
    
    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA!
    
    HEY, wasn’t my day to watch him!
  - April 25, 2012 - 11:05 pm hungryMoose
    
    Nice example of Abusive ad hominem (you’re really good at this).
    - April 25, 2012 - 11:07 pm Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers
      
      http://underthemountainbunker.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/333.jpg
- April 25, 2012 - 12:58 pm Norma Duffy AKA ILIKEWOODS
  
  Spoken like a true GOP Talking points Tool! You should be proud of yourself, do they pay you in cookies?????
- April 25, 2012 - 3:12 pm larry kurtz
  
  http://tester.senate.gov/Newsroom/pr_042512_postal_reform_passage.cfm

April 25, 2012 - 8:51 pm Name Required

So do you people have a life other than stroking each other off with witty posts?

April 25, 2012 - 9:03 pm Rob Kailey

And what did you just do, wanker?
- April 25, 2012 - 10:44 pm Name Required
  
  Thought there may be intelligent conversation with adults here, but this place is a typical sewer pit full of vile, hateful liberals
  - April 25, 2012 - 11:38 pm Norma Duffy AKA ILIKEWOODS
    
    AHhhhh the vengeful retort of a Politically lost man, who found out he really isn’t as witty and caring as he thought he was……

April 28, 2012 - 11:25 am Drifter

Or maybe somebody read it to him.

April 30, 2012 - 3:11 pm Mrs. Silence Dogood

Besides Rehberg not reading the part about the IRS, your passport and back tax collection of $50K+ without due process does that include all the jerks who voted for it?

April 25, 2012 - 7:57 am Lynn

I think Denny was reading the House version http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/04/24/1085717/-GOP-seeks-to-privatize-American-infrastructure-with-taxpayer-backed-guaranteed-corporate-profits?detail=hide
April 25, 2012 - 9:13 am Dallas Reese

This has to be a typo or misprint or somthing. Do-nothin’ Denny hasn’t done a thing in his 10 years in Congress and now you expect us to believe he actually READ something?
April 25, 2012 - 9:32 am Havre Voter

I’d like to see the proof that Rehberg can read.
April 25, 2012 - 10:37 am Lynn

I forgot Denny does not need roads

http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/person/denny-rehberg-mt/
April 25, 2012 - 12:09 pm Norma Duffy AKA ILIKEWOODS

Im Glad Testers ADs are so Positive. Hope they stay that way. And I see them every day now which is good. I’d like to see how Denny is gonna promote himself, since he hasn’t done anything positive for this state in ten years. All he can do is go negative on Tester
- April 25, 2012 - 12:50 pm Name Required
  
  Tester should shout his successes from the mountain tops with pride.
  Never in the history of the Montana has one legislator voted to spend more taxpayer money in such a short time in office.
  - April 25, 2012 - 12:54 pm Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers
    
    Um, got a fact or two, retard? This ain’t the moron site, cupcake. You’re an idiot, probably living off the gubmint dole, aren’t you little fella?
    - April 25, 2012 - 12:56 pm Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers
      
      p.s. Have you found Jesus?………….HE’S MISSING AGAIN!
      
      BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA!
      
      HEY, wasn’t my day to watch him!
    - April 25, 2012 - 11:05 pm hungryMoose
      
      Nice example of Abusive ad hominem (you’re really good at this).
      - April 25, 2012 - 11:07 pm Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers
        
        http://underthemountainbunker.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/333.jpg
  - April 25, 2012 - 12:58 pm Norma Duffy AKA ILIKEWOODS
    
    Spoken like a true GOP Talking points Tool! You should be proud of yourself, do they pay you in cookies?????
  - April 25, 2012 - 3:12 pm larry kurtz
    
    http://tester.senate.gov/Newsroom/pr_042512_postal_reform_passage.cfm
April 25, 2012 - 8:51 pm Name Required

So do you people have a life other than stroking each other off with witty posts?
- April 25, 2012 - 9:03 pm Rob Kailey
  
  And what did you just do, wanker?
  - April 25, 2012 - 10:44 pm Name Required
    
    Thought there may be intelligent conversation with adults here, but this place is a typical sewer pit full of vile, hateful liberals
    - April 25, 2012 - 11:38 pm Norma Duffy AKA ILIKEWOODS
      
      AHhhhh the vengeful retort of a Politically lost man, who found out he really isn’t as witty and caring as he thought he was……
April 28, 2012 - 11:25 am Drifter

Or maybe somebody read it to him.
April 30, 2012 - 3:11 pm Mrs. Silence Dogood

Besides Rehberg not reading the part about the IRS, your passport and back tax collection of $50K+ without due process does that include all the jerks who voted for it?