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Montana’s U.S. senators split Wednesday on their votes to remove President Donald Trump from office, with Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester moving to remove the president from office on both of the impeachment articles while Republican Sen. Steve Daines helped keep Trump in office. Neither of the votes came as a a surprise, as both senators made clear their intentions in speeches Tuesday on the Senate floor. The senators also voted with the majority of their parties — all Democrats voted for removal and they were joined by Republican U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, of Utah, on the abuse of power charge. The final

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana’s Republicans in Congress praised President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. — Here is the statement from Sen. Steve Daines: “Tonight, President Trump sent a clear message to Montanans, and all Americans. The state of our union is strong. “Our economy is booming. “We have the lowest unemployment in over 50 years. Middle class wages are at an all-time high. “We are delivering on our promise of less government and more jobs. “We are on a trade winning streak. Over the last 120 days, President Trump has secured trade deals with our four largest

When his turn came to address the U.S. Senate on the issue of President Trump’s impeachment, Montana’s Steve Daines said he was standing by the President and voting to acquit. He said Montanans are solidly behind the President and have been since he was elected in 2016. “President Trump won in Montana by over 20 points in the 2016 election,” said Daines. “Supporting this impeachment means ignoring the voices of Montanans who voted for President Trump in the last election. It also means silencing Montanans who plan to vote for President Trump in the 2020 election.” Daines pointed out the

A Great Falls company and Montana’s U.S. senators have entered the fray over proposed duties on foreign steel, saying that higher costs could jeopardize expansion plans locally, cost jobs and threaten a $15 million investment. The Department of Commerce recently found that steel from Canada, Mexico, and China is being dumped into the U.S., and would be moving forward with duties, as much as 6.7%, to counter the impact, officials said. ADF International Inc. in Great Falls opposes the proposed tariff hike, GOP Sen. Steve Daines told the International Trade Commission (ITC) during a Jan. 28 hearing.  “These duties would substantially increase

WASHINGTON DC- Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) met with the 2020 National FFA officer team. One member of the team is the Treasure State’s very own Maime Hertel of Moore, MT. Hertel was elected at the national level as the Central Region Vice President and currently attends Montana State University. She is also the first woman from Montana to be elected to a national officer position for FFA. The group talked about the importance of Montana agriculture and how Hertel’s generation is the future of the ag industry.

MISSOULA, Mont. — President Donald Trump signed a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico on Wednesday. The measure’s a reboot of the North American Free Trade Agreement. NAFTA governed trade between the U.S. and our neighbors since 1994. Some 400 guests looked on, including U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, Rep. Greg Gianforte and Montana State Sen. Mike Cuffe from Eureka. In a statement on Wednesday, Sen. Daines stated “Just finished watching President Trump sign the historic US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement at the White House.” Daines added that it was “Great to be here with Greg Gianforte and Mike Cuffe, and it’s a

President Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement into effect on the morning of January 29, with three Montana Congressmen in attendance to applaud the deal. The bipartisan USMCA trade deal has replaced NAFTA as a revised agreement to encourage free and fair trade between the three North American nations. At the signing ceremony on Wednesday morning, US Senator Steve Daines, US House Representative Greg Gianforte, and Montana Senator Mike Cuffe were present to demonstrate their support for the trade agreement. In a video clip before the signing ceremony, Daines stated, “Congressman Gianforte and I are on our way

WASHINGTON — Four members of the House of Representatives introduced a resolution Wednesday urging Major League Baseball not to follow through with its proposal to eliminate 42 current minor league teams. MLB made the proposal last year to the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, the governing body of the minors, during negotiations for a Professional Baseball Agreement to replace the deal that expires after the 2020 season. MLB wants to cut short-season leagues and reduce the number of farm teams each big league club affiliates with. It has proposed replacing the eliminated minor league teams with a not yet

The president on Jan. 24 signed into law a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) in his chamber to increase penalties for pirate radio. “Honored to have gotten this important bipartisan bill signed into law on behalf of Montana local radio and rural broadcasters,” Sen. Daines said on Jan. 26. “Thankful to President Trump for taking action to stop illegal pirate radio operations and hold them accountable to the law.” Sen. Daines in April 2019 sponsored the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement (PIRATE) Act, S. 1228, with U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), which is the identical

Shortly after President Donald Trump signed the Pirate Act into law, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai issued a statement thanking everyone in Washington that supported the new law. Pai said pirate radio is unlawful, period. “These transmissions can interfere with licensed radio signals — including broadcasters’ sharing of vital public safety information with their communities. To enforce the law and protect American radio listeners and lawful businesses, the FCC has made a concerted effort in recent years to step up our enforcement efforts against pirate radio stations. I’m very proud of this work, led by our Enforcement Bureau and its outstanding