Rep. Frank Garner, R-Kalispell, makes his closing statements Monday, March 20, on House Bill 333, a bill to allow health-care professionals to prescribe medication for drug overdoses. (Community News Service)
September 24, 2017
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MVP or MIA?
Readers debate role of Republican legislator Frank Garner
“Gas Tax” Garner was chosen for the Montana Chamber of Commerce MVP award for his voting record supporting tax hikes and enlargement of government bureaucracy. Examples of Republicans who scored well with the Chamber (based on their website) include backroom deals legislator Rob Cook of Conrad and Ed Buttrey of Great Falls. Ed Buttrey was the Republican who sponsored the big-government big-tax Medicaid expansion bill that passed in 2015 against the will of the majority of Republican legislators and most Montanans who want limited government and lower taxes.