Category: Press Release

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines is challenging HSBC’s decision to suspend a high ranking executive over comments made about the purported financial risks posed by climate change. In a letter to the bank’s CEO Noel Quinn, Daines expressed concern the suspension was deeply misguided and possibly a breach of United States law.   “Based on the company’s prior approval of Mr. Kirk’s remarks, it appears to many that Mr. Kirk’s suspension was in response to pressure on HSBC from outside parties that may be legally prohibited from influencing the management of your company… Your treatment of Mr. Kirk’s heterodox remarks raises serious questions about HSBC’s risk management practices and

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines is pressing the Biden administration to pursue solutions that will help bring down Montana’s historically high housing prices. Daines urged a modernization of the appraisal process through the use of automated valuation models (AVMs) and other modern technologies, which will make getting an appraisal of a Montana home faster and more accessible.   “Montanans are struggling to deal with historically high housing prices and a 35 percent drop in the supply of homes for sale. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has an opportunity to address part of this problem and promote affordable, sustainable housing through taking steps to modernize the appraisal process,” the