Congressman August Pfluger was at the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday visiting migrant holding facilities and speaking with Border Patrol officials as they see a rise in border crossings.
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Brad Kerchof
My visit to Washington, D.C., ended on March 4 with a ride home to Roanoke on Amtrakâs Northeast Regional. The train ride was pleasant and uneventful. The start of the trip was not.
From Columbus Circle, the road in front of D.C.âs Union Station that leads to the pick-up and drop-off lanes, I looked south, along Delaware Avenue. Instead of an unencumbered view of our U.S. Capitol, I saw a tall, steel black fence topped with razor wire. Behind the fence were National Guardsmen, ready to discourage anyone who didnât interpret the fence as a âdo not enterâ sign. Prior to Jan. 6, one could have enjoyed a half-mile walk from Union Station to the Capitol. But not now. The public isnât allowed to make this journey to the center of democracy.
MICHAEL CAST
Like a kid in a candy store, U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale toured the Montana Resources mine in Butte Friday.
âWhen do I push the plunger?â said the Republican congressman, a reference to blowing the dynamite in the pit.
In his first ever tour of the mine, Rosendale saw the active Continental Pit, the shovel and haul trucks operating at full steam, and the mill.
He didnât make it to the Berkeley Pit on this trip.
Rosendale inquired about ore grade, and asked how it compared to the proposed Black Butte mine.
Black Butte is a controversial underground copper mining project near White Sulphur Springs. Critics are deeply concerned the mine could affect the Smith River, and Rosendale is an adamant supporter of the project.