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U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that the Indian Health Service (IHS) has complied with Daines’ request for emergency funding to repair the on-reservation water system in light of recent breakages and contamination. “The repairs to the tribe’s water system are critical for wellbeing of the Chippewa Cree tribal members, ” Daines stated. “I’m pleased that Chippewa Cree Tribe will once again have access to safe drinking water.” Harlan Baker, Chippewa Cree Tribal Chairman: “I want to thank Senator Daines and his staff for all the assistance they afforded the Chippewa Cree tribe during our emergency situation, along with IHS for their

U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement after meeting with President-elect Donald J. Trump’s designee for the U.S. Department of Treasury, Steven Mnuchin.  “Washington, D.C. is in desperate need of a leader who is willing to make the bold decisions necessary to put our fiscal house in order and back a pro-growth, pro-jobs agenda,” Daines stated. “Steven Mnuchin is an experienced leader who isn’t afraid to challenge the status quo.”   Earlier today, Daines introduced his first bill of the 115th Congress, the Balanced Budget Accountability Act, which strengthens accountability in Washington by requiring members of Congress to pass budgets that balance within ten years, or see their

U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement on President-elect Donald J. Trump’s designee for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), U.S. Representative Mick Mulvaney. “As the principal architect of the President’s budget, Mick Mulvaney is tasked with being the chief steward of taxpayer dollars, balancing the budget and restoring fiscal sanity to our federal government,” Daines stated. “Mick is a disciplined leader who appreciates the value of a dollar and will effectively manage our bloated government to create more high-paying jobs. I know Mick shares my commitment to ensuring our government not only balances the budget but is

U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today introduced his first piece of U.S. Senate legislation in the 115th Congress: the Balanced Budget Accountability Act requiring that Congress passes a balanced budget – or members won’t get paid.  The Balanced Budget Accountability Act strengthens accountability in Washington and encourages members of Congress to commit to the annual budget process as required by law and pass budgets that balance within ten years. If a balanced budget is not passed by April 15—the legal requirement for Congress to have passed a budget—members will see their pay terminated.  “The Balanced Budget Accountability Act reflects Montana values:

U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today condemned the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) results of their laughable “comprehensive, public review” of the Nation’s federal coal program.  “Despite my efforts to ensure Montanans’ voices were heard in a meaningful way, the Obama administration has denied their input and put forth ideas for reforms to the federal coal program that would jeopardize good-paying jobs and tax revenue that support our schools, roads and essential services for our rural communities, including the Crow Tribe,” Daines stated. “I look forward to President-elect Trump and Secretary Zinke reversing the moratorium on coal leasing,

U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement after meeting with President-elect Donald J. Trump’s designee for the U.S. Small Business Administration, Linda McMahon.  “Linda McMahon knows what it takes to grow a business from the ground up,” Daines stated. “I know she will fight for small businesses with the same vigor that she did for her company.”   According to the Small Business Administration Montana has over 115,000 small businesses in the state, making up 97.4 percent of all businesses. These organizations employ nearly 236,000 Montanans, or 67.4 percent of the state workforce.  ###

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today questioned President-elect Donald J. Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, General John F. Kelly during the nomination hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Following breaches at both the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Personnel Managment (OPM), Daines asked Kelly how he would protect Americans sensitive information from a cyberattack.  “General Kelly, as we discussed, I spent 28 years in the private sector, ten of them with a global cloud computing company,” Daines remarked to Kelly. “We faced cyber threats daily,