HELENA – U.S. Rep. Rehberg says he will meet with U.S. Sen. Jon Tester to talk about the plan to both increase logging and wilderness area — but wants the meeting open to the public.
Tester says the two should talk about the Democrat’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act at his Missoula office conference room. Tester had been seeking a meeting with Rehberg on the issue.
The senator is advancing a plan that would mandate more logging and increase wilderness area in the state. It is billed as a careful compromise between environmentalists and the logging industry.
Last week he asked for a meeting with Rehberg, who has been holding his own meetings on the issue across the state.
Rehberg sent a letter to Tester on Thursday that says he would also like Tester to release the latest version of the bill.