Daines, Tester Designate April 1-8 National Asbestos Awareness Week
(U.S. Senate) – U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester are raising awareness about the devastating impacts of asbestos on communities and families by designating the first week of April as National Asbestos Awareness Week. Tester and Daines are calling on the U.S. Surgeon General to warn and educate the public about asbestos exposure. “By continuing to raise awareness about the deadly effects of asbestos we can prevent future widespread issues in communities across the country,” Daines stated. “We can never be too educated about asbestos and its terrible effects to guard against them and ensure the folks in Libby know they have our
Montana Ag Groups Endorse Judge Gorsuch
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that Judge Neil Gorsuch secured the endorsement from the Montana Farm Bureau, Montana Grain Growers Association, Montana Wool Growers Association and the Montana Stockgrowers Association to be the next U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice. Hans McPherson, Montana Farm Bureau Federation President: “MFBF supports Neil Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court because of he respects the law and the Constitution as written. He has the experience necessary to be an excellent justice. Furthermore, his past decisions show that he will not blindly defer to regulating agencies, but will perform his constitutional role of
Knudsen, Rosendale Endorse Judge Neil Gorsuch
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that Montana’s Speaker of the House Austin Knudsen and Montana State Auditor Matt Rosendale endorsed Judge Neil Gorsuch to be the next U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice. “Our nation needs a strong, principled constitutionalist on our Supreme Court and I have been exceedingly impressed by Judge Gorsuch,” Knudsen stated. “I want to thank Senator Daines for his leadership on this confirmation and hope that the Senate will soon move to make Judge Gorsuch our next Supreme Court Justice.” “Neil Gorsuch has shown throughout his career that he is a principled judge who
Daines Praises Zinke Action to Protect Montana Energy Jobs
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today praised the action taken by U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke to protect Montana energy jobs. Zinke today reinstated the Royalty Policy Committee, ended the coal-leasing moratorium and withdrew the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) hydraulic fracturing rule. Zinke additionally launched a review of several other rules to unleash American energy and restore energy dominance. Daines was with Zinke as he signed these orders at DOI today. “It’s great to see the Trump administration and Secretary Zinke prioritize energy dominance,” Daines stated. “By ending these harmful regulations and instilling commonsense
Daines, Tester Announce 2017 Academy Days in Montana
(U.S. Senate) – Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester have announced the dates and times of their annual Academy Days this year. The free events will take place in Missoula, Great Falls, and Billings and are open to Montana students interested in attending a military academy or pursuing a career in the military. These events give students and their families the opportunity to discuss the military academy application process with representatives from Tester’s and Daines’ offices, as well as officials from the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, the
Billings Gazette: Trump’s repeal of Clean Power Plan gets mixed Montana reception
Even before President Donald Trump declared the Clean Power Plan dead, the autopsy in Montana was underway. Coal advocates hailed the repeal as the break coal needs to rebound from several years of bad economic news. Groups concerned about climate change said, unfortunately, the repeal would undo little. Challenged in court by 24 states, including Montana, the plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions was never put to use. The Clean Power Plan, crafted under former President Barack Obama, called on states to cut greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants and other sources by 2030. Those emissions are said by
Livingston Enterprise: Tester, Daines announce Montana Academy Days
High school students interested in attending a military academy after graduation may attend an upcoming information day. Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines have announced the dates and times of their annual Academy Days this year. The free events will take place in Missoula, Great Falls and Billings and are open to Montana students interested in attending a military academy or pursuing a career in the military, according to a news release from Tester’s office.
Shelby Promoter: Austin Taylor receives Montana State Degree at State FFA Convention
Austin Taylor is your typical high school senior in many ways. He’s a multi-sport athlete, attends school events, rides his dirt bike and contributes to the everyday grind a kid his age experiences. What sets him apart is that fact he takes on a different role when he’s at home. Austin is what many would consider a “good old-fashioned farm kid.” In the age of unlimited technology and so many distractions an average kid will face from day to day, Austin chooses to help out at his family’s farm aside from being a busy high school student. His family entrusts
The Hill: Trump administration ends Obama’s coal-leasing freeze
The Interior Department on Wednesday officially rolled back a major Obama administration coal initiative. Secretary Ryan Zinke formally lifted the ban on new coal leasing on federal land, a policy shift that was one of the cornerstones of the climate and energy executive order that President Trump signed on Tuesday. Interior also suspended a review of federal coal-leasing rates that the Obama administration and environmental activists had touted as a win-win for the climate and for taxpayers. But Zinke said he is still committed to one of the basic goals of that review, which was establishing an Interior Department task force to consider