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Senate education panel advances bill to name Libby bridge for Staff Sgt. Arthur J. Rambo
Summary
The Montana Senate Education Committee unanimously gave Senate Bill 59 a do-pass recommendation to name the Highway 37 bridge over the Kootenay River in Lincoln County for Staff Sgt. Arthur J. Rambo after extensive local testimony and confirmation that the Montana Department of Transportation will absorb memorial costs.
The Montana Senate Education Committee voted unanimously to give Senate Bill 59 a do-pass recommendation to the Senate floor, advancing a proposal to name the Highway 37 bridge over the Kootenay River in Libby for Staff Sgt. Arthur J. Rambo.
The bill drew broad local support at a committee hearing where veterans, family members and community advocates described Rambo's service in Vietnam and urged the panel to approve the memorial designation. The Montana Department of Transportation told the committee it will absorb the memorial cost, and the committee chair and sponsor said the measure would move quickly to the Senate floor.
Senator Mike Cuff, the bill sponsor, opened the hearing by telling the committee the measure was important to people across Montana and especially to the Libby community. "For the folks behind me, this is a huge deal," Cuff said. He framed the bill as a…
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