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Daines Secures Commitments from Trump Nominees to Support Montana Mining & Energy

July 9, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with David Eisner, nominee to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs, and Lanny Erdos, nominee to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. They discussed Montana’s energy priorities, including support for mining and ending unfair trade practices related to the Stillwater Mine and the Montana-Alberta transmission Tie Line. Watch the full exchange HERE. Daines praised the Trump administration’s support of Montana coal mines: Daines: Congratulations to the nominees for considering these important roles. I also want to invite each of

Daines, Energy Secretary Wright Support Montana Energy Priorities

June 18, 2025

Discuss Grid Reliability, Baseload Power, and the North Plains Connector U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Secretary of Energy Chris Wright about supporting Montana’s energy priorities. The two discussed grid reliability and the necessity of baseload power. Daines also emphasized his support for the North Plains Connector and Montana refineries. Watch the full exchange HERE. Daines on the Importance of Grid Reliability and Baseload Power: Daines: Secretary Wright, it’s great to have you back here. Last week, the EPA announced they’ve started the process to roll back President Biden’s anti-energy rules, including MATS and Clean Power Plan 2.0. The Biden

Daines Applauds President Trump’s Reversal of Biden Anti-Energy Rules Designed to Put Montana’s Colstrip Power Plant Out of Business

June 11, 2025

“The War on Made-in-Montana Energy is Coming to an End” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement applauding President Trump and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin overturning two of Joe Biden’s mandates designed to punish Montana’s Colstrip Power Plant. By reversing the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and the Clean Power Plan 2.0 (CCP 2.0), President Trump will ensure that Colstrip Power Plant in Montana’s Rosebud County will remain operational. “The war on Made-in-Montana energy is coming to an end. Rather than kow-tow to the demands of radical environmentalists, President Trump put Montana workers and families

Daines Secures Commitments from President Trump’s Assistant Secretary Nominees to Support Montana Energy, Land Management

April 30, 2025

Discusses Importance of Multiple Land Use, Milk River Project and Fort Belknap Water Compact Watch the full exchange HERE. Daines: I’m inspired that the BLM’s core principle is multiple use. That’s congressionally mandated in the Federal Land Management and Policy Act. However, under the Biden administration, the Bureau of Land Management implemented the so-called Conservation and Landscape Health Rule that subverted the agency’s multiple use management of public lands. At that time I heard a lot from my ranchers. I expressed deep concerns with this rule especially as it pertained to the impacts on livestock grazing on public lands. Livestock operations are

Daines, Sheehy, Downing, Zinke Urge President Trump to Continue Support for Stillwater Mine, Made-In-Montana Energy

April 29, 2025

Encourage Action to Protect Montana Mines Against Illegal Russian Dumping U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy, along with Congressmen Troy Downing (MT-02) and Ryan Zinke (MT-01) today sent a letter to President Trump thanking him for his support for Made-In-America energy and highlighting the importance of continued operation at Montana’s Sibanye-Stillwater Mine. “Montana is home to an abundance of critical minerals, notably in the Stillwater mining district. The Stillwater and East Boulder Mines, owned and operated by Sibanye-Stillwater, produce Platinum Group Metals and are the only primary producer of platinum and palladium in the United States. The company

Daines, Sheehy, Zinke, Downing Encourage Trump Administration to Reverse Biden Anti-Energy Policies and Support Montana Energy

April 1, 2025

Letter Urges Trump EPA to Support Montana’s Colstrip Power Plant U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) as well as Congressmen Ryan Zinke (MT-01) and Troy Downing (MT-02) today sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging a two-year compliance exemption from harmful Biden-era energy policies to support the continued operation at Montana’s Colstrip Power Plant. If the Biden policies are not reversed, they will lead to increased compliance costs, which will be passed down to the consumer in the form of higher rates or even closure of the plant, which would lead to

Daines Applauds Trump Administration for Review of Biden’s Anti-Energy Policies, Encourages Support for Small Energy Producers

March 27, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today led a letter with nine of his Republican colleagues to Secretary Doug Burgum at the U.S. Department of the Interior urging the reversal of Biden-era regulations that dramatically increase the bonding requirements for oil and gas wells on federal lands. “We write to express our support of your review of former President Biden’s burdensome regulatory actions that will reduce American energy independence and raise costs for American families and small businesses. In Secretarial Order 3418 you direct your Assistant Secretaries to review the Bureau of Land Management’s April 2024 final rule “Fluid Mineral Leases and

Daines on Newsmax: Trump Supports Made-In-America Energy, Made-In-America Minerals

March 6, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Newsmax’s National Report, where he applauded President Trump’s commitment to support Made-In-America energy and explained the importance of his bipartisan bill to ban the import of critical minerals from Russia. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines explained how his bill will bolster American mining: Here’s the situation. There are very few places in the world you can mine palladium and platinum. It’s a critical material that goes into catalytic converters for the automobile industry and keeps our environment cleaner. And the issue is, the Russians are dumping their palladium at way below market prices, forcing mining

Daines Introduces Bill to Cut Red Tape, Unleash Montana Energy

March 3, 2025

Bill Would Streamline Permitting Process for Energy Development U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced the “Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mineral Spacing Act” to streamline the permitting process for oil and gas development in Montana and better respect the rights of private mineral holders. “Under Joe Biden, our energy industry was crippled by bureaucratic red tape and Montanans paid the price. This bill will get our country back on track towards global energy dominance and help unleash Montana’s wealth of natural resources. I’ll always fight to support Montana’s energy production and jobs,” said Daines. Read the bill text HERE. Background: The “BLM

Daines Pushes for Tax Permanency, Spending Restraint on Fox Business, Lauds Trump Administration Energy Policies

February 27, 2025

“Our Passion for Spending Reductions Must be Equal to our Passion for Keeping Tax Rates Low” U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business’ Mornings with Maria and emphasized the need for tax permanency. He also praised President Trump’s energy policies, his strong leadership on the world stage and previewed his upcoming State of the Union address. Watch Daines’ interview HERE. Daines discussed why he’s pushing to make President Trump’s tax cuts permanent: I had a great meeting Monday in the Oval Office with President Trump. In fact, Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick joined by speaker phone and we talked with the

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