Tester calls to keep UMB as monument

Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester reiterated his support for the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument keeping its national monument status Friday in a video posted on YouTube and a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke.

In the one-minute-and-15-second-long video, Tester reads portions of the letter dated July 14.

"This region has largely remained unchanged since God made it," Tester said.

"Protecting it as a national monument will keep it that way for our kids and grandkids while also guaranteeing clean water and rich hunting and fishing opportunities," he added.

In a portio...