The Missoulian: on Tax Reform

Bob Kelleher: Opposes $1.6 trillion dollar tax cut for billionaires

“He passed a $1.6 trillion dollar tax cut for the rich, for billionaires,” Kelleher said, referring to tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 pushed by President Bush and supported by Baucus. “Montana only has one billionaire, Denny Washington. The rest of us out here are poor.”

Jon Tester: GOP tax plan saddles future generations with more debt

"This tax scheme not only, it also raises taxes on Montana families in the long run, forces cuts to Medicare, and caps deductions that allow Montanans to keep more of their hard-earned money in their wallets," Tester said. "This all takes place while corporate tax cuts remain permanent, inflating the bank accounts of big business and leaving the folks who do the hard work with smaller paychecks."

Rosendale said Tester's vote against the bill was one of the reasons he is motivated to run for U.S. Senate.

Ryan Busse: Released his tax returns publicly, to ensure debate occurs

The release of the tax records comes after Gianforte last week dismissed Busse as not a "serious candidate" and suggested he wouldn't debate him since the Democrat had not released his tax returns. "It's a complete charade," Busse told AP after providing his returns. "If this is the singular reason why Gianforte will not debate, I'm not going to let him have that excuse."

Last week, [Gianforte's campaign wrote] a memo to reporters that Gianforte was prepared to debate a credible candidate but suggested that was not Busse. "The first step to getting a debate is we need a serious candidate who releases his tax returns just like every other candidate has done, and then we can talk about scheduling a debate," Gianforte said in an Aug. 28 interview with KECI-TV in Missoula.