Montana Free Press, Robert Barb

As of May 5, 2024, Robert Barb’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Robert Barb ran for Montana governor in 2020, but did not win. 

As of April 10, 2024, Robert Barb’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Said, "One of the core tenets of the Green Party is ecological wisdom."

- Said, "One of the core tenets of the Green Party is ecological wisdom."

Energy & the Environment

Supports a two-state solution between Palestine and Israel.

Said, "I stand against the notion of Israeli's settler colonialism and the apartheid state they've created. All people in the Middle East have the right to live in peace and security, free from occupation, oppression and fear."

Calls for ceasefire now and said, "The killing must stop, and that will only happen if the United States government forces Israel to agree to a ceasefire."

- Supports a two-state solution between Palestine and Israel.
- Said, "I stand against the notion of Israeli's settler colonialism and the apartheid state they've created. All people in the Middle East have the right to live in peace and security, free from occupation, oppression and fear."
- Calls for ceasefire now and said, "The killing must stop, and that will only happen if the United States government forces Israel to agree to a ceasefire."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Economy

Proposes legalizing cannabis, releasing people incarcerated for possession, cultivation, or sale of cannabis, and removing the offenses from their criminal records.

- Proposes legalizing cannabis, releasing people incarcerated for possession, cultivation, or sale of cannabis, and removing the offenses from their criminal records.

Public Safety

Education

Robert Barb

Google Overview: Robert Barb

As of May 3, 2024, Robert Barb’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- The US Senator is a member of the United States Senate, the upper house of the United States Congress. There are a total of 100 US Senators. Montana, like every other US state, has two senators. 
- US Senators have a great deal of power when it comes to bringing the concerns of their state to the national arena. US Senators can author, sponsor, amend, debate and vote on bills which may become national law. 
- US Senators have an important role in deciding who runs the federal government. They hold confirmation hearings for most presidential appointees, including new Supreme Court Justices and Presidential Cabinet Members.
- Senators can be appointed to committees which focus on particular issues. Examples include the Appropriations Committee, which handles budget planning, or the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which is a diplomatic body that welcomes foreign delegations.
- Senators are elected to six-year terms in statewide elections. US Senators are paid a salary of $174,000/year.

One of two federal lawmakers representing Montana in the US Senate