WASHINGTON, D.C. – Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, today issued the following statement in response to the Tax Extenders Package that was passed in the House.  Rehberg, voted against the bill which didn’t include crucial county funding for the Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) programs.

           “It’s absolutely unacceptable for the House, with 435 voting members representing a huge variety of districts, to pass legislation tailored to only a few big city districts.  Speaker Nancy Pelosi has refused to listen to any input from rural districts in both parties by stripping provisions for Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes from the Senate Bill before letting the House vote.  This is an insult to Montana’s communities that relied on the promise they were made by the government almost a decade ago.  As long as House Leadership says ‘no’ to rural America, rural America will vote ‘no’.”