Gabby Wiggins, Author at Senator Steve Daines

Daines Fighting to Protect Girl’s Sports

January 17, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines helped introduce legislation to protect women and girls in sports. The “Fair Play for Girls Act” would require the U.S. Attorney General to submit an analysis of violence against women in athletics to Congress as well as provide recommended solutions to support women in sports. Daines also introduced two resolutions: “American Girls in Sports Day,” which designates October 10th as a day to celebrate female athletes’ accomplishments, and a resolution calling on the NCAA to protect women in sports. “The left is trying to erase women’s sports, but I’ll be pushing back every step of

Daines Leads Bill to Defend Firearm Businesses and the Second Amendment

January 16, 2025

Bill Prohibits Federal Government from Using Taxpayer Dollars to Enter into Contracts with Anti-Second Amendment Corporations U.S. SENATE – Senator Steve Daines today led his colleagues in introducing the “Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination (FIND) Act,” which prohibits the federal government from entering into contracts with groups that discriminate unfairly against firearm associations or businesses. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa),

Daines Secures Commitment from Trump Secretary of the Interior Nominee Doug Burgum to Fight For Montana Outdoor Way of Life, Work to Delist Grizzly Bear

January 16, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today secured a commitment from Trump’s Secretary of the Interior nominee Doug Burgum to bring common sense back to the Department of the Interior and fight for Montana issues like returning recovered grizzly bear populations to state management and issuing critical federal mining permits. Watch Daines’ and Burgum’s full exchange HERE. Daines: If confirmed, you will be eighth in line of succession of President of the United States, Governor, and that goes in line with when these departments became part of the United States government. The interior goes back to 1849, and the oldest agency within

Daines on Fox News: “Trump Nominees Batting A Thousand”

January 15, 2025

Discusses Israel / Hamas Ceasefire Deal, Trump’s Nominees, Foreign Policy Under Trump U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Sandra Smith on Fox News Channelto discuss the ceasefire in Gaza, President Trump’s nominees and what to expect with President Trump and future Secretary of State Marco Rubio in office. Watch Daines’ interview HERE. Daines on the Israel / Hamas Ceasefire Deal: This is no coincidence. Remember what President Trump said in early December: that there will be hell to pay if these hostages aren’t released by the time he’s inaugurated. We are five days away from President Trump’s inauguration. This is another

Daines Secures Commitments from Secretary of State Nominee Marco Rubio Regarding Iran, Strengthening Relationships in Central Asia, Cracking Down on Mexican Drug Cartels

January 15, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today secured foreign policy commitments from Secretary of State nominee, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, during his confirmation hearing. Specifically, Daines secured commitments from Rubio to combat Iran’s illegal oil sales, how he will help strengthen the United States’ ties in Central Asia and how the United States can work with Mexico to shut down drug cartels. Watch Daines’ remarks HERE. “You are charged with one of the most important tasks the administration will have, and that’s advancing President Trump’s agenda and representing the interests of the United States around the world. I can’t think of

Daines Statement on President Biden Removing Cuba’s Designation as State Sponsor of Terror

January 14, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement today regarding President Biden’s decision to remove Cuba’s designation by the United States as a state sponsor of terrorism: “With his decision to lift the U.S. government’s designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terror, President Biden continues to appease our enemies, insult our allies and project weakness on the world stage. I look forward to working with President Trump to reverse this and other wrongheaded foreign policy decisions after he is sworn in next week.” ### Contact: Matt Lloyd, Rachel Dumke

Daines Leads Resolution Supporting Geneva Consensus Resolution

January 13, 2025

Resolution Affirms Global Support for Women’s Health, Preserving Human Life and Strengthening Families U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines led a resolution today supporting the Geneva Consensus Declaration (GCD), which declares support for women’s health, preserving human life and strengthening families. The GCD was originally signed by more than 30 countries, including the United States before the Biden administration withdrew in 2021. “The Geneva Consensus Declaration affirms basic principles that all life is sacred and there is no international right to abortion,” said Daines. “It also declares that families must be protected and defends the sovereign right of nations to enact laws

Daines: If Members of Congress Can’t Balance the Budget, They Shouldn’t Get Paid

January 9, 2025

U.S. SENATE – Senator Steve Daines today re-introduced the “Balanced Budget Accountability Act,” which holds members of Congress accountable to balance the federal budget or not get paid. This legislation is the first bill Daines introduces each Congress and would help address the nation’s spiraling debt crisis. “Under Biden’s administration the national debt soared and inflation hammered Montana families. As we enter a new Congress with a Republican majority in the Senate and get our economy back on track, it’s past time we bring fiscal sanity back to Washington. If Congress can’t do its job and pass a balanced budget, members shouldn’t

Daines on Fox Business’ Kudlow: Trump is Most Powerful, Influential Leader in the World

January 9, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business’ Kudlow to discuss President’s Trump agenda ahead of the President’s meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill. Watch Daines’ remarks HERE. Daines on Meeting with President Trump: We’re just about an hour and fifteen minutes from meeting with the President. Larry, as we both know, there’s never been a more influential leader in America than President Trump. At this moment, he’s 12 days away from being sworn in, yet he is the de facto president of the United States as we speak. But even beyond that, he’s the most powerful, influential leader in the world and

Daines: “Grizzly Bear Management Belongs in the Hands of Montanans”

January 8, 2025

Slams Biden Administration for Moving the Goalposts on Recovery U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement today after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service denied Montana and Wyoming’s petition to delist the grizzly bear in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide Ecosystems. “Today’s announcement is incredibly frustrating for Montana. For decades, Montana has followed the science and as a result, the bear has more than recovered in the Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystems. Continuing to move the goalposts on recovery is only harming the bear and putting our Montanan communities at risk. This is

Author: Gabby Wiggins