Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) – Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke stopped by the KGVO studios for a visit on Thursday morning’s Talk Back show to provide an update on the first few tumultuous weeks of the U.S. House of Representatives.
He was asked about the first goals of the Republican Congressional session.
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“There are things we can and cannot do,” began Zinke. “One is that the House (of Representatives) can investigate, and the house should investigate, although my counsel is be judicial, don’t go on a fishing expedition because we don’t have to, and don’t abuse the power, because the last group abused the power, so don’t take the bait. There has to be a right and wrong. There has to be a moral compass. And if both sides decide we’re going to lie, cheat and steal, and what’s the difference? So we owe it to the American people to be the moral compass, to investigate corruption, investigate the Constitution, investigate those important things, but don’t abuse the power.”
Zinke said Republicans Must Use the Power of the Purse to Defund Congress
Zinke said the only tool the House of Representatives has over the Senate at this time is the power of the purse.
“We need to defund them,” he said. I mean we have to defund their ability to enforce it, think about it, store data, move data, and put it at all stop. The ATF just put rules out against the Second Amendment again. So I don’t think the more I’m worried that the…
