Gabby Wiggins, Author at Senator Steve Daines

Daines Honors Montanan Charlie Dowd at Butte VA Clinic Renaming Ceremony

May 23, 2025

U.S. SENATE – Ahead of Memorial Day, U.S. Senator Steve Daines attended a ceremony at the Butte VA Outpatient Clinic, which was renamed today to the “Charlie Dowd Veteran Affairs Clinic.” Charlie Dowd passed away in March 2023 and was Montana’s last survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Dowd was an advocate for his fellow veterans and dedicated to preserving the memory of the events of World War II and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Dowd was an active member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association and spoke for civic groups and at museums across Montana. During the course

Daines Introduces Bill to Honor Fallen Service Members, Keep National Cemeteries Open on Federal Holidays

May 22, 2025

U.S. SENATE – Ahead of Memorial Day, U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced a bill that requires national cemeteries to be open on federal holidays. The legislation will allow families and friends to visit their loved ones on special remembrance holidays, and will also allow veteran organizations to perform ceremonies like wreath-laying and memorial services on federal holidays. “Federal holidays like Memorial Day give us the opportunity to remember all those brave men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms. Our national cemeteries should be open on these special days, so that family and friends can pay their respects to

Daines, Grassley, Lummis Introduce Bill to Protect Health Care for Veterans

May 22, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) today introduced a bill to hold the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) accountable and support our nation’s service members. The “Protecting Veteran Community Care Act” would strengthen the VA’s existing Community Care program and hold the VA accountable to Congress to ensure they prioritize veterans, not bureaucracy. “Our nation’s veterans have put their lives on the line to protect our freedoms, and the last thing they should have to worry about is mismanagement and delays at the VA. I’m proud to work with my colleagues on

Daines on Fox Business: Let’s Make Tax Cuts Permanent Now

May 21, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined Fox Business today to discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill and the need for permanency in the tax code. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines emphasized the need for tax permanency in the reconciliation bill: Once we receive the Big Beautiful Bill from the House, we’ve got some ideas in the Senate that’s going to make it even more beautiful. I’ll tell you what one of those important revisions are. We need to take the capital and R&D provisions that allow for immediate expensing that currently are just for four years in the House bill

Daines, Rubio Discuss Advancing U.S. Interests in Europe and Central Asia

May 20, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. The two discussed the importance of reducing European dependence on Russian energy, as well as the strategic importance of Central Asian countries to the United States. Watch the full exchange HERE. Daines highlighted the need to reduce energy dependency on Russia: Daines: Secretary Rubio, it’s great to see you here today. Very proud of what you’re doing in your role. Grateful to call you a friend and to watch what you’re doing now around the world with working on the President’s agenda.

Daines Urges Trump Administration to Reverse Biden-Era Initiative Unfairly Targeting Main Street Businesses

May 16, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury urging review of a harmful Biden-era Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pass-through compliance unit. This IRS unit was created at the direction of President Biden and would create disproportionate compliance burdens and unfairly target small businesses. “Pass-through entities form the bulk of Main Street businesses across the country. This includes countless family businesses, professional services firms, and real estate ventures that serve as the backbone of our local economies. Taxpayers have the lawful

Daines Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Train and Support Montana’s Wildland Firefighters

May 16, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced the bipartisan “Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2025” to support specialized wildland firefighter training. The bill will support Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers and allow the next generation of Montanans receive access to the resources they need to become highly skilled wildland firefighters. “Montana and many states across the west face devastating wildfire seasons year after year. This legislation will invest in our Montana Job Corps Centers so that more students have access to the top-notch training and resources they need to enter the workforce as our next wildland firefighters. I’m proud to

Daines Leads Letter to FWS Urging Reversal of Biden-Era Red Tape that Slows Grizzly Bear Delisting

May 13, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines led his colleagues in sending a bicameral letter today to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service raising concerns with a Biden-era policy that unnecessarily slows the grizzly bear delisting process by creating a single recovery zone that stretches from Washington State to Eastern Montana. Senators Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Representatives Ryan Zinke (MT-01), Troy Downing (MT-02), Harriet Hageman (WY), Russ Fulcher (ID-01), and Mike Simpson (ID-02) joined Daines in sending the letter. “In early January, the Biden Administration’s Fish and Wildlife Service

Daines on Fox Business: President Trump is Leading in the Middle East

May 13, 2025

“Strength Produces Peace. Strength Produces Results.” U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined Stuart Varney on Fox Business today to discuss President Trump’s trip to the Middle East as well as his trade talks with China and the recent release of American hostage Edan Alexander. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines recapped his own trip to Saudi Arabia and praised Trump’s peace through strength approach: I was in Saudi just a couple of weeks ago. Saudi Arabia is one of the most important players in the Middle East, and Saudi Arabia seeks to move from just a regional power to being a

Daines Introduces Bill to Support Montana Trucking Industry, Prevent One-Size-Fits-All Mandate

May 9, 2025

Daines Introduces Bill to Support Montana Trucking Industry, Prevent One-Size-Fits-All Mandate U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today introduced a bill to support Montana’s agriculture and trucking industries by outlawing a Biden-era proposal that mandates unnecessary and dangerous speed limitations on commercial motor vehicles, like semis and eighteen-wheelers, that are used for interstate commerce. “Washington, D.C. bureaucrats should not be telling Montanans how or what to drive. Burdening our truckers, farmers, and ranchers with unnecessary speed limiter regulations would do nothing but cause congestion and higher crash rates. The DRIVE Act will help keep our trucks safe on the road as they

Author: Gabby Wiggins