Rep. Haaland’s Ideological Agenda Takes Center Stage at Senate Hearing, Daines Will Oppose Nomination, Work to Defeat It
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced he will oppose the nomination of President Biden’s Interior Secretary Nominee Deb Haaland, and will work to block and defeat it. The announcement follows a two-day U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing where Haaland’s ideological agenda that threatens the Montana way of life took center stage. “This week’s hearing confirmed what I feared from Rep. Haaland’s record and our one-on-one conversation—she’s a hardline ideologue with radical views out of touch with Montana and the West. Rep. Haaland opposes the Keystone XL pipeline and has called for a ban on fracking, the elimination of fossil
What They Are Saying: Montana Leaders Rally Against Rep. Haaland’s Nomination to DOI
U.S. SENATE – This week, several Montana leaders across the state have sent statements in opposition to President Biden’s Interior Secretary nominee Rep. Deb Haaland. Montana leaders have thanked Daines for his work highlighting concerns about Haaland’s radical views and ideological agenda that will impact the Montana way of life. Statements Opposing Rep. Haaland’s Nomination: “My concern with Rep. Haaland lies solely with her stances on numerous issues that are at odds with our Montana way of life. From Second Amendment rights to energy development to grizzly bears and agriculture, Rep. Haaland’s positions don’t line up with Montana’s priorities. I agree that it’s past time for
Daines Cosponsors Bipartisan Bill to Help Disabled Veterans
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today cosponsored the “Major Richard Star Act” to allow certain disabled veterans to receive their retirement pension and disability pension at the same time. Federal law currently restricts most veterans from receiving both payments, forcing them to choose one or the other. This bill alleviates that concern for some 42,000 veterans nationwide. “Montana’s veterans and their families have made great sacrifices to serve our country. We need to ensure that federal laws are working to support these brave men and women, not working against them,” Daines stated. “This legislation will help retired veterans with disabilities get the support that they need. I won’t stop working to
Daines Pushes Back on Biden’s Job Killing Paris Climate Agreement
U.S. SENATE— U.S. Senator Steve Daines today introduced legislation to prohibit U.S. taxpayer dollars from being used to rejoin the job-killing Paris Climate Agreement. Daines also officially introduced a Senate resolution calling on President Biden to submit the Paris Agreement to the Senate for review as required under the Constitution. “President Biden violated the Constitution when he chose to rejoin the poorly negotiated and deeply flawed Paris Climate Agreement—a deal that’s horrible for America and good for China,” Senator Daines stated. “This deal will do nothing except cause more hard-working Americans to lose their jobs and burden American families with higher energy prices. We must ensure not a single penny
Daines Blasts Biden’s $2 Trillion Partisan COVID-19 Package, Highlights Extraneous Policies Not Dealing with Pandemic
U.S. SENATE – Today at a U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Steve Daines blasted President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package for including partisan policies that aren’t directly related to combating the pandemic, including providing hundreds of billions of dollars for states to tackle pre-pandemic financial issues. To watch, click HERE. “After passing five bipartisan relief bills, it’s frustrating to see my colleagues on the other side of the aisle trying to push forward a partisan, nearly $2 trillion bill instead of continuing to work together on a relief package that helps the folks who need it most,” Daines said. At the hearing,
Daines Announces Whitefish, Montana’s Linnea Forsberg Offer of Appointment to the United States Naval Academy
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced academy nominee Linnea Forsberg of Whitefish, Montana has been offered an appointment to the United States Naval Academy. “Linnea is bright young Montanan with a great future ahead,” Daines stated. “Throughout high school Linnea has balanced varsity sports, student government and numerous volunteer activities all while maintaining an outstanding academic record. Congratulations to Linnea on following in her father’s footsteps and pursuing a career of service in the United States Navy!” Linnea currently attends Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Maryland and will be graduating in May 2021. She is a student government
Daines, Rosendale Urge President Biden to Send More Vaccines to Montana Immediately
U.S. CONGRESS —U.S. Senator Steve Daines and Congressman Matt Rosendale today sent a letter to President Biden requesting an immediate increase in COVID-19 vaccine doses to Montana. According to recent data, Montana has been receiving one of the lowest per capita allocations of COVID-19 vaccine doses in the country. “Montanans and Americans across the country need access to the COVID-19 vaccine. It is deeply troubling to learn from recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data that Montana ranks near the bottom in terms of COVID-19 vaccine allocations to states by the federal government. Our state receives approximately 18,500 first doses per week,
Daines to Introduce Legislation Banning Earmarks
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced he will be introducing legislation to ban earmarks. “Earmarks are exactly what’s wrong with Congress—they allow shady back room deals that reward special interests and make lobbyists rich,” Daines stated. “It’s a mistake for Democrats to bring earmarks back – it’s the definition of swampy. Congress must keep them banned.” Earmarks are a way to direct discretionary funds to specific recipients without going through a merit-based or competitive allocation process. In 2019, a Republican controlled Senate banned earmarks. Daines announced plans to introduce this legislation after reports that Democrats will bring back this practice now that they are in control of the House
Montana Senators React to 2nd Trump Impeachment Vote
Well that didn’t take long. Former President Donald Trump has now been acquitted by the United States Senate….AGAIN. I don’t know about you, but I’m glad we didn’t waste too much of our time on that circus of an impeachment…AGAIN.
Although, I do have to be honest- I kind of hope the Democrat-led US Senate would keep wasting more time on this. Why? What else will they be doing? Raising your taxes? Passing gun control measures? Voting against oil, gas, coal, and agriculture? Better to keep them occupied if you ask me.
Here’s how Montana’s senators reacted to the vote to acquit former President Trump from his second impeachment.
You can read the full statement from Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) by clicking here. Here’s part of his response:
I voted to acquit President Trump of a second impeachment because I believe the trial was unconstitutional. I do not believe the Senate has the authority to remove a former President from office who is no longer in office. Going forward, the focus must be to arrest and prosecute the domestic terrorists who broke into our Capitol, attacked law enforcement officers, sought to cause harm, and tried to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. They should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), whose own fighting words were featured in the impeachment trial, also released a statement following the vote which can be read here. He said, in part:
Ultimately the House Managers presented a clear, evidence-based case that proved to a majority of my Republican and Democratic colleagues that former President Trump incited a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th that came within a hundred feet of destroying our democracy.