Sen. Burns feels that a minority of U.S. senators used a parliamentary trick to keep a bill from going to the Senate floor. This vote does not affect the federal budget.

(Sept. 11) taught us a lot, and the northern border requires greater security and greater surveillance.

We don't agree. We feel it fills a special niche.

He's not going to stand by and let this problem become an even heavier burden on the city-county health clinics in Montana.

I think the Congress, the administration and the American people are committed to making sure we are doing everything we can to protect America.

We're going to do whatever we can to make sure clean coal technologies are funded at whatever level they should be.

Unfortunately CCPI is a popular place for every administration to cut. This happens seems like every year, and it seems like we always have to fight to restore funds for CCPI.

As a former county commissioner, the senator understands, probably better than anyone, how this proposal could affect county government. He hears them loud and clear.

It would go directly to that subcommittee that he chairs. As far as advancing through the subcommittee, it's just not going to happen.