Fox News: Sen Daines wants the $6 billion in Iranian assets to be used for Israeli defense
Sen. Daines joins choir of GOP lawmakers proposing bills related to billions in Iranian funds FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., introduced a bill Thursday to reallocate the $6 billion in Iranian funds to Israeli defense amid Israel’s war against Hamas. The bill seeks to take the $6 billion, which was released to Iran in September as part of a negotiation for the release of five American prisoners, and put it into an account for Israel to use in its fight against Iran-backed Hamas. “As the Iranian-backed terror group Hamas continues its barbaric attacks against the Israeli people, the United States must
Washington Examiner: Illegal immigrants from Middle East arrested at US border over past 10 days: Steve Daines
Illegal immigrants from Middle Eastern countries have been caught and arrested by Border Patrol agents on the United States-Mexico border since the start of the month, a cause for concern in light of the Hamas terror attack in Israel, according to a Republican senator. Sen. Steve Daines of Montana visited the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas Wednesday to learn how people were traveling through sometimes more than a dozen countries to get to the United States and was alarmed by the number of people coming into the country, particularly those who could not be chased down. “Since the first of October, Border Patrol agents have apprehended
Billings Gazette: Daines cites “national security” threat along U.S. Mexico border
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., called for a major U.S. policy change along the U.S.-Mexico border after touring the boundary Wednesday. Montana’s Republican senator characterized the thousands of daily illegal crossings into the United States as a threat to national security, putting blame on Democratic President Joe Biden, while also calling for a federal policy change. “I believe our southern border, and my observations today affirm, that it is a threat to national security. It must be secured,” Daines said. “These are backward policies. These are wrong policies of President Biden that have created this crisis. He suspended construction of
Daines talks wildfire at firefighters conference in Bozeman
Source: Bozeman Daily Chronicle Republican Sen. Steve Daines addressed expectations on first responders, wildfire and the Cottonwood decision at the Montana Professional Firefighters Convention in Bozeman Monday. The senator opened his remarks to a room full of firefighters from across the state by describing how Bozeman and Gallatin County have changed over the years. Daines said that the area has grown since he grew up in Bozeman — now there are more than 50,000 people in the city and more than 100,000 in Gallatin County. “The expectations of people that we serve together have changed a lot,” Daines said. Daines
Major US power source facing extinction thanks to red tape, sparking calls for reform
Source: Fox News The nation’s top hydropower trade group and energy developers are raising the alarm on the burdensome regulatory process facing new and existing projects, warning a reliable source of electricity for millions is at risk. Hydropower — which supplies nearly 80,000 megawatts of the nation’s power, or 6.2% of total U.S. utility-scale electricity and 28.7% of total utility scale renewable electricity, according to federal data — remains a key part of the nation’s growing power grid, but stakeholders argue it faces regulatory hurdles far greater than those facing other carbon-free sources of electricity. “Our concern is that, without greater clarity on
OP-ED: I’m a U.S. senator and I want to know why the Air Force base in my state hosted a drag show for minors
Source: Fox News Social “equity” warriors believe America is infected with systemic racism and social inequity and are working relentlessly to impose their radical, woke agenda on every aspect of society, including the military. Their use of the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress to enact their agenda through legislative and regulatory action is having dire consequences that are on full display for the entire country to see. The administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan cost the lives of 13 of our servicemen and women. The Chinese spy balloon that lingered over Montana’s nuclear missile sites before traversing the rest of the country
Montana Ag Network: Daines talks about Farm Bill in Great Falls
Source: KRTV Great Falls GREAT FALLS — United States Senator Steve Daines offered a roundtable discussion for agriculture industry leaders to express their suggestions and concerns for the upcoming Farm Bill debate. “We’ve got a list of specific policy items that we want to make sure are included in the next Farm Bill. This is going to make the next farm bill much better than the last one,” said Senator Daines. Torgerson’s LLC of Great Falls hosted the roundtable and it was all hands on deck from CEO, Brion Torgerson to gather input that’s sent to Washington D.C. Here is a
OP-ED: Canary in a coal mine
Over the past two years, Montanans watched the President’s attack on oil, coal and natural gas bring our nation to the brink of an all-out energy emergency. Gas prices rose to more than $5 a gallon and many Montanans are worried about how to heat their homes without breaking the bank. We aren’t the only country grappling with the effects of a leader who is unrealistic about our nation’s domestic energy needs. Over the course of the last decade, Europe tirelessly pursued a green agenda with the goal of being “climate-neutral” with “net-zero greenhouse gas emissions” by 2050. The results
Daines rails against Biden’s handling of issues, says he left Chinese balloon briefing with ‘more questions’
Source: Fox News EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., is fed up with President Biden “leading from behind,” citing the administration’s handling of the southern border, fentanyl crisis and the Chinese spy balloon as just a few of the reasons he is calling for new leadership in 2024. In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Daines explained where he believes the Biden administration went wrong on major issues that could help him take back the Senate majority next cycle as National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chair. Daines commented on the Department of Defense classified Senate briefing about the Chinese spy balloon and