Press Releases

“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

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

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

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

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Newsmax to discuss the ongoing Schumer shutdown.  Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on how Democrats are keeping shutdown going: Daines: Well, we’re going to find out for sure in the next 90 minutes when these votes begin. Last night, I think there was some hope. There was some pretty good dialogue going on between some Democrat senators and Republicans, common sense type discussions about how we could move forward to get this clean CR passed, but I’m afraid the far left has captured that now, and I’m not as optimistic as I was last night. I’ve not seen such political theater

Approval of Libby Exploration Project Will Unlock World Class Copper & Silver Deposits U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the below statement commending President Trump and the U.S. Forest Service for approving the advancement of the Libby Exploration Project, a copper and silver deposit in Lincoln County, Montana. “The Libby Exploration Project will provide good-paying Montana mining jobs without harming our beautiful lands and will help unlock the high value of world class copper and silver. President Trump’s administration has proven yet again that they are committed to protecting Made-In-Montana energy and supporting Montana miners. I look forward to seeing the

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business to discuss President Trump’s leadership in the ongoing conflicts in Israel and Ukraine. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on how President Trump’s peace deal will help end the war between Israel and Hamas: Daines: I just returned from a swing from the Middle East. I was in Israel, I was on the border with Gaza in Egypt at the Kerem Shalom port of entry where the humanitarian aid is going through with groups like the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, Samaritan’s Purse, they’re doing a great job to help the plight of the Palestinians. But boy, big credit goes to

“Shutdowns begin with a bang. They end with a whimper.” U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined America Reports to discuss the Schumer Shutdown and how the American people agree that it is time to end the shutdown. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on the public opinion of the government shutdown: Daines: If you look at that poll and dig a little deeper, you’ll see that Democrats polled by the New York Times are divided about this shutdown, let alone independents and the American people. Two to one are saying a shutdown is a bad idea. But as further evidence, this