Daines Applauds House Passage of Bill to Repeal Obamacare
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Steve Daines today hailed the House of Representative’s passage of legislation that repeals Obamacare, puts states on a glide path toward creating locally driven health care solutions and reduces the deficit by $516 billion over 10 years. “Today marks the first time an Obamacare repeal bill will be on President Obama’s desk for his signature,” Daines stated. “I commend my colleagues in the House for joining me in standing up for the American people and fighting to protect hardworking families from rising health care costs, senseless fines and substandard care. It’s now up to President Obama to decide whether he’ll put
Washington Examiner: GOP senator: North Korea bomb the result of Obama ‘weakness’
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said Wednesday that North Korea’s apparent testing of a hydrogen bomb is the direct result of President Obama projecting weakness around the world. “As we look at the failed policies of the Obama administration, I think what we’re seeing is the world’s response to the weakness that is projected by our current president,” Daines said on CNN. “Our enemies no longer fear us, our allies no longer trust us.” He said the test also shows that Democrats are wrong to trust the International Atomic Energy Agency to curb the appetites of countries looking to develop weapons
Billings Gazette: Montana leaders seeking meeting with GE to save Billings operation
Montana’s congressional delegation and Gov. Steve Bullock are seeking a meeting with officials at GE Capital this month to urge the company to keep its Billings facility. Bullock and fellow Democrat Sen. Jon Tester, and two Republicans, Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Ryan Zinke, jointly sent a letter released Wednesday to Jeffery Bornstein, chief financial officer for parent company General Electric, requesting a meeting in Washington, D.C. The push is in response to the October announcement that Connecticut-based GE is selling its commercial lending and leasing businesses, including the Billings facility, to Wells Fargo for $30 billion. The sale was
Great Falls Tribune: Montana’s GOP leaders criticize president’s action on guns
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The two Republican members of Montana’s congressional delegation criticized President Barack Obama’s executive action on gun control Tuesday, calling it unlawful and an attack on the Second Amendment. “President Obama is jeopardizing the constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans with his latest efforts to undermine the Second Amendment,” Sen. Steve Daines said via email. “It is a gross abuse of executive authority for the president to unilaterally move forward his ineffective, anti-gun agenda with the stroke of his pen.” He said he would continue to fight the president’s “endless assault on Montanans’ Second Amendment rights.” Rep. Ryan Zinke
Daines Statement on Obama’s Unlawful Gun Grab
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Steve Daines today slammed President Obama’s latest unlawful executive action on gun control as yet another power grab that threatens the Constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans: “President Obama is jeopardizing the Constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans with his latest efforts to undermine the Second Amendment. It is a gross abuse of executive authority for the President to unilaterally move forward his ineffective, anti-gun agenda with the stroke of his pen. As Montana’s voice in the United States Senate, I will continue to fight against President Obama’s endless assault on Montanans’ Second Amendment rights.” ###
Daines Congratulates Stephen Reynolds of Missoula on Naval Academy Appointment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Steve Daines today congratulated Missoula student Stephen Reynolds on his appointment to the United States Naval Academy. Reynolds, a senior at Sentinel High School in Missoula, received a nomination to the Naval and Air Force Academies from Daines earlier this month. Reynolds is currently the student body class president, captain of the varsity football team as well as member of both the National Honor Society and Key Club. “Stephen Reynolds is a hardworking student excelling both inside and outside of the classroom who exemplifies the best of our state’s commitment to service,” Daines stated. “I am
Daines Wishes Montanans a Merry Christmas
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Senator Steve Daines is wishing all Montanans a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year: Click here to watch Daines’ Christmas greeting. Click here to download Daines’ Christmas greeting. Daines’ full Christmas greeting is below: “I want to wish all Montanans a very Merry Christmas and especially to the servicemen and women serving far away and in harm’s way. “As we gather together with our family, friends and neighbors, join me in saying ‘thank you’ to the brave men and women giving so much to defend our freedoms. For their service, and the sacrifices made by
Daines Honors Montanan of the Week: Mark Gollinger of Butte-Silver Bow
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Steve Daines today recognized Mark Gollinger for his faithful devotion to the veterans of Butte-Silver Bow. Mark is a US Navy retired Senior Chief who runs the Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) from the Butte Job Service. One of the chief responsibilities of his position is communicating with veterans in the area and keeping them informed of what is happening around the community. 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’ recognition
Daines Votes Against Trillion Dollar Backroom Spending Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement after voting in opposition to a $1.1 trillion backroom spending bill that fails to rein in the national debt: “Once again, Washington’s inaction and govern-by-crisis strategy is getting in the way of providing the American people with the long-term solutions they deserve. We need an open discussion about how to support our nation’s priorities while also cutting wasteful Washington spending and reining in the nation’s debt. This 2000-page backroom deal fails to do either and only takes our nation further down an unsustainable path of more unbridled spending and more