Daines Announces $198,506 for Educational Training for Fort Peck Community College
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced $198,506.00 in funding for Fort Peck Community College to help train new farmers and ranchers and building on their existing curriculum, especially tailoring it to the Fort Peck community. “Our ag industry is of critical importance to our state, and our farmers play a key role in feeding not only Montana, but the world,” Daines stated. “It’s important that we support the next generation of Montana farmers and ranchers and I’m glad to see the Fort Peck community have the opportunity to utilize these resources.” Haven Gourneau, President, Fort Peck Community College: “Fort Peck Community College
Daines Introduces Bill to Enhance Crowdfunding for Startups
BOZEMAN, Mont. — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today introduced legislation to better the way entrepreneurs raise funds through crowdfunding, a way that prevents expensive regulatory red tape from keeping startups from getting off the ground. Crowdfunding is the basic idea of raising money by relatively small contributions from a large number of people – combining the best of microfinance and crowdsourcing. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a rule last October to give entrepreneurs an important tool in their belt to get their dreams up and running. As a result, the crowdfunding rule allows entrepreneurs to raise up to $1
Daines Encourages Administration to Abandon Proposed Estate Tax Regulations
Proposed Regulations Would Have Severe Chilling Effect on Family Farms and Businesses BOZEMAN, Mont. — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today wrote to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew encouraging the Treasury Department to abandon proposed regulations that would significantly increase the estate tax burden on family farms and businesses. The proposed regulations, if finalized, would contradict long-standing legal precedent and greatly discourage families from continuing to operate and grow their farms and businesses for eventual transfer to future generations. “Treasury should pursue policies that encourage the creation and growth of family businesses and not propose regulatory changes that make it more difficult and
KBZK: Senate overrides Obama veto for the first time in his presidency
WASHINGTON, DC –The Senate voted Wednesday afternoon to override President Obama’s veto of a bill that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia. Senators Jon Tester, Steve Daines and Congressman Ryan Zinke all voted in favor of overriding Obama’s veto of “Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act.” Lawmakers overrode the veto in a 97-1 vote. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, was the only lawmaker to oppose the override. The House is expected to vote to override the veto within the next day. This could mark the first time Congress could successfully override a veto from Mr. Obama.
Roll Call: Daines joins Republican senator seeking radical changes to budget process
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican freshmen have seen enough to know that the way Congress approaches the federal budget is broken. And a prospective fix one of them is unveiling Thursday is nothing short of radical — at least by the standards of the often creaky Senate. Georgia Republican David Perdue is proposing to break down the wall between authorizing and appropriating — a way of doing business that, by design, would upend the 1974 Budget Act. The proposal would merge authorizing committees and appropriations subcommittees, according to a fact sheet provided to Roll Call. For instance, the Health, Education, Labor
Daines Announces $1.2 Million to Address Domestic Violence Safety for Indian Women
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced $1,260,000.00 in funding for the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, Inc. in Lame Deer to address domestic violence and improve safety for Indian women. “I am committed to ensuring American Indian women have access to the resources they need to feel safe in their communities,” Daines stated. Paula Julian, Policy Specialist National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center: “We are honored and humbled to continue to serve as the National Indian Resource Center addressing domestic violence and the safety of Native women. We look forward to continuing to work with tribes, tribal coalitions, Native organizations, our lawmakers,
Daines and Bipartisan Bicameral Coalition Introduce Bill to Protect Law-Abiding Gun Owners
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today introduced the Export Control Reform Act of 2016, which transfers regulatory responsibility for non-military-grade firearms from the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Department of Commerce. “The Obama administration is continually making attempts at restricting the rights of law-abiding Americans to own guns,” Daines stated. “Their latest heavy-handed policy unduly targets gunsmiths, most of whom make little to no income and simply do it for the love of the trade, or are small business owners who will be negatively impacted by this burdensome cost. This bill protects both our Second Amendment rights and our small businesses from government overreach.” The Export
Daines Votes to Give 9/11 Victims Justice
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement after voting to override President Obama’s veto of legislation that would allow families of victims of terror attacks on U.S. soil to sue the foreign states that fund terrorism and permit them to hold accountable those who aid and abet terrorism. The vote was 97-1. “It has been 15 years since the horrific terror attack of Sept. 11, 2001, that rocked our nation and forever changed our world – that is 15 years too long for justice for these victims,” Daines stated. “These families deserve long-overdue closure and to seek justice
KBZK: Lame Deer center for Indian woman receives $1.2 million to help victims of abuse
U.S. Senator Steve Daines announced Wednesday $1.2 million in funding for the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, Inc. in Lame Deer to address domestic violence and improve safety for Indian women. “I am committed to ensuring American Indian women have access to the resources they need to feel safe in their communities,” Daines stated. Paula Julian, Policy Specialist National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, said: “We are honored and humbled to continue to serve as the National Indian Resource Center addressing domestic violence and the safety of Native women. We look forward to continuing to work with tribes, tribal coalitions, Native organizations,