Energy, Natural Resources
As a fifth-generation Montanan, I know the importance our state’s natural resources to our way of life. Natural Resources are an engine to our economy and to job creation. Our pristine glacial peaks and rivers, vibrant forests, wide-open spaces, and rich mineral and energy deposits earn beautiful Montana its name—the Treasure State.
As a member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, I will continue to work to preserve Montana’s way of life by encouraging responsible environmental stewardship as we continue to develop our natural resources.
In addition, I support an all-of-the-above approach to securing not just American energy independence, but American energy dominance. That includes alternative sources of energy—hydropower, wind, biomass, and solar—along with coal, oil, and natural gas. Montana will continue to lead the way through promoting exploration and sustained development of the Bakken oil shale, continuing to lead in domestic coal production, and expanding our renewable energy production. Montana is setting an example of how domestic energy development can be done in a responsible manner to reduce our dependence on foreign energy while sustaining our resources for generations to come.
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06.14.22
Senate Democrats Block Daines’ Bill to Relieve Gas Price Hikes
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06.13.22
Daines Statement on Democrat Efforts to Breach Dams
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05.25.22
Daines Calls for Passage of Bipartisan St. Mary’s Reinvestment, Sun River Hydro Bills
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05.17.22
Daines Discusses Impacts of Cancelling Keystone XL, Irresponsible Forest Management at Senate Hearing
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04.19.22
Daines: Biden’s Reversal of 2020 NEPA Modernization Another Blow to Montana, Energy Security
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04.01.22
Daines Introduces Bill to Prevent Biden Admin from Stifling Montana Energy Production, Increasing Gas Prices
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03.31.22
Daines: Biden, Woke Green Groups Killing American Mining Production Needed for Renewable Energy
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03.31.22
Daines: Biden Tapping into Oil Reserves Without Increasing American Energy Production is a Band-Aid on Bullet Wound
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03.23.22
Daines Introduces Bill to Fight FERC’s Partisan, Anti-Energy Policies and Combat Rising Energy Costs
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03.03.22
Daines Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Ban Russian Energy Imports
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03.03.22
Senate Democrats Block Daines’ Bill to Increase Traditional & Renewable American Energy Production
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02.11.22
Daines Slams Haaland for Politicizing Gray Wolf Management
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02.03.22
Daines, Tester Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Clean Up Montana’s Abandoned Mines
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01.31.22
Daines Calls on Biden Admin to Reconsider Denial of Montana Small Refinery Exemptions
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01.10.22
Daines, Tester, Rosendale Introduce Bill to Support Hydropower at Gibson Dam
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11.16.21
Daines Slams Biden Admin for Inflation Crisis, Anti-American Energy Policies Leading to Higher Heating and Gas Costs for MT Families
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10.13.21
Daines Calls for Renewal of the National Coal Council
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10.05.21
Daines Unveils Proposal Supporting Responsible, Effective Conservation for Montana
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10.05.21
Daines at Senate Hearing: We Must Continue to Invest in Domestic Mineral Production, Protect Montana Mining Jobs
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09.28.21
Daines Talks Importance of Made in MT, America Energy in 2 Senate Hearings as Europe Faces Energy Crisis
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07.14.21
Daines Secures, Advances Critical Montana Wins Including Funding for St. Mary’s Water Project, Forest Management Reforms to Prevent Deadly Wildfires, Pay Raises for Firefighters
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07.12.21
Daines to Biden Admin: Don’t Re-write Navigable Waters Protection Rule, Support Montana Farmers, Ranchers
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07.08.21
What They Are Saying: 13 Conservation Groups Endorse Daines’ Bipartisan Conservation Easement Bill
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06.24.21
Daines Calls for Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Support the St. Mary’s Milk River Project
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05.03.21
Daines Cosponsors Bill to Speed Critical Mineral Production
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04.23.21
Daines, Rosendale, Wyoming & Idaho Delegations Urge DOI Secretary to Keep Commitment to Follow Science, Delist the Grizzly
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04.20.21
Daines, Feinstein Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Wildland Firefighters
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04.02.21
Daines Announces Over $12 Million for Rural Montana Counties
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03.16.21
Daines Urges Biden to Listen to Montana Leaders, Stakeholders Before Enacting Ambiguous Land Grabbing Program
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03.12.21
Daines, Tester, Rosendale Bill to Fund Dam to Provide Water to Farmers and Ranchers
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03.11.21
Daines Introduces Bill to Create and Protect Montana Coal Jobs, Reduce Emissions
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03.04.21
Daines Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Support Montana Energy Manufacturing Jobs
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02.24.21
What They Are Saying: Montana Leaders Rally Against Rep. Haaland’s Nomination to DOI
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02.22.21
Daines Pushes Back on Biden’s Job Killing Paris Climate Agreement
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02.10.21
Daines, Rosendale: Cottonwood Decision Hurts Montana Timber Jobs, Forest Management Project
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02.05.21
Daines to Senate Democrats on Passage of Keystone Amendment: Amendment Vote is Great, Time to Cosponsor My Bill and Let's Authorize It
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02.03.21
Daines Lands Critical Committee Assignments for Montana in the 117th Congress
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02.02.21
Daines, Rosendale Introduce Legislation to Reverse Biden’s Anti-Energy Action, Authorize Keystone XL Pipeline
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01.28.21
Daines Requests Meeting with President Biden Over Anti-Energy Executive Actions
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01.21.21
ICYMI: Western Senators Fight Back Against Biden’s Day-One Actions Killing American Energy Jobs
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01.20.21
Daines Blasts Biden for Re-entering Paris Climate Agreement, Will Introduce Resolution Calling for Senate Review
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01.19.21
Daines to Biden: Save the Keystone XL Pipeline
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01.12.21
Following Daines’ Work, USFWS to End Burdensome Regulations Harming Montana Forest Projects, Jobs
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12.07.20
Daines, Gianforte Urge Passage of Bipartisan Forest Management Bill
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12.07.20
Daines, Feinstein, LaMalfa, Panetta Urge Passage of Bipartisan Forest Management Bill
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10.06.20
Daines Introduces Senate Resolution Honoring Bravery, Sacrifice of Montana Wildland Firefighters & First Responders
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09.09.20
Daines, Feinstein Secure Hearing for Bipartisan Forest Management Bill, Urge Quick Passage
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09.03.20
Daines Announces Emergency Funding to Combat Wildfires Across Montana
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08.26.20
Daines to Bullock: Carbon Pricing Proposal Will Kill Montana Jobs, Must be Rejected to Protect our Way of Life
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08.20.20
Daines Calls for Hearing on Bipartisan Forest Management Reform Bill
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08.19.20
Daines Secures Over $700,000 for Montana State Fire Chiefs’ Association
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08.17.20
Daines Hosts Roundtable Discussion on Bipartisan Forestry Bill at Flathead National Forest
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08.05.20
Daines Introduces Major Bipartisan Forest Management Reform Bill
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07.24.20
Daines Brings EPA Administrator Wheeler to Montana, Tour Kalispell Brownfield Sites
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06.25.20
Daines Introduces Bill to Cut Red Tape to Improve Forest Health, Support Critical Timber Jobs
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04.15.20
Daines Successfully Secures Two Year Extension for Montana Timber Contracts During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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12.10.19
Daines Statement on NorthWestern Energy’s Planned Investment in Colstrip
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09.25.19
Daines’ Montana Water Bills Move to Senate Floor for a Vote
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09.04.19
Daines, Gianforte Secure Feasibility Study for Silver Bow Creek Restoration and Cleanup
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08.09.19
Daines Applauds EPA’s Proposal That Will Lead to More High Paying Montana Jobs
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08.01.19
Daines, Feinstein Developing Major, Bipartisan Forestry Legislation
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07.11.19
Daines Bill Set to Generate $6.6 Billion in Federal Revenue
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06.28.19
Daines, Gianforte Fight for Jobs in Indian Country
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06.19.19
Daines Celebrates New Affordable Clean Energy Rule
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04.11.19
Daines Celebrates Bernhardt’s Confirmation as Victory for Montana and the West
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04.09.19
Daines Fights for Mandatory Funding of LWCF
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04.04.19
Daines: Bernhardt Good for Montana to Lead DOI
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04.03.19
Daines: We Need to Finalize Cleanup at Montana Superfund Sites, Protect Communities from Asbestos
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04.02.19
Daines Locks in DOE Commitment on Future of Colstrip
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03.29.19
Daines Statement on President Trump’s Keystone XL Presidential Permit
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03.26.19
Daines Rejects Disastrous Green New Deal
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03.12.19
Daines Delivers Historic Conservation Win for Montana
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03.08.19
Daines Urges Forest Service to Restore Access on Public Lands
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02.28.19
Senate Western Caucus Applauds Andrew Wheeler’s Confirmation as EPA Administrator
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02.26.19
Daines: Bipartisan Public Lands Package One Step Closer to Law
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08.06.18
Forest Service Responds to Daines’ Demands to Expedite Salvage Projects
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10.08.15
Daines: Democrats Blocking Funding for Water, Infrastructure Projects is Shameful
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08.27.15
Daines Welcomes Court Delay of WOTUS Regulations
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08.06.15
Daines Reiterates Call to End Fire Borrowing
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08.04.15
Daines Blasts Obama’s So-Called Clean Power Plan
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08.03.15
Daines Slams Obama Admin’s Latest Anti-Energy Regulations
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07.31.15
Daines, Fischer Call for Field Hearing on PHMSA Reauthorization
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07.30.15
Daines, Energy Committee Move Forward Key Energy Reforms
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07.30.15
Daines’ Bills to Expand Montana Hydro Power Pass Out of Committee
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07.29.15
Daines, Zinke Call on Army Corps of Engineers to Complete Environmental Study on Gateway Pacific Terminal
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07.16.15
Daines, Forest Service Affirm Importance of Categorical Exclusions as Forest Restoration Tool
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06.29.15
Daines Statement on AG Lawsuit to Rein in EPA Overreach
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06.29.15
Daines Statement on Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA et. al.
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06.18.15
Daines’ Bills to Provide Critical Funding for Montana’s Rural Water Infrastructure Receive First Hearing
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06.18.15
Daines Secures Additional Support for LWCF
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06.17.15
Daines Urges Commerce Committee to Hold Oversight Hearing on PHMSA
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06.09.15
Daines Works To Expand Markets for Montana Energy
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06.05.15
Montana’s Senators Work to Improve Access to Montana’s Outdoors
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06.04.15
Daines Statement on EPA Study Confirming Safety of Hydraulic Fracturing
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05.28.15
Daines Statement on BLM and USFS’s Greater Sage-Grouse Plan
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05.27.15
Daines Slams EPA Waters of the U.S. Power Grab
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05.27.15
Helena Independent Record: Capital High seniors build custom fly rods for charity
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05.19.15
Daines’ Bills to Expand Montana Hydropower Receive First Committee Hearing
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05.19.15
KMMS: Daines Introduces Bill to Roll Back EPA Regs Read More: Daines Introduces Bill to Roll Back EPA Regs
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05.18.15
Montana Senators Introduce Bill to Make Indian Coal Production Tax Credit Permanent
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05.13.15
Daines Introduces Bill to Roll Back EPA Regs
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05.07.15
Daines Statement on BBER Study on Timber Sale Litigation
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05.05.15
Daines: Increased Forest Management Vital to Reducing Threat of Wildfire in Montana
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04.29.15
Daines Slams EPA Administrator on Job-Killing Coal Plan
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04.28.15
Daines: Montana Counties Set to Receive Long-Awaited SRS Payments
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04.28.15
Montana Delegation Introduces Legislation to Ensure Completion of Montana Hydro Projects
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04.23.15
Tester, Daines and Zinke to Forest Service: We need to see more
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04.22.15
Daines Works to Prioritize State Based Sage Grouse Conservation Plans
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04.15.15
Daines Votes to Reauthorize Secure Rural Schools Program
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04.11.15
Helena Independent Record: Daines pushing for disaster funding for wildfires
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04.09.15
Billings Gazette: Indian coal economy has suffered because of EPA regs, tribes say
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04.08.15
Daines Investigates Importance of Coal to Tribal Economies
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04.08.15
KULR-8: Senator Steve Daines Talks Jobs and Coal in Indian Country
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03.26.15
Daines Calls for Local Support in Monument Designations, Refutes Democrat Leader Reid’s Remarks
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03.24.15
Daines Focuses on Solutions to Better Federal Forest Management
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03.20.15
Daines Slams New Fracking Rule As Direct Attack on American Jobs, Energy
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03.18.15
U.S. Forest Service Chief: 300 million board feet per year in MT is a ‘very reasonable’ goal
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03.12.15
Daines Works to Expand Recreational Access to Public Lands, Promote Montana's Outdoors Economy
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03.04.15
Daines Calls for Montana Solutions to Land Management, Coal Jobs and Increasing Access to Public Lands
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03.04.15
Daines Statement on Vote to Override President Obama's Keystone Veto
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03.03.15
Daines, Tester cast support for increasing public land access for Montana sportsmen
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02.26.15
Daines Presses Forest Service Chief on Forest Reforms
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02.24.15
Daines: Keystone Veto Solidifies President's War on Jobs, Energy
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02.24.15
Daines Calls on Obama Administration to Lift Barriers to Montana Energy Production
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02.18.15
Daines Secures Extension of Federal and Indian Coal, Oil and Gas Valuation Regs
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02.12.15
Daines Announces Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee Assignments
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02.11.15
Daines, Zinke Call for Reauthorization of Critical Secure Rural Schools Program
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02.11.15
Daines Calls for Extended Review of New Federal and Indian Coal, Oil and Gas Valuation Regs
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02.11.15
Daines Hails House Passage of Keystone XL Pipeline
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02.10.15
Daines Statement on Closing of Corette Power Plant
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02.06.15
Billings Gazette: Daines hot about EPA wood stove regs
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02.04.15
Daines Blasts Costly EPA Wood Stove Regs
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02.03.15
The Missoulian: Daines calls for wide-ranging forest reform in phone-in town hall meeting
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01.29.15
Daines Applauds Final Passage of Keystone XL Pipeline
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01.28.15
Daines' Efforts to Stop Unilateral Monument Designations Draws Majority Support
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01.23.15
Daines Works to Protect Montana From Catastrophic Wildfire