Gabby Wiggins, Author at Senator Steve Daines

Daines Introduces Bipartisan Bills to Combat Catastrophic Wildfires

February 4, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines helped introduce two pieces of legislation to combat the threat of catastrophic wildfires in Montana and support resiliency efforts. The “Wildfire Emergency Act” would promote forest restoration, firefighter training and energy resilience retrofits. The “Fire-Safe Electrical Corridors Act” would streamline the process for removing vegetation near power lines. “Montanans are tired of breathing in smoke, and this bipartisan legislation is a commonsense step forward in mitigating the effects of wildfires and stopping the problem at the root. I’ll always look for measures to strengthen fire resilience both in Montana and across the country,” said Daines. Fire-Safe Electrical Corridors Act: The “Fire-Safe Electrical Corridors

Daines Introduces Bill to Support Montana’s Rural Schools

February 4, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced legislation to support Montana schools by reauthorizing the U.S. Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through Fiscal Year 2026. The program supports counties that formerly relied on timber receipts but no longer receive that funding due to the lack of logging projects. Montana’s Beaverhead, Broadwater, Carbon, Carter, Cascade, Chouteau, Deer Lodge, Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin, Glacier, Golden Valley, Granite and Jefferson Counties have historically received payments through this program. “Montana’s rural counties rely on SRS for school funding, road maintenance and more. This bipartisan legislation will give our rural communities that have

Daines to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: We’re Making HHS the “Gold Standard of Science”

January 29, 2025

Secures Commitments to Support MT Agriculture U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today praised Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), for his commitment to make HHS the gold standard of science. Daines and Kennedy discussed the need to support Montana’s crops and the food supply, as well as the dangers that chemical abortions pose to women. Watch Daines’ and Kennedy’s full exchange HERE. “Mr. Kennedy, I’m glad to see you here this morning. I listened to your opening remarks, and you mentioned that you wanted to make HHS the gold

Ahead of 52nd Annual March for Life, Daines Introduces Pro-Life Bills

January 23, 2025

U.S. SENATE – Ahead of 52nd March for Life, U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced two pro-life bills. The “Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act” would ban doctors from performing abortions because a child received a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis. The “Protecting Life on College Campus Act” would restrict federal funding to colleges that provide students or faculty with access to chemical abortion pills or surgical abortions. “This year, as we celebrate the 52nd anniversary of the annual March for Life, I’m proud to introduce legislation that will protect the most vulnerable in our society: our unborn children. The radical left has been trying to

Daines, Leader Thune, Republican Colleagues Introduce Bill to Give Small Businesses Permanent Tax Break

January 23, 2025

U.S. SENATE – Amid ongoing discussions on the permanency of President Trump’s tax cuts, U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and 33 Republican Senators introduced the “Main Street Tax Certainty Act” to make the 20 percent pass-through business tax deduction permanent. Should these tax cuts expire, small businesses will face an immediate and massive tax hike. “As the son of a contractor, I’ve seen firsthand the hard work it takes to keep a small business flourishing- especially as Americans are still grappling with the effects of Joe Biden’s inflation. It’s absolutely crucial that we pass this legislation to prevent a 20

Daines on Fox Business’ The Bottom Line: President Trump’s Bold Leadership Will Unleash American Energy

January 23, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined Dagen McDowell and Brian Brenberg on Fox Business’ The Bottom Line to discuss how President Trump’s bold leadership will end the radical left’s green agenda. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on the need to unleash made-in-America energy: Well look, this AI race is really an energy race against China. That’s what it is. The constraint to build out the AI capabilities we will need to stay in the league globally comes down to energy, and we’re talking about baseload reliable power. Look, we’re gonna need 50 percent more energy conservatively than we’re using today just in

Daines Introduces Bill to Redesignate Iran-Backed Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

January 21, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today introduced the “Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act” to redesignate Ansarallah, more commonly known as the Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). The Houthis, a paramilitary organization in Yemen funded by Iran, pose a significant security threat to the United States as well as the peace and stability of Israel and the Middle East. “Since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, the Houthis have attacked U.S. allies more than 100 times. With the start of the Trump administration, it’s time to get serious about counterterrorism again and send a message to the Iranian

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

Author: Gabby Wiggins