Ryan Zinke

“I think the soft underbelly of Russia is - what's driving their ability to be aggressive is their energy. If you take the energy out of their economy, Russia is not so strong.”

“Too many of Montana's own have fallen in the line of duty fighting radical Islamic terrorists, like 31-year-old husband and father of four, Blackfeet warrior Army Corporal Tony 'Many Hides' of Great Falls.”

“In the case of the Syrian refugees, most of them are male. Most of them are of military age, and yes, it is a significant security issue in that a background check is only as good as the authorities have information on them.”

“We need to secure our southern border. Clearly, the southern border is now a nexus between immigration and national security. It's a sieve.”

“I'm proud of Congress as a body. At the end of the day, we're the people's house, and we should be very mindful that we represent the people.”

“I'm an advocate for a full spectrum of energy policy, but we're never going to get there with solar cells that are going to power this country.”

“Putin drops bombs. We drop leaflets.”

“In the exodus out of Iraq, we're seeing the effects of just leaving. We left before there was control of chemical weapons stockpiles, without a status-of-forces agreement. We left before the Sunni and Kurds we fought with and fought alongside with were stable, or without empowering them. We left on a political rhetoric.”

“The Sunnis no longer recognize the centralized government as a legitimate power. The Shia militia that is moving around is calling out war crimes that are anti-Sunni. So, the Sunnis are in a tough spot. Do they move to an ISIS, which is a radical Islamic terrorist organization? Or do they defend themselves? Or do they give up?”

“I've served in 25 nations. I've seen where people don't trust their government. We're there. In the military, the last option is to send in the SEALs.”

“May God bless Montana, God bless America, and God bless the troops who defend her.”

“As a kid who grew up in Montana, I resent regulation being formulated and forced in Washington from bureaucrats that have never been to Montana.”

“Senator Tester is wise enough to make sure his voice is heard in a positive manner to get things done.”

“As a president, we need a businessman who understands that business is not usual - someone who's not going to put up with business as usual in Washington, D.C. Having a businessman who's not going to put up with business as usual in Washington, D.C., is exactly what we need.”

“We often fight wars with our young.”

“In my experience, given how large the border is and given how many people are coming across the border, I mean, look, if a child can come across the border, and we know there's hundreds of thousands of children that have, then what makes you think that ISIS and terrorists can't?”

“The ability to reach a catastrophic forest fire quickly can not only save millions in fire suppression costs, it can save structures and, most importantly, lives.”

“I have seen America's sons, daughters, mothers, and fathers fight valiantly for our freedom and pay the ultimate sacrifice to defend us.”

“I believe in the value of life. I believe we must prepare our children for tomorrow with the family values of my grandparents.”

“I was making Molotov cocktails long before I knew the name for them.”