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Daines Introduces Bill to Sanction Chinese Companies, Individuals Responsible for Chinese Spy Balloon

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today introduced a bill which would ensure the U.S. Department of Treasury works with the Department of Commerce to identify various institutions as restricted trade partners if they are associated with either the Chinese military or intelligence services, or if they helped facilitate aerial operations to spy on the U.S. This legislation follows recent reports that China used American technology on the Chinese spy balloon.  “The recent discovery that China used U.S. technology to spy on the United States is embarrassing but not surprising as it is yet another foreign policy failure by the Biden administration. To ensure this never happens again, the world needs to know there are consequences for these actions

Daines Slams Biden Administration for Mishandling of Chinese Spy Balloon, Demands Answers on China’s Acquisition of American Technology Used on Balloon

To watch Daines’ remarks, click HERE. U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference slamming President Biden for his mishandling of the Chinese spy balloon debacle and called on the Administration to provide answers on how China was able to acquire American technology that was used to spy on Montanans.  “We’ve seen over the course of the first half of the year that a circus clown is better at handling balloons than the Biden administration. As if a Chinese spy balloon flying over Montana over our nuclear missiles and over the entire country wasn’t enough, we

Daines: China’s Brazen Use of U.S. Technology on Chinese Spy Balloon is Outrageous

Sends letter demanding Biden administration investigate China’s acquisition of American technology for military end-use U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today sent a letter to the Biden administration highlighting concerns with the recent reports that China used American technology to spy on the United States. In the letter, Daines demands the U.S. Departments of Defense, Commerce and Treasury investigate the situation and provide Congress a report of their findings in order to prevent future violations of U.S. national security interests. Read the full letter below. Secretaries Austin, Yellen, and Raimondo, I am alarmed by recent reports that the Chinese spy balloon was

Daines Slams Biden Defense Department for Inadequate Response to Chinese Spy Balloon Fiasco

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement after receiving an inadequate response from the Biden administration to the letter he sent to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on February 3 when the Chinese spy balloon was first spotted over Billings, Montana. Daines was the first member of Congress to call on the Biden administration for answers after the spy balloon was spotted over Montana and later released a list of questions that still remain unanswered. “The Pentagon’s response to my questions regarding the Chinese spy balloon fiasco shows the administration is more interested in covering up the truth and hoping it goes away than leveling

Daines Statement on Latest Report that Chinese Spy Balloon Gathered Intelligence Over U.S. Military Sites

U.S. SENATE – Senator Daines today issued the following statement after a new report indicates that the Chinese spy balloon that travelled over Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana’s ICBMs and the rest of the country was collecting intelligence and sending information back to China despite the Biden administration’s denial that was occurring. “The Chinese Communist Party didn’t send a spy balloon over one of our nation’s nuclear missile bases to give folks a view of Montana’s wonderful scenery. The NBC News story today confirms what Americans knew all along: the Chinese Communist Party was spying and gathering intelligence to use against us.

Daines Discusses Biden Administration’s Plan to Ban Gas Stoves, Handling of Chinese Spy Balloon As Well As Wuhan Lab Leak Theory on Fox Business with Larry Kudlow 

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Steve Daines appeared on Fox Business’ Kudlow today to discuss the Biden administration’s plan to ban gas stoves and handling of the Chinese spy balloon as well as the Wuhan lab leak theory. Transcript of Daines’ remarks below: Daines on COVID Lab Leak “This was a viable theory as to why the COVID virus started in Wuhan, and it might have been a lab leak. Look, you can’t believe anything the communist dictators in China are saying. Remember we just came off the Chinese spy balloon fiasco, they call that a weather balloon. So why should we believe in

Daines blasts Biden on border crisis, Chinese spy balloon in state speech: ‘Empowering our enemies’

Source: Fox News HELENA, MONT. – Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., made the argument for change in Washington, D.C., as he called for new leadership during a joint legislative address in the Montana State Capitol on Monday. While addressing the Chinese spy balloon, being locked in Twitter jail, the southern border crisis and Biden’s State of the Union speech, the Montana senator did not hold back from calling out President Joe Biden and current Senate Democratic leadership. “As we move forward here in Montana with great optimism, Washington, D.C., is headed in the wrong direction,” said Daines, who will lead Senate Republicans into the 2024 cycle

Daines Responds to Chinese Spy Balloon Over Montana on Fox News’ The Story with Martha MacCallum

BOZEMAN, MT—U.S. Senator Steve Daines appeared on Fox News’ The Story with Martha MacCallum today from Montana to discuss the Chinese spy balloon that floated over Montana this week. Daines discussed the letter he sent to Defense Secretary Austin last night demanding a full security briefing from the administration in the situation. Full transcript of the appearance below. Daines on the Biden Administration’s Weakness on the World Stage “Well, first of all, this has been a tremendous embarrassment for the United States of America. It’s one more example of the weakness of the Biden administration on the global stage. Their

Daines on Fox News’s America Reports: “President Biden is Weak and it Emboldens the Chinese, the Iranians and the Russians”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox New’s America Reports to discuss the ongoing fight against terrorism in Israel and Daines’ first-hand experience in the Hezbollah terror tunnels. He also discussed President Biden’s meeting with Xi Jinping and called out the President for his weakness on the world stage. Watch the interview HERE. Daines on Terror Tunnels You take a look at Hamas and the tunnels in Gaza, I’ve seen those before several years ago. What’s not being talked enough about are the tunnels dug by Hezbollah – another Iranian terror group. These are right near the Lebanon border; these are 80

Daines Requests Update from Biden Administration on Spy Balloon Investigation

Ahead of Biden-Xi Meeting, Says American People Need Answers U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray today requesting an update on the investigation into how China used U.S. technology on the spy balloon that flew over Montana and the rest of the United States in February. The FBI was tasked with investigating how U.S. technology ended up on the spy balloon but so far has not provided an update to Congress. The letter states in part: “As President Biden prepares to meet Xi Jinping in San Francisco, it is imperative that the administration prioritize the safety and security