Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Daines deserves thanks for supporting drug bill
I want to thank Sen. Steve Daines for his support and co-sponsorship of a bill in front of Congress right now to increase access to lower-cost generic prescription drugs. Many Montanans encouraged the senator to take a good look at the merits of Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act. He listened and has joined us in support for this bill, and taking responsible steps to make all aspects of health care more affordable. The way this works is by targeting abusive delay tactics used by mega pharmaceutical companies that keep affordable generic drugs from entering the
Independent Record: Forest reform package would fund wildfires like other natural disasters, Montana delegation says
Montana’s congressional delegation says reforms to forest management, including an end to “fire borrowing,” will be included in must-pass legislation this week. On a media call Wednesday, Republicans Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Greg Gianforte detailed a forest reform package as part of an omnibus bill, which includes funding wildfires similarly to other natural disasters. The reform ends fire borrowing — the practice of using funds from other programs such as trail maintenance to pay for fires that exceed budgets. Under the changes, when fire budgets run dry, agencies may tap into natural disaster funding rather than their own budgets.
Daines: We Must Weigh the Circumstances in Yemen before Putting Lives at Risk
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement in anticipation of a Senate vote on S.J.Res.54, a joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress. The vote will take place at 4:15 p.m. ET. “For far too long U.S. troops have been involved in Yemen’s domestic conflict without congressional authorization or direction,” said Daines. “This resolution rightly asserts the power and duty given to Congress in the Constitution and ensures that our country fully weighs the circumstances in Yemen
Daines Recognizes Farmers and Ranchers across the Nation with Vice President Pence and Secretary Perdue
March 20th is National Agriculture Day U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines, Vice President Mike Pence and United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today recognized farmers and ranchers across the nation on National Agriculture Day. The event took place at the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. Download video HERE. “Today, on National Ag Day, I recognize Montana’s farmers and ranchers who put food on tables across Montana, our nation and around the world,” said Daines. “It was an honor to celebrate Montana’s number one economic driver, agriculture, with Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny
Ravalli Republic: Steve Daines is right to move forward on Wilderness Study Areas
Recent attacks towards Senator Daines’ legislation to release certain wilderness study areas demonstrate the fear and deliberate falsehoods that prevent us from moving forward on this important issue. Chris Marchion gave credibility to this theory recently with an editorial that makes false assertions while exuding the type of rhetoric that has unfortunately led many to believe that certain segments of the “conservation” community serve as a mouth piece for other political interests. First, removing a wilderness study area designation from areas not recommended for wilderness does protect the public’s use of public land. The WSA designation carries with it a
Daines Honors Montanan of the Week: Kelli Lohr of Toole County
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today recognized Kelli Lohr for her dedication to maintaining a community business important to the people of Toole County. 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
IRS Data Reveals Daines’ Bill would Protect Conservation Program, Save $1 Billion Taxpayer Dollars
Daines’ bill targets tax schemers manipulating conservation program U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released data showing that more than 1,500 investment advisers facilitated the erroneous payout of more than $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to their clients by manipulating a program intended to incentivize conservation. Daines recently sponsored the bipartisan Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act, legislation that would crackdown on the 1,500 investment advisers whose actions threaten the long-term sustainability of the Charitable Conservation Easement Program, a critical conservation program used in Montana. “Protecting and appreciating our outdoors is part of Montanans’
Daines Meth Bill Garners Momentum
U.S. Senate – Today, during a hearing in the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senator Steve Daines’ bill, the Mitigating METH Act, received broad support from tribal leaders. “We are facing a methamphetamine epidemic in Montana,” said Daines. “I will continue to take action to stop this terrible drug from taking lives and ripping apart communities.” Watch video HERE.? Download video HERE. The Mitigating the Methamphetamine Epidemic and Promoting Tribal Health Act, also known as the Mitigating METH Act, takes steps to combat methamphetamine use across Montana and strengthen Indian tribes’ ability to fight this epidemic by making tribes, like states, directly eligible for funding authorized
Daines Urges Senate to Roll Back Dodd-Frank Regulations
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate in support of rolling back Dodd-Frank regulations. To watch the video click HERE. To download the video click HERE. “Dodd-Frank has suffocated Montana’s rural banks and credit unions and ultimately, the Montana customers who use these banks and credit unions have been hit the hardest. I wasn’t here in 2010 when this bill was passed – but I’m really happy to be here now to help undo some of the damage caused to our rural communities,” said Daines. Since the passage of Dodd-Frank, the number of state-chartered banks