Montana congressional delegation comments on endangered species proposal

A Montana U.S. senator was in the spotlight when U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced proposed changes to administration of the Endangered Species Act, and the announcement split the responses of the delegation on party lines.

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., was one of the members of Congress cited in a "what they are saying" release the Interior Department issued after the announcement was made.

"This is a win for Montana and the West, and will help restore commonsense, science-based decision making when it comes to the Endangered Species Act," Daines said in the release. "The...