Daines: Montana Counties Set to Receive over $30 Million in PILT Payments
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has allocated $30,285,246 million in Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funds to Montana’s rural counties. “These payments are essential for the health and safety of Montana’s rural counties,” Daines stated. “The PILT program provides critical support for Montana’s rural and forested counties, but long-term certainty and permanent solutions are still needed. That’s why I’ve been pushing multiple efforts forward to reform our forest management policies and maintain a balanced natural resources portfolio to create good-paying jobs.” Complete information on DOI’s PILT payments, including a county-by-county
Daines Statement on Fracking Ruling
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today hailed Judge Scott Skavdahl of the District Court of Wyoming’s ruling to strike down the Obama administration’s regulation on hydraulic fracturing on federal lands. “This is great news for Montana made energy and Montana made jobs,” Daines stated. “It’s important that the Obama administration’s over-regulation tyranny comes to an end. Yet another court decision confirms: President Obama can’t make laws with his phone and pen.” On March 20, 2016, Daines blasted he Department of Interior’s new regulations on hydraulic fracturing on federally owned lands as a direct attack on American jobs and American
The Hill: Warren, Daines offer retirement savings bill
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) on Tuesday introduced legislation to protect the retirement savings of people who change jobs. The legislation would create a national, online “lost and found” for retirement accounts so that workers can easily locate accounts sponsored by former employers. The lost and found would use data that employers already have to report to the Treasury Department. “Our country faces a retirement crisis, and it’s important that all workers have a real chance to build retirement security. But today, millions of Americans are losing critical savings when they move between jobs,” Warren said in a news release. “This bipartisan bill will
Daines Hosts Scoping Meeting in Billings
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today held a public meeting in Billings to ensure that the Department of Interior (DOI) hears the voices that will be most impacted by their review of the federal coal program. Today, DOI held a scoping meeting in Seattle, Washington. Washington State contains only 0.26 percent of the nation’s recoverable coal reserves and produces zero. Montana has the nation’s largest estimated recoverable coal reserves. Over 150 Montanans attended Daines’ scoping meeting to make their voices heard. Click here to download. Click here to watch. “Montanans rely on coal for their livelihoods, so the ability to produce
KMMS: ICYMI: Daines Stood for Due Process, Stops Known Terrorists from Purchasing a Gun
Senator Steve Daines released the following statement after supporting legislation that would take suspected terrorists off the streets. “A known terrorist shouldn’t be able to board a plane or buy a gun,” Daines stated. “By ensuring that we investigate individuals on the terrorist watch list who are trying to buy a gun, we are upholding Americans’ constitutional rights while making our country a safer place.” Daines voted in support of Senator John Cornyn’s (R-TX) proposal that would stop terrorists from buying guns while ensuring law-abiding citizens placed on a watch list by mistake don’t have their Second Amendment rights taken
Daines, Warren Introduce Bill to Protect Americans’ Retirement Savings
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and today introduced the bipartisan Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act to protect hard-working Americans’ retirement savings. As employers have shifted from defined benefit pensions to individualized retirement plans such as 401(k)s, workers have become responsible for tracking, managing, and consolidating multiple retirement accounts as they move from job to job. But moving accounts from job to job is not easy. A 2014 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that many Americans leave their jobs each year without giving their employers directions with what to do with their retirement
Daines: Stands up for Due Process, Stops Known Terrorists from Purchasing a Gun
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement after supporting legislation that would take suspected terrorists off the streets. “A known terrorist shouldn’t be able to board a plane or buy a gun,” Daines stated. “By ensuring that we investigate individuals on the terrorist watch list who are trying to buy a gun, we are upholding Americans’ constitutional rights while making our country a safer place.” Daines voted in support of U.S. Senator John Cornyn’s (R-TX) proposal that would stop terrorists from buying guns while ensuring law-abiding citizens placed on a watch list by mistake don’t have their Second
Daines Announces $349,000 for MSU Advanced Nursing Education
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced $349,000 in funding for advanced nursing education at Montana State University in Bozeman. “The nurse training program at Montana State University is a great resource for providing quality care in communities across Montana,” Daines stated. The Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) program gives preference to applicants that substantially benefit rural or underserved populations, or help meet public health nursing needs in State or local health departments. Funding is used to increase the number of advanced education nurses trained to practice as primary care providers and/or nursing faculty to address the nurse faculty shortage
Daines Honors Montanan of the Week: Frances Ordway of Chinook
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today recognized Frances Ordway of Chinook for her service to the country. She was a first grade school teacher who served countless Montana students across the state. Click here to download. Click here to download. 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