Business for Montana’s Outdoors Issues Statement on Confirmation of Ryan Zinke – Sounds Alarm on Public Lands Funding Cuts

Business for Montana’s Outdoors issued the following statement
today in response to the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Ryan Zinke to serve as the
next Department of Interior Secretary.

Montana’s top business organization
advocating for public lands also sounded the alarm on recent statements by
President Trump suggesting major budget cuts to the Department of Interior:
"We congratulate Ryan Zinke on this new opportunity to serve all Americans
and wish him well as he
takes on a critical role for our nation’s economy.
Because our public lands are so critical to Montana jobs and our Montana way
of life, we ask that Mr. Zinke fight tooth and nail to retain crucial public lands
and water funding which are likely to be threatened by the President’s
budget,"
said
Marne Hayes, Business for Montana’s Outdoors Executive Director.

Full Release: http://www.businessformontanasoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/BFMO-Zinke-Confirmation.pdf