Category: Press Release

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines wrote a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging him to fill key leadership positions at the Department of the Interior by individuals with strong western values. “President Trump your Administration has made great steps to increase public access of public lands, conserve and protect species and responsibly develop our natural resources,” Daines wrote. “To ensure that the Department of the Interior continues to protect and enhance public access to public lands, increase revenue to the treasury and support American jobs, I urge you to nominate qualified individuals who have strong western values to

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Amy Klobuchar sent a bipartisan letter to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation urging him to act and include their bipartisan bill, the Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2019, in the Committee’s next Executive Session. “With the rise of online bookings has come an increase in online booking scams. Fraudulent websites give the appearance of being connected to a hotel, but actually have no relationship with them,” Daines and Klobuchar wrote. “We believe that the Stop Online Booking Scams Act is a balanced, narrow and needed solution

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today voted to advance four appropriations bills out of the U.S. Senate supporting major Montana priorities including the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), law enforcement and meth prevention, wildfire prevention, Montana agriculture, addressing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis, superfund cleanup and more. “This is about securing funding for critical priorities that are important to our Montana way of life,” Daines said. “I am honored to bring the issues that Montanans care about most to the center of the appropriations negotiations.” As a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Daines

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester today introduced a bipartisan amendment to the U.S. Senate Appropriations package which would address a longstanding staffing issue at the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport. “Our airports are a critical piece to the tremendous economic growth we’re seeing in Bozeman and around our state,” Daines said. “I’m glad to introduce this bipartisan amendment which will address a longstanding issue and improve the quality of customer service at the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport.” “As more folks come to experience everything the Big Sky State has to offer, it’s critical that our busiest

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today in a U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee stressed the national security risk that withdrawing American troops from Syria poses, including the potential rise of terrorist organizations such as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).  During the hearing, Daines pressed Ambassador James Jeffrey, Special Representative for Syria Engagement, on the importance of combating ISIS and holding Turkey and President Tayyip Erdogan accountable for their actions against the Kurds.    Click HERE to download. “Our presence in Syria, while minimal, had resulted in great progress in the fight against ISIS and supported our allies

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats to act and advance the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Daines stressed the importance of the USMCA to Montana Ag and the economy highlighting an estimated $68 billion boost to the nation’s GDP, 176,000 new jobs, higher wages, and increased certainty.   To download the full video, click HERE. “The House Democrats cannot continue to hold our farmers and our ranchers hostage any longer for political gain. This is negatively impacting the Montana way of life,” Daines said. “To Speaker

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today led a bipartisan letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Charles Schumer urging long-term funding of community health centers (CHCs). “Community health centers provide affordable health care to our nation’s most vulnerable citizens,” Daines wrote. “More than 29 million patients, including 385,000 veterans and 8.7 million children, receive quality medical, dental, vision, and behavioral health care services from a community health center. These centers work to combat the opioid epidemic, offer preventive care to patients, and treat chronic conditions to improve the health of those they serve while saving taxpayer