Daines: Montana National Guard Members Should Get Hazardous Pay for Responding to Coronavirus Pandemic
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to grant Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay to the Montana National Guard who have been activated to support the nation’s response to COVID-19. “As of today, 127 members of the Montana National Guard are on duty screening people who could potentially carry COVID-19,” Daines wrote. “These citizen-soldiers are jeopardizing their own health and safety to keep us safe…I hope you will support my request to ensure the men and women on the front lines get the Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay they deserve.” To read
Daines Secures Over $10 Million for Montana Child Care Providers During Coronavirus Pandemic
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be directing $10,113,887 to support Montana child care providers during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. “It is critical we have the funding necessary to support Montana working families who rely on child care services during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic,” Daines said. “This critical funding strengthens our access to child care and supports our child care providers during this crisis.” For more information on the funding, click HERE. Daines fought to secure $3.5 billion for the Child Care and Development Block Grant in
Senator Daines surprises service members at airport with lunch
BOZEMAN — The Montana National Guard is at the Bozeman International Airport making sure nobody is coming through who is sick, but today they got an unexpected visitor. “We’re screening passengers who are incoming making sure they’re not bringing home any symptoms of COVID-19,” said Drew Wajer, a technical sergeant with the Montana Air National Guard Keeping COVID-19 out of Montana is no easy task. The Montana National Guard has been hard at work since the beginning of April and today they had a special delivery man who came to show his support. That’s right, it was Senator Steve Daines.
Lawmaker serves good eats, good news amid COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines has been bringing good news to Montanans every chance he gets. Amid disheartening stories surrounding the coronavirus across Montana, Sen. Daines brought catered lunch to the state’s National Guard troops serving at the Bozeman airport. The meals, he stated, were an expression of appreciation for protecting Montana communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Montana’s U.S. senator also shared two big National Guard announcements. “It’s an honor to be here today to deliver some free lunches to our Montana National Guard members who are here in the front lines, the Bozeman airport,” Sen. Daines stated in a press
Republican Senators Demand Answers From WHO For Its Role In China’s Coronavirus Coverup
Seven Republican senators are demanding answers from the World Health Organization surrounding its “role in helping the Chinese Communist Party cover up information regarding the threat of the Coronavirus.” “Ahead of an anticipated congressional hearing, we write today to request information regarding the WHO’s failed and delayed response to the Coronavirus,” the senators wrote in a letter Tuesday addressed to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Information demanded from the senators includes when the WHO first knew about the spread of a potential “SARS-like virus” in China, who at the WHO was in charge of coordinating with the Chinese government on its response
Daines Urges Support for Victims and Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined a group of bipartisan senators and sent a letter to Senate Leadership requesting that any future legislation to address COVID-19 includes support for victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. “We appreciate that the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided $45 million for domestic violence services funded through the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act and $2 million for the National Domestic Violence Hotline,” the letter states. “While this funding provides critical resources, the legislation did not include any additional support for sexual assault or
Daines to POTUS: Break China Dependence, Bring Back Drug Manufacturing, Jobs to America
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines sent a letter to President Trump urging him to end the U.S. government’s reliance on medical supplies and equipment from China and bring back drug manufacturing jobs to America in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear how relying upon China for medicine or essential medical equipment and components is detrimental to our national security and endangers public health,” Daines wrote. “It is critically important to ensure that legislation is fully implemented as quickly as possible and that the U.S. continues to be the world leader in biomedicine, pharmaceutical
Steve Daines: Relying on China for Medicine ‘Detrimental’ to Public Health
Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Monday, urging him to take executive action to strengthen America’s medical and pharmaceutical supply chain. “The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear how relying upon China for medicine, or essential medical equipment and components is detrimental to our national security and endangers public health,” Daines wrote in his letter to President Trump. “It is critically important to ensure that legislation is fully implemented as quickly as possible and that the U.S. continues to be the world leader in biomedicine, pharmaceutical development, and medical innovation,” he added. Daines’ letter to President Trump follows
Steve Daines Urges Trump to Use ‘Executive Powers’ to End U.S. Reliance on Chinese Drugs
Senator Steve Daines (R., Mont.) asked President Trump to use “executive powers and existing authorities” as part of an effort to reinforce domestic pharmaceutical supply chains in the wake of the Wuhan coronavirus. “Moving forward, it is important that we incentivize innovation and the development of essential medical supplies and equipment in the U.S. in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Daines wrote in the Friday letter, adding that “ceding this position of global leadership to China” would “impair our ability to combat the current or future public health crises.” The outbreak of the coronavirus has prompted a backlash against U.S. reliance on