Matt Rosendale in 2018 MT Senate race

On Abortion: No abortion; no exceptions

Matt Rosendale (R): Ban. "I do not believe in abortion. I do not believe that you should provide for any exceptions."

Jon Tester (D): Legal. Opposed post-20 week ban. Sponsored bill prohibiting medically unnecessary requirements on abortion services.

Q: Let Planned Parenthood receive public funds for non-abortion health care?

Matt Rosendale (R): No. Praised Trump's support for defunding.

Jon Tester (D): Yes. Support access to family planning services, preventive care & "life-saving cancer screenings."

On Budget & Economy: Cut government instead of stimulus spending

Matt Rosendale (R): No. Cut government & return money in tax cuts.

Jon Tester (D): Yes. 2008 stimulus was necessary. Need to invest more in infrastructure.

On Drugs: Medical marijuana ok; let states decide full legalization

Matt Rosendale (R): Supports medical marijuana. State should determine recreational use.

Jon Tester (D): Supports medical use. Feds need to respect vote. Hesitant about full legalization, but alcohol arguably worse.

On Education: Government out of college funding

Matt Rosendale (R): No. "Move the federal government out of the funding that takes place for the colleges & universities."

Jon Tester (D): Yes. Voted for Warren bill. Also supports restoring year-round Pell Grants, & supporting Perkins Loans.

On Education: Privatization is critical to improve our education system

Matt Rosendale (R): Yes. "Critical.if we are going to see improvement in our education system."

Jon Tester (D): No. Privatization of public schools feeds destruction of democracy.

On Energy & Oil: Climate changes, but no draconian restrictions on business

Matt Rosendale (R): No. "The climate does change. The question is how much impact do humans have on it & how much impact can we have on it by dramatically imposing draconian restrictions on our businesses."

Jon Tester (D): Yes. Climate change is real & human activity significantly contributes. "The rest of the world is together on this. We've got an incredible opportunity to create jobs & lead the world in clean technology."

Q: Support government support for renewable energy?

Matt Rosendale (R): No. Renewable power is a "grand idea" but government shouldn't subsidize.

Jon Tester (D): Yes. Supports tax credits, expedited permitting, utility renewable mandates, & carbon capture credits for coal plants.

On Families & Children: Support traditional marriage between one man & one woman

Matt Rosendale (R): No. "Support traditional marriage as being between one man & one woman."

Jon Tester (D): Yes. "All couples should have the same rights to happiness & protections under the law that my wife Sharla & I enjoy."

On Free Trade: Stop tolerating what China has been doing for decades

Matt Rosendale (R): Yes. "We've had a trade war going on for decades. now we have a president who said we're not going to tolerate it."

Jon Tester (D): No. "These tariffs are harming our state's top industries by creating market uncertainty & driving up costs."

On Gun Control: Second Amendment rights are non-negotiable

Matt Rosendale (R): No. Second Amendment rights are non-negotiable. Mass shootings all involve mental illness & sites where guns have been banned.

Jon Tester (D): Backs Second Amendment rights, but would consider "background checks, banning bump stocks & making sure our databases are talking to one another."

On Immigration: Rule of law has been ignored for illegal immigrants

Matt Rosendale (R): No. Opposes DACA & path to citizenship. Rule of law has been ignored & illegal immigrants allowed to flow freely into this country without consequence.

Jon Tester (D): Criticized Trump ending DACA. Supported bipartisan bill with increased border security, visa rule tightening & earned path to citizenship.

On Jobs: Don't raise minimum wage from $7.25/hr to $10.10

Matt Rosendale (R): No. Called Obama's proposal to do this "ridiculous."

Jon Tester (D): Yes. Would "help thousands of Montanans make ends meet."

On Social Security: Let younger Americans invest privately instead of paying in

Matt Rosendale (R): Yes. Let younger Americans invest privately instead of paying in.

Jon Tester (D): No. Opposes any plan to privatize.

On Tax Reform: Trump tax cuts mean more jobs for Montanans

Matt Rosendale (R): Yes. "Bigger paychecks & more jobs for Montanans. This is your money & you should be deciding how to invest or spend it--not the government."

Jon Tester (D): "Disastrous." "Need reform for hardworking Montanans, not a handout for jet-owners paid for by our kids & grandkids."

On Corporations: New tax law changes depreciation rules to allow expansion

At Anchor Electric, Rosendale reported that the company owner told him that the tax reform package allowed him to expand his businesses and hire about 10 additional employees. "They've acquired another firm and now he plans to take advantage of additional parts of the tax reform package that allow small businesses to make capital investments and expense that out over one year instead of having to depreciate it out over several years," Rosendale said.

Rosendale said he's seen reports that there are hundreds of thousands of new manufacturing jobs in the U.S. because of the tax reform package. "That's one of the things that Jon Tester has voted against in opposition to the desires of the people of Montana," Rosendale said.

On Tax Reform: You deserve to keep more of your hard-earned money

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[Text on-screen: Matt Rosendale shares our values]

Unlike Jon Tester he believes you deserve to keep more of your hard-earned money

[Text on screen: Matt Rosendale moves Trump's middle class agenda forward]

And unlike Tester.

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Matt believes it's wrong to hand over˙$1.7 billion to the number one state sponsor of Terror

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Keep it real, Montana.

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On War & Peace: Double headline - Already Done

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Someone who fakes Montana values around election time...

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...or someone who lives it every day

Matt Rosendale is the real deal

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Unlike Jon Tester he believes you deserve to keep more of your hard-earned money

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and unlike Tester,

[newspaper headline on screen: Tester backs Iran deal; photo on screen: Iranian Ayatollah]

Matt believes it's wrong to hand over˙$1.7 billion to the number one state sponsor of Terror

[newspaper headline on screen: Iran deal: $1.7 billion to the #1 state sponsor of Terror]

Keep it real, Montana.

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Send Matt Rosendale to the US Senate

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On Gun Control: Don't check if gun buyers are on terrorist watch-list

We decided to investigate whether Tester supports a national gun registry. It turns out the opposite is true. A national gun registry [means] the government has a single, consolidated list of all guns and all gun owners across the country.

Rosendale's campaign pointed us to a vote Tester cast in favor of a 2015 amendment sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein that failed in the Senate. Feinstein sought to extend the FBI's [gun watch] list to those on the US government's consolidated terror watchlist. The Rosendale campaign's argument appears to be as follows: Because the terror watchlist has mistakenly listed innocent people, the watchlist could be used as a national gun registry. We rate this "Pants on Fire."

On Abortion: Against abortion in all circumstances

On Energy & Oil: Develop fossil fuels, don't subsidize green energy

On Health Care: Full repeal of Obamacare

On Tax Reform: Get rid of tax on multimillion-dollar estates