Author: Alison Perfater

Watch Daines’ remarks HERE. “I do find it a bit humorous when you hear Kamala Harris talk about ‘on day one’ to translate three and a half plus years. That’s over 1,300 day ones that she’s had so far.  “But I’ll tell you what she has been doing. This Administration’s policies are harming our Montana way of life. “Let me give an example. Just last week, we got the terrible news that the Stillwater mine is laying off 700 miners. The mine is just south of Big Timber in Columbus, Montana. It’s a very important strategic mine for our country, because

U.S. Senator Steve Daines led his colleagues in sending a letter to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) expressing strong disappointment of the VA’s mismanagement and failure to effectively serve American veterans, specifically the unacceptable budget shortfall stemming its failure to correctly implement the “PACT Act.”  Daines wrote in the letter: “There are numerous examples of ignoring Congressional intent, but perhaps the most illustrative is the implementation of the PACT Act. In January 2023, the VA announced it would begin processing PACT Act benefits claims for all veterans and survivors, completely ignoring statutory requirements that benefits be phased in over an 8-year period. What resulted was a $15

Daines Introduced Bill to Honor Memory of Fallen Service Members U.S. Senator Steve Daines, on the third anniversary of the terrorist attack at the Kabul Airport, joined House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in announcing that Congress will honor the 13 American service members killed in the attack by presenting their families the Congressional Gold Medal. The ceremony will take place in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on September 10, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. ET and Senator Daines will deliver remarks. “Our country owes the 13 brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice at Abbey

Swap Does Not Include Marc Fogel U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the below statement following the news that the United States and Russia reached a deal to free several Americans being held prisoner in Russia. Marc Fogel, an American who has been wrongfully detained since August 2021, was not among the Americans included in the deal.  “I’m relieved to see innocent Americans finally coming home after years of unjust imprisonment at the hands of the Kremlin, but while we celebrate the return of Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and the other prisoners, we must remember that Marc Fogel is still