Category: Press Release

U.S. SENATE —Just days before the U.S. Senate is set to confirm Judge Neil Gorusch to the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Senator Steve Daines today took to the Senate floor in support of Gorsuch’s nomination. Click here to watch Daines’ floor remarks. Click here to download Daines’ floor remarks. Daines’ remarks as prepared are available below:  “Today, I’m joining my colleagues on the floor with a bit of confusion, a bit of disappointment and a lot of questions.   I’m referring to the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch as the next Supreme Court Justice.  As a U.S. Senator, one of the most

U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), Mike Enzi (R-WY), John Barrasso (R-WY) and John Kennedy (R-LA) and U.S. Representatives Steve Scalise (R-LA), Scott Tipton (R-CO) and Rob Bishop (R-UT) today applauded the U.S. Department of the Interior for working to rescind the Consolidated Federal Oil and Gas, Federal and Indian Rule.  “We need forward looking policies that encourage energy innovation to create American energy dominance,” Daines stated. “This rule would have harmed hardworking Montana families.” “The Trump Administration should be applauded for moving to overturn this harmful rule that was aimed at discouraging energy production,” Enzi said. “This rule

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that Judge Neil Gorsuch secured the endorsement of three key Montana judges and one former judge to be the next U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.  In a letter sent to U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Steve Daines (R-MT) and Jon Tester (D-MT), Judge Russell Fagg, Thirteenth Judicial District, Judge Jeffrey Langton, Twenty-First Judicial District, Judge John Larson, Fourth Judicial District and State Senator Nels Swandal, retired Judge Sixth Judicial District endorsed Gorsuch. “Judge Gorsuch will provide valuable insight and perspective from the Western states on a Supreme Court that is dominated by Justices hailing

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today recognized Jenny Genger of Jefferson County for her selfless commitment to others in her community.    Daines’ recognition in the Congressional Record is available here.   Through his “Montanan of the Week” initiative, Daines each week will highlight a Montanan by submitting a statement of recognition in the official Congressional Record, the document that reflects the official proceedings of Congress.   Daines welcomes anyone to nominate fellow Montanans for Daines’ “Montanan of the Week” program by calling Daines’ office at 202-224-2651 or by filling out the contact form on Daines’ website: http://www.daines.senate.gov/connect/email-steve The following is

U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester’s bipartisan bills to protect Montanans way of life today passed the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  The committee today passed the reinstatement and an extension of a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) license for Clark Canyon Dam Hydro Project in Dillon, (S. 491) Montana and an extension of the FERC license for the Gibson Dam Hydro Project near Augusta, Montana (S.490). The committee also passed S. 117, bill to honor the life of renowned Montana conservationist, Alex Diekmann, by naming an unnamed 9,765-foot peak as “Alex Diekmann Peak”.  “In Montana,

Senators Move East Rosebud Legislation Closer to Law (U.S. Senate) – U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester’s bipartisan bill to designate portions of the East Rosebud Creek as “wild and scenic” passed out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and is now heading to the Senate floor.  The Montana made legislation will preserve the free-flowing condition of the East Rosebud Creek under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. “Protecting the East Rosebud Creek is important to the local community and ensures future generations can enjoy it,” Daines stated. “I’m looking forward to making this Montana’s first wild

(U.S. Senate) – U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester are raising awareness about the devastating impacts of asbestos on communities and families by designating the first week of April as National Asbestos Awareness Week. Tester and Daines are calling on the U.S. Surgeon General to warn and educate the public about asbestos exposure. “By continuing to raise awareness about the deadly effects of asbestos we can prevent future widespread issues in communities across the country,” Daines stated. “We can never be too educated about asbestos and its terrible effects to guard against them and ensure the folks in Libby know they have our

U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that Judge Neil Gorsuch secured the endorsement from the Montana Farm Bureau, Montana Grain Growers Association, Montana Wool Growers Association and the Montana Stockgrowers Association to be the next U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.  Hans McPherson, Montana Farm Bureau Federation President: “MFBF supports Neil Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court because of he respects the law and the Constitution as written. He has the experience necessary to be an excellent justice.  Furthermore, his past decisions show that he will not blindly defer to regulating agencies, but will perform his constitutional role of

U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today praised the action taken by U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke to protect Montana energy jobs. Zinke today reinstated the Royalty Policy Committee, ended the coal-leasing moratorium and withdrew the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) hydraulic fracturing rule. Zinke additionally launched a review of several other rules to unleash American energy and restore energy dominance. Daines was with Zinke as he signed these orders at DOI today. “It’s great to see the Trump administration and Secretary Zinke prioritize energy dominance,” Daines stated. “By ending these harmful regulations and instilling commonsense

U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that Montana’s Speaker of the House Austin Knudsen and Montana State Auditor Matt Rosendale endorsed Judge Neil Gorsuch to be the next U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.  “Our nation needs a strong, principled constitutionalist on our Supreme Court and I have been exceedingly impressed by Judge Gorsuch,” Knudsen stated. “I want to thank Senator Daines for his leadership on this confirmation and hope that the Senate will soon move to make Judge Gorsuch our next Supreme Court Justice.” “Neil Gorsuch has shown throughout his career that he is a principled judge who