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ICYMI: SEN. STEVE DAINES AND REP. STEVE WOMACK: Congress Should Be Able To Ban Flag Burning

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines wrote a joint op-ed in the Daily Caller with Representative Steve Womack (R-Ark.) about their constitutional amendment to protect the American flag from desecration. Read the full op-ed below.    SEN. STEVE DAINES AND REP. STEVE WOMACK: Congress Should Be Able To Ban Flag Burning Daily Caller 6/14/2025 Our national flag is far more than just red, white, and blue fabric—it is a historic and powerful emblem of the ideals on which our nation was founded: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The flag soared above Fort McHenry amid a storm of rockets and shells during the War

Daines Statement on Israel’s Attack on Iran

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement today regarding Israel’s attack on Iran: “Israel’s attacks against Iran are so far successful and more than justified and the United States stands firmly behind Israel. Iran is behind the deaths of hundreds of American troops and has targeted Israel and the United States for decades. It funds and arms the Hamas and Hezbollah terror organizations that target Israel, including the October 7 attacks, which were the worst attacks on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. While pretending to negotiate in good faith with the United States,

Daines Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Protect American Flag from Desecration

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced a resolution ahead of Flag Day on June 14th that would amend the constitution to restore the authority of Congress to protect our national emblem of freedom by prohibiting the desecration of the American flag. “The American Flag is a sacred symbol of freedom, unity, and the sacrifice of generations of Americans who fought to defend our way of life. It has been carried into battle, lifted in moments of triumph, and draped over the caskets of our fallen heroes. Congress should have the authority to protect the dignity of the flag from those

Daines in Senate Finance Committee: CBO Is “Getting It Wrong” on Republicans’ Tax Cut Package

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a Senate Finance Committee hearing. The two discussed the importance of passing the tax cut package, the next steps in combatting global trade barriers, and the need to halt the flow of fentanyl precursors from China. Watch the full exchange HERE. Daines opened by calling out the Congressional Budget Office for inaccuracy:   Daines: Secretary Bessent, good to have you here today. I can’t help it, as I was listening to my colleagues across the dias here, as you reminded them… you can’t be shoveling trillions of dollars of

Daines Chairs Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing

Discusses National Security, Trade, and Alliances With Trump Nominees U.S. SENATE – Senator Steve Daines, chairman of the European Subcommittee on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at a full committee nominations hearing. Witnesses included Lou Rinaldi to be ambassador to Uruguay, Art Fisher to be ambassador to Austria, Roman Pipko to be ambassador to Estonia, Stacey Feinberg to be ambassador to Luxembourg, and Nicholas Merrick to be ambassador to the Czech Republic. Daines’ questions to the nominees are also below. Watch the full exchange HERE. Daines’ Opening Remarks as Prepared for Delivery: Nominees, thank you for joining us today and

Daines Condemns Officials in Sarajevo for Kicking Conference of European Rabbis Out of City

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines, Chairman of the European Subcommittee on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement today after the Conference of European Rabbis was forced to relocate its biannual meeting from Sarajevo to Munich: “Officials in Sarajevo have no moral clarity. Hamas terrorists funded by Iran brutally attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.  They raped Jewish women and murdered countless others in the worst tragedy for Israel since the Holocaust. Israel has every right to defend itself against this terror. It’s hard to believe this even needs to be explained, but calling Israel’s actions genocide

Daines Applauds President Trump’s Reversal of Biden Anti-Energy Rules Designed to Put Montana’s Colstrip Power Plant Out of Business

“The War on Made-in-Montana Energy is Coming to an End” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement applauding President Trump and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin overturning two of Joe Biden’s mandates designed to punish Montana’s Colstrip Power Plant. By reversing the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and the Clean Power Plan 2.0 (CCP 2.0), President Trump will ensure that Colstrip Power Plant in Montana’s Rosebud County will remain operational. “The war on Made-in-Montana energy is coming to an end. Rather than kow-tow to the demands of radical environmentalists, President Trump put Montana workers and families

Daines Secures Commitments from DOI Secretary Burgum to Support Montana Priorities

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI) Doug Burgum in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. Secretary Burgum committed to support a number of Montana priorities, including delisting the grizzly bear, supporting domestic energy production, and fighting for Daines’ “America the Beautiful” Act.  Watch the full exchange HERE. Daines and Burgum discussed the need to delist the grizzly bear: Daines: Secretary Burgum, it’s good to see you here today. I’m grateful for your leadership. You’ve made a lot of significant accomplishments delivered here over the first five, six months of your

Daines on Fox Business: Dems Are Telling Lies- Big Beautiful Bill Prevents Largest Tax Increase in History 

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business to discuss the riots in California, the Big Beautiful Bill, and how President Trump is cutting waste, fraud and abuse with his rescissions package.  Watch the full interview HERE. Daines emphasized how Trump has every right to restore law and order in California: Remember what ICE is doing. What’s going on in California is outrageous. ICE has prioritized the worst criminals. We’ve got millions of illegal aliens in the country, thanks to Joe Biden. But ICE is prioritizing the worst of the worst, those 120 they’re starting with, these are hardened criminals.