LEADERSHIP TAKES COURAGE.
Thanks to the leadership and courage of 28 Montana Senators, 61 Montana Representatives and Governor Bullock, Montana will continue a policy that is saving lives, creating jobs, investing in a healthier workforce and fueling a $2 billion economic engine.
Rep. Ed Buttrey
(R) Great Falls
Sen. Jason Small
(R) Busby
We thank Rep.Ed Buttrey and Rep. Mary Caferro for sponsoring bills to continue Medicaid expansion in Montana. Thanks to their efforts, Montana will not lose a policy that supports 9,700 jobs, saves small businesses millions in health care costs and creates a healthier workforce. A special thank you to Senator Jason Small (R-Busby) for stewarding HB 658 through the Montana Senate. Thanks to their hard work, thousands of Montanans will not lose access to preventive, life-saving health care and our state will not lose a $2 billion economic engine.
Rep. Mary Caferro
(D) Helena
THANK YOU to the 28 members of the Montana Senate and 61 members of the Montana House who had the courage to support HB 658. Because of their bold leadership, Montana has a chance to continue this bipartisan success story.
Because of their willingness to reach across the aisle to do the right thing, Montana has a chance to continue a program that has proven track record of making our state an even better place to live, work, raise a family and run a business.
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING SENATORS:
Duane Ankney
(R) Colstrip
Dick Barrett
(D) Missoula
Bryce Bennett
(D) Missoula
Carlie Boland
(D) Great Falls
Jill Cohenour
(D) East Helena
Janet Ellis
(D) Helena
Bruce "Butch" Gillespie
(R) Ethridge
Terry Gauthier
(R) Helena
Pat Flowers
(D) Belgrade
Jen Gross
(D) Billings
Tom Jacobson
(D) Great Falls
Margie MacDonald
(D) Billings
Sue Malek
(D) Missoula
Edie McClafferty
(D) Butte
Nate McConnell
(D) Missoula
Mary McNally
(D) Billings
Mike Phillips
(D) Bozeman
JP Pomnichowski
(D) Bozeman
Daniel Salomon
(R) Ronan
Diane Sands
(D) Missoula
Jon Sesso
(D) Butte
Frank Smith
(D) Poplar
Russel Tempel
(R) Chester
Gene Vuckovich
(D) Anaconda
Jeff Welborn
(R) Dillon
Susan Webber
(D) Browning
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIVES:
Kim Abbott
(D) Helena
Fred Anderson
(R) Great Falls
Jacob Bachmeier (D) Havre
Jade Bahr (D) Billings
Nancy Ballance
(R) Hamilton
David Bedey
(R) Hamilton
Barbara Bessette
(D) Great Falls
Laurie Bishop
(D) Livingston
Zach Brown
(D) Bozeman
Willis Curdy
(D) Missoula
Geraldine Custer
(R) Forsyth
Kimberly Dudik
(D) Missoula
Mary Ann Dunwell
(D) Helena
Robert Farris-Olsen
(D) Helena
Dave Fern
(D) Whitefish
Ross Fitzgerald
(R) Fairfield
Moffie Funk
(D) Helena
Frank Garner
(R) Kalispell
Sharon Greef
(R) Florence
Bruce Grubbs
(R) Bozeman
Jim Hamilton
(D) Bozeman
Bradley Hamlett
(D) Cascade
Derek Harvey
(D) Butte
Jim Keane
(D) Butte
Kathy Kelker
(D) Billings
Denise Hayman
(D) Bozeman
Connie Keogh
(D) Missoula
Kenneth Holmlund
(R) Miles City
Mike Hopkins
(R) Missoula
Llew Jones
(R) Conrad
Jessica Karjala
(D) Billings
Emma Kerr Carpenter
(D) Billings
Joel Krautter
(R) Sidney
Jasmine Krotkov
(D) Neihart
Denley Loge
(R) St. Regis
Ryan Lynch
(D) Butte
Marilyn Marler
(D) Missoula
Wendy McKamey
(R) Great Falls
Frederick (Eric) Moore
(R) Miles City
Shane Morigeau
(D) Missoula
Andrea Olsen
(D) Missoula
Rae Peppers
(D) Lame Deer
Zac Perry
(D) Hungry Horse
Gordon Pierson
(D) Deer Lodge
Chris Pope
(D) Bozeman
Tyson Runningwolf
(D) Browning
Marilyn Ryan
(D) Missoula
Walt Sales
(R) Manhattan
Casey Schreiner
(D) Great Falls
Ray Shaw
(R) Sheridan
Bridget Smith
(D) Wolf Point
Sharon Stewart Peregoy
(D) Crow Agency
Katie Sullivan
(D) Missoula
Mark Sweeney
(D) Philipsburg
Marvin Weatherwax, Jr.
(D) Browning
Tom Welch
(R) Dillon
Jonathan Windy Boy
(D) Box Elder
Thomas Winter
(D) Missoula
Tom Woods
(D) Bozeman
Thank you for your leadership in recognizing the impacts of Medicaid expansion on all of our communities.
SAVES LIVES – More than 8,191 women who received breast cancer screenings;
More than 2,631 possible cases of colon cancer were averted; and
Close to 31,800 patients who received outpatient mental health services.
CREATES JOBS – more than 9,700 jobs created and sustained.
SUPPORTS SMALL BUSINESSES – 3 in 5 Montana businesses have one or more employees enrolled.
KEEPS WORKING MONTANANS ON THE JOB – increased access to care for 100,000 Montanans.
BOLSTERS OUR ECONOMY – $793 million in new and sustained wages, $2 billion in new economic activity.