Daines Praised by President Trump – Talks about COVID Vaccines
Recently re-elected Senator Steve Daines was on the Montana Morning News show on Wednesday to speak about several issues, primarily regarding the COVID 19 vaccines headed to Montana next week. Daines was at the Operation Warp Speed COVID response press conference at the White House on Tuesday, and was congratulated by President Trump for his November re-election. “I was at the White House, in fact I was just one of two senators invited to President Trump’s vaccine summit,” said Daines. “It’s where he pulled together all the leaders from our country when working on Operation Warp Speed to get the
Bill to help veterans access the outdoors signed into law
Note: This story was corrected to change the date the bill was signed. A U.S. Senate bill signed into law Saturday stands to bring Montana’s veterans and the outdoors closer together. Introduced by Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines and Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat, the bipartisan bill promotes outdoor veteran recovery programs and expands outdoor recreational opportunities for veterans on public lands. The bill passed as part of the Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020. The other aims of the bigger package are to improve veteran access to services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, such as suicide prevention,
Daines Attends White House COVID-19 Vaccine Summit
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today was at the White House for the COVID-19 Vaccine Summit. Daines was asked to join because of his work on COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutic drugs under Operation Warp Speed (OWS). The Summit highlighted the success of OWS, which has been critical in the accelerated development, manufacturing, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. To download Daines’ statement, click HERE. “Just finished up a great meeting with President Trump and his Operation Warp Speed team, this truly is remarkable that were going to have these vaccines available for Montanans and the American people before the end of the year. A job well done,” Daines said. Daines
Daines Leads Bipartisan Call for Congress to Address Looming Medicare Cuts
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines called on Senate leadership to ensure that any year-end legislative package address the decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to severely cut physician payments beginning January 1, 2021. Senator Daines, along with 49 Senate colleagues, stressed that these payment cuts would further strain our nation’s health care system and cripple health care providers as we continue to face the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Health care professionals across the spectrum are reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 emergency as they continue to serve patients during this global pandemic,” Daines wrote. “The payment
FCC Funds Montana Broadband Expansion
The Federal Communications Commission completed an auction that selected companies who will increase high-speed internet access to Montana and the rest of rural America. The companies include cable operators, electric cooperatives, telephone companies, satellite companies and fixed wireless providers. The work is expected to be mostly completed within six years of a 10-year contract. In Montana, Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines welcomed the news, which provides $125 Million to bring high-speed internet to over 45,000 locations across the state. Nationally, $9.2 billion is being spent on the upgrades from the FCC’s Rural Development Opportunity Fund. Tester said he will
Daines: Becerra is a Disaster for Religious Freedom, Pro-Life Issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Steve Daines, founder and chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, released the following statement on Xavier Becerra: “Xavier Becerra is a disaster for religious freedom and pro-life issues,” Daines stated. “He has made his career aggressively pursuing a radical pro-abortion agenda and attacking the religious freedom of Americans who believe in the sanctity of human life.”
Daines Cybersecurity Bill Signed Into Law
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines announced that his bipartisan bill requiring commonsense cybersecurity standards for internet connected devices bought by the U.S. government has been signed into law by President Trump. “After years of bipartisan work and strong support, my commonsense bill to increase cybersecurity standards for internet connected devices has been signed into law,” Daines said. “As more and more products have internet connectivity, we must guarantee we have basic safeguards and protections in place to ensure our national security is safe from cyber threats.” Specifically, the “Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act” would: · Require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to issue recommendations addressing, at a minimum, secure
Daines, Gianforte Urge Passage of Bipartisan Forest Management Bill
U.S. CONGRESS – U.S. Senator Steve Daines and Congressman Greg Gianforte sent a letter urging Congressional Leadership to pass their bipartisan forest management legislation by the end of the year. The bill will protect Montana communities from deadly wildfires, promote public safety and health, stop frivolous litigation, and create good paying timber jobs. “We write to you near the end of another catastrophic wildfire year. Over 8.7 million acres have burned in the West, 2.2 million acres more than the ten-year average. Experts predict that this trend will continue, as rising temperatures lead to drier, hotter conditions in many parts of
Daines, Feinstein, LaMalfa, Panetta Urge Passage of Bipartisan Forest Management Bill
U.S. CONGRESS – U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Dianne Feinstein and Congressmen Doug LaMalfa and Jimmy Panetta led a bipartisan group of Members in urging Congressional Leadership to pass their bipartisan wildfire prevention and forest management legislation by the end of the year. The bipartisan bill will protect Western communities from deadly wildfires, promote public safety and create good paying timber jobs. “We write to you near the end of another catastrophic wildfire year. Over 8.7 million acres have burned in the West, 2.2 million acres more than the ten-year average. Experts predict that this trend will continue, as rising temperatures