Healthcare in America has become a political hostage, traded in this shutdown fight and used as leverage to score power.

Montanans know that when politicians try to game systems for quick wins, it's the people on the ground who pay the price.

Livingston, MT – U.S. Senate candidate Reilly Neill announced her proposal of the Family Insurance Act, legislation that would allow children to remain on their parents’ health insurance until age 35.

Imagine a radio news segment that says, “American farmers should be able to feed the nation without imports.” Without context, this sounds patriotic. Under the Fairness Doctrine, broadcasters were compelled to present a fuller picture.

Former two-term Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer (2005-2013), released a statement endorsing U.S. Senate candidate Reilly Neill as the Democrat candidate to take on current GOP senator, Steve Daines.

In July 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency eliminated more than 3,700 staff positions nationwide. Entire divisions were dissolved.

Reduction in park staff across the state has led to limited emergency response, longer wait times, and postponed infrastructure projects such as water, sewer, and trail repairs.

Since January 2025, the Department of Government Efficiency has indiscriminately eliminated nearly 25 percent of the permanent workforce within the National Park Service.

Voters across Montana are not waiting for permission to speak. They're telling the truth about their lives. People I talk to on the ground in Anaconda, Malta, Polson, Libby, Sidney, Great Falls and between and beyond are all saying the same thing: elected leaders have stopped listening.

We're building a movement from the ground up in Montana. Daines votes against the will of Montana every chance he gets when it comes to abortion. I told my fellow Montanan on the parade route that I wouldn't be running for U.S. Senate if Daines was doing his job upholding the will of the people.

In the Senate, I intend to use every available lever: legislation, budget tools, hearings, legal support, and public pressure to undo the damage of the unpopular Republican budget bill.

Too many dangerous nominations are moving through the U.S. Senate because no Senator is objecting. The Senate minority still has tools. They're choosing not to use them.

We don't do kings in Montana. We don’t do kings in America. We have a system to keep the executive branch in check. We need to be flexing it.

Montanan Maurice Hilleman helped end deadly childhood diseases. Montana is now rolling back the protections his vaccines made possible. Science built this legacy. Politics threatens it.

Montana is an extraordinary place. We truly are the Treasure State. Beneath the beauty, people are hurting. Jobs have disappeared. Housing prices have climbed far beyond wages.

My job as a candidate for Senate is to listen to Montanans, hear what’s keeping you up at night, and fight for fairness wherever I can.

I won’t sit in Washington protecting billionaires while our schools fall apart. I’ll work to ensure every Montana child, no matter their zip code, has access to a quality education.

Across Montana, the damage is piling up. From the Rocky Mountains to the rolling plains of the Hi-Line, federal funding is the backbone of our communities with basic services that keep small towns running. Montana depends on federal tax dollars for nearly half of our state’s revenue, over $14.1 billion annually in federal support.

Montanans are resilient. Our communities are strong. I know this because I'm a Montanan. I will never stop fighting for our schools, our farmers, our public lands, our elders, our Veterans, and the next generation. As of May 2025, hundreds of federal programs have been frozen, gutted, or eliminated in Montana. This is crippling our economy and exposing our people.

Montana cannot afford another year of delays. The clock is ticking, not just on the Farm Bill, but on our entire democracy.