Daines: Free, Fair and Smart Trade is Critical to Montana Jobs
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced plans to combat unfair trade practices. “I support the President’s efforts to make better trade deals for the American worker,” said Daines. “I am relieved he has more narrowly tailored our trade sanctions, than originally proposed, however, I remain concerned that tariffs will increase costs on Montana working families, farmers and ranchers. Free, fair and smart trade is vital to protecting millions of good-paying jobs across our country.” Daines also released the following statement after 11 Trans-Pacific countries signed a revised version of the
Daines and Colleagues Announce Plan to Secure Schools, Help Children in Need
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines announced a new proposal, the School Safety & Mental Health Services Improvement Act, legislation to allow 100,000 public schools, including over 800 in Montana, to improve school safety by using federal dollars for school counselors, alarm systems, security cameras and crisis intervention training. Download the video HERE. “Parents want to know their kids are safe,” said Daines. “This bill improves school security by using federal funds for measures such as school counselors, alarm systems and training to respond to crisis. This allows our local schools to make decisions that best protect our children
Daines Plans Hearing to Combat Sexual Harassment in Forest Service
Strong leadership is needed to remove bad actors, culture change starts at the top U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced plans for a hearing on combatting sexual harassment in the U.S. Forest Service in response to the resignation of U.S. Forest Service Chief Tony Tooke, amid sexual misconduct allegations in the agency. “I am distraught and angered that this happened in Montanans’ own backyard. That’s why I am
Great Falls Tribune: Daines calls for hearing after forest chief sexual harassment allegations
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines said Thursday he will use every means possible “to hold all bad actors” accountable in response to the resignation Wednesday of U.S. Forest Service Chief Tony Tooke amid sexual harassment allegations in the agency. The Montana Republican said he planned to ask for a Senate hearing on combatting sexual harassment in the U.S. Forest Service. Tooke’s departure comes less than a week after PBS NewsHour reported the chief was under investigation following relationships with subordinates before he became chief, the Associated Press reported. A recent investigation aired on the PBS NewsHour found at least two incidents
Flathead Beacon: Trade Disputes Mark Beginning of 2018
With a decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, President Donald Trump continued to shake up trade issues in the U.S. It was a surprise move for many in Washington D.C., including a good chunk of the Republican Party. GOP members, including Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, expressed concern about the consequences such tariffs could have on American consumers. The president, however, said trade wars are “good” and “easy to “win” after proposing a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum. Republicans in Congress have also approached the president about re-engaging
Daines Cyber and Privacy Priorities Pass out of Committee
U.S. SENATE — Today, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee meeting, Committee members voted to include six of U.S. Senator Steve Daines’ bills to protect Americans’ privacy, improve cyber security and ensure the responsible use of taxpayer dollars in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Reauthorization Act. “As Americans continue to face threats at home and abroad, we must make sure we continue to innovate cyber technologies to protect Americans’ security,” said Daines. Protecting Montanans’ privacy has always been a top priority and I will continue working to ensure the government does not tread on that fundamental right.”
Daines Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Help Restore and Rebuild National Parks
Bill will help pay for $11 billion National Park maintenance backlog, including buildings, campgrounds, trails and water systems U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined a group of eight senators and two representatives to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral bill that will use revenues from energy production on federal lands to help pay for the over $11 billion maintenance backlog at U.S. national parks. The legislation was announced during a press conference with Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Daines and his Senate and House colleagues have been working with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on the National Park Restoration Act, which will help restore and rebuild roads, buildings, campgrounds,
KPAX: Daines, Zinke introduce infrastructure fix for Glacier, other parks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Steve Daines and eight other senators are throwing their support behind an ambitious plan to rebuild roads, bridges and other aging systems in Glacier and other National Parks. It’s a plan that aims to tackle the $11 billion maintenance backlogs in the parks. It doesn’t take long to see the growing problems with the infrastructure on a visit to Glacier National Park. It’s not just that the park is having a hard time keeping up with the crowds from the record breaking crowds in recent years. The parks are simply wearing out. On many of the park’s
The Ripon Advance: GOP senators rally around bipartisan STOP School Violence Act proposal
U.S. Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Todd Young (R-IN), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Steve Daines (R-MT) joined several colleagues in introducing the U.S. Senate version of a bipartisan bill to beef up anti-violence measures in America’s schools. The Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act of 2018 would authorize $75 million to fund evidence-based school safety programs and practices for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 and $100 million annually for the following 10 years thereafter, among other provisions, according to a joint statement released by the senators on March 5