We want to say thank you to Rep. Denny Rehberg for coming to Libby for a listening session concerning Sen. Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act. We are pleased to hear that he and Tester will be meeting soon to discuss this important grid-lock breaking piece of legislation. To quote Rehberg: “Doing nothing is not the answer.” On the Kootenai, we know firsthand that the fighting has gotten us nowhere – only one mill left in Lincoln County, out-of-work loggers who could and should be doing much needed fuels and restoration work. The fighting has to stop before we lose everything.
As Rehberg reiterated, it’s not about finding reasons to say “no;” it’s about making changes that will allow everyone to say “yes.” This is what the Three Rivers Challenge has been doing for five years and we appreciate Rehberg working withTester on this important legislation, and not a minute too late.
Three Rivers Challenge Coalition Representatives