Daines Statement on Situation in Georgia
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chairman of the European Subcommittee, issued the following statement today regarding the political situation in Georgia. Daines traveled to Georgia in May and met with Prime Minister Kobakhidze. “The recent developments in Georgia are extremely troubling, especially the false accusations that former U.S. government employees are undermining Georgia’s government. When I met with Georgian Prime Minister Kobakhidze in May I encouraged him to work closely with President Trump and his administration to advance our mutual security and economic interests and I reiterate that message today. The Georgian people
Daines on Newsmax: “President Trump is the Peace President”
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Newsmax to discuss President Trump’s historic Gaza peace deal. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on how President Trump is the President of Peace: President Trump is the President of Peace. He is the Peace President. What a remarkable moment, and hats off to President Trump’s bold leadership. Steve Witkoff, Marco Rubio, working with the Israelis, with Bibi Netanyahu and our Arab friends to bring us to this moment of the release of the hostages. And I’m reminded those words of “blessed are the peacemakers,” those are words spoken by Christ in northern Israel
Daines on Fox Business: “The Shutdown is Pressured by the Left”
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss how the Republican Party is the party of law and order, and how the Democrats are manufacturing the Schumer Shutdown. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on how the left supports Antifa and threatens public safety: It’s exposing where the center of gravity is today with the Democrat Party. They have moved so far to the left. They’re wrong. They’re profoundly wrong on virtually every major policy debate we have in this country, starting with keeping our country secure. The President designates Antifa, rightfully so, as a
IN THE NEWS: Senate GOP Nukes Biden-Era Rule Smothering Coal Production
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced the passage of his legislation overturning Joe Biden’s anti-coal Miles City Resource Management Plan. Read reporting in the Daily Caller below: Senate GOP Nukes Biden-Era Rule Smothering Coal Production The Daily Caller October 8th, 2025 Republicans in the Senate voted Wednesday to blow up a Biden-era rule that locked up thousands of acres for future coal leasing in the Powder River Basin, a region home to an arsenal of the nation’s coal reserves that spans across Montana and Wyoming. The Powder River Basin provided about 43% of U.S. coal in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information
Daines, Downing Bill Supporting Montana Mining Passes U.S. Senate, Heads to President’s Desk
“Montana Energy Is Back” U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy, as well as Representatives Troy Downing (MT-02) and Ryan Zinke (MT-01) today applauded the Senate passage of their bill that removes the harmful Biden-era Miles City Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA), which will further help unleash Made-In-Montana energy. “Montana energy is back. Biden’s Miles City RMPA was an anti-coal rule that stifled mining in eastern Montana and would have cost many hard-working Montanans their jobs. Mining is a vital part of Montana, providing nearly a thousand well-paying jobs and contributing nearly $3 billion to our state’s economy. That’s
Daines on Senate Floor: Today We Are Unleashing Montana Energy
Removing Biden’s Anti-Coal Rule is “Righting A Wrong” U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate ahead of the final vote on his legislation to remove Joe Biden’s anti-coal Miles City Resource Management Plan Amendment. Watch Daines’ remarks HERE. Read Daines’ remarks as prepared for delivery below. Mr/Mdm. President, in the final days of President Biden’s Administration he quickly and quietly issued a rule that had massive impacts on Montana’s economy. Biden’s BLM issued an amendment to the Miles City Resource Management Plan that prohibited all new coal development in Eastern Montana. This
Daines, Sheehy Congratulate Kurt Alme on Senate Confirmation to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy released the below statement following the news that Kurt Alme has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana. “Kurt Alme is an excellent pick to serve as our U.S. Attorney for Montana. Kurt has already done an incredible job in his interim capacity and we are thrilled to see his final confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Kurt will crack down on drug trafficking and crime, protect our indigenous communities, and uphold the rule of law, and we look forward to seeing the continued impact that he will
Daines Urges Overturn of Biden Anti-Coal Rule to Unleash Montana Energy
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate urging his colleagues to vote for his pro-mining legislation that would remove a harmful Biden-era rule that restricts coal mining in Eastern Montana. Watch Daines’ remarks HERE. Read Daines’ remarks as prepared for delivery below. Mr/Mdm. President, today the Senate will vote to proceed to my joint resolution to congressionally disapprove and officially roll back President Biden’s anti-coal rule in Montana. H.J.Res.104 is supported by the entire Montana delegation. I want to thank Congressmen Downing and Zinke for leading this resolution in the House and
Daines Commemorates Anniversary of Oct 7th Terror Attacks in Israel
Introduces Resolution Condemning Attacks and Supporting Israel’s Sovereignty U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the below statement commemorating the second anniversary of the terror attacks in Israel by Hamas on October 7th, 2023: “As we remember the second anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attacks we mourn for those who lost loved ones and those who are still in captivity at the hands of the Hamas terrorist regime. I remain hopeful that Hamas will accept and implement the details of the peace deal proposed by President Trump and that all the