Category: Press Release

U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester today announced academy nominee Sage Lindsay’s offer of appointment from the U.S. Naval Academy. Sage is a student at Bozeman High School. “With Sage’s commitment to service and academic achievements, I know she will excel at the Naval Academy,” said Daines. “She makes Montana proud and I look forward to following her career in service.” “One of the greatest privileges I have as a Senator is to nominate some of Montana’s best and brightest to service academies,” said Tester, who stopped by Bozeman High School to congratulate Lindsay. “Sage has shown herself

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to urge Senate colleagues not to support Washington, D.C.’s addiction to spending.  To watch the video click HERE. To download the video click HERE. Excerpt from prepared remarks: “Washington, D.C. has an addiction problem. Washington, D.C. is addicted to spending. Washington, D.C. is addicted to debt. This budget deal takes a giant step backwards. Instead of shrinking government, it grows government by 13 percent.”   ###

U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing outlined his energy infrastructure priorities and called for action on forest management to decrease the risk of wildfires in Montana and reduce bureaucratic hurdles that challenge the security of power lines.  Watch video HERE. Download video HERE.   Opening remarks as prepared: Infrastructure doesn’t simply mean roads and bridges, but includes broadband, our national parks, and, important for today and really important to Montana, energy infrastructure. I just returned from visiting nine counties in eastern Montana—where we have some pipeline projects in the works—the Keystone XL pipeline,

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today will vote for fiscal responsibility and against reckless spending. “Raising the debt ceiling while massively increasing spending is deeply irresponsible,” said Daines. “It offends Montanan common sense and the basic principles of fiscal responsibility. I strongly oppose this deal.”  The budget deal: Increases discretionary spending by $300 billion. Only provides $100 billion in offsets. Raises the debt ceiling without reducing spending. Grows the size of government by 13 percent.   ###  

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined bipartisan colleagues in calling for a special investigation to focus on the decades of abuse in the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics. “It’s sickening that young girls, representing our country, were abused for decades by someone who should have been a trusted ally,” said Daines. “We must investigate why this abuse was ignored and how this was covered up by the U.S. Gymnastics and U.S. Olympic Committee. The survivors and their families deserve answers about how these atrocious acts were allowed to happen.” The resolution can be found here.   ###

Forest Service, County Commissions, local groups endorse Daines’ bill U.S. SENATE — The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today held a hearing on U.S. Senator Steve Daines’ bill, the Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act. Daines’ bill protects public access and use of Montana’s public lands by implementing the U.S. Forest Service’s recommendation to release 449,500 acres of Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs) in Montana. “As a fifth-generation Montanan and avid outdoorsman, I understand how important public lands are to Montanans,” said Daines. “After 40 years of inaction from Congress, it is time to unlock our public lands and return them to the

U.S. SENATE —Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Kirsten Gillibrand ( D-NY) today introduced the bipartisan Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act, which would help remove the government red-tape preventing rural Montanans from accessing the high-speed Internet necessary to compete in today’s digital economy. “Rural Montanans need access to high-speed Internet to support local jobs and compete in the 21st century economy,” said Daines. “We cannot let government regulations stand in the way of the 41 percent of rural Montanans who still lack access to high-speed broadband.” According to a recent report from the Federal

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined a bipartisan press conference with House and Senate colleagues, patients, and health center advocates to urge for immediate funding for the Community Health Center Fund (CHCF). “With 17 community health centers in Montana, they are vital to providing health care to thousands of Montanans,” said Daines. “Health care is a priority for Montanans and Washington D.C. needs to get this done.” Watch the video HERE.Download the video HERE. Background: On February 6, 2018, Daines sponsored the Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence (CHIME) Act, which provide a five-year reauthorization of and increase funding for the Community Health Center Fund. On February

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced the application deadline for the U.S. Naval Academy’s Summer Session is March 31, 2018. “Our Naval Academy produces some of our nation’s top leaders,” said Daines “I’m glad the Academy can extend their training to summer programs for young Montanans to join.” To apply for the program, visit the digital Summer Seminar brochure. ##  Contact: Marcie Kinzel, Breanna Deutsch, Julia Doyle