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Daines and Colleagues Announce Plan to Secure Schools, Help Children in Need
U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines announced a new proposal, the School Safety & Mental Health Services Improvement Act, legislation to allow 100,000 public schools, including over 800 in Montana, to improve school safety by using federal dollars for school counselors, alarm systems, security cameras and crisis intervention training. Download the video HERE. "Parents want to know their kids are safe," said Daines. "This bill improves school security by using federal funds for measu… Continue Reading
03.08.18
Daines Plans Hearing to Combat Sexual Harassment in Forest Service
Strong leadership is needed to remove bad actors, culture change starts at the top U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced plans for a hearing on combatting sexual harassment in the U.S. Forest Service in response to the resignation of U.S. Forest Service Chief Tony Tooke, amid sexual misconduct allegations in the agency. "I am distraught and angered that this happened in Montanans' own backyard. That's why I am planning a Senate hearin… Continue Reading
03.07.18
Daines Cyber and Privacy Priorities Pass out of Committee
U.S. SENATE - Today, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee meeting, Committee members voted to include six of U.S. Senator Steve Daines' bills to protect Americans' privacy, improve cyber security and ensure the responsible use of taxpayer dollars in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Reauthorization Act. "As Americans continue to face threats at home and abroad, we must make sure we continue to innovate cyber technologies to protect Americans' security," s… Continue Reading
03.07.18
Daines Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Help Restore and Rebuild National Parks
Bill will help pay for $11 billion National Park maintenance backlog, including buildings, campgrounds, trails and water systems U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined a group of eight senators and two representatives to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral bill that will use revenues from energy production on federal lands to help pay for the over $11 billion maintenance backlog at U.S. national parks. The legislation was announced during a press conference with Department of the… Continue Reading
03.06.18
Daines Announces $10,292,000.00 Grant for Gallatin County Transportation Projects
U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced a $10,292,000.00 federal grant to improve transportations systems that connect Gallatin County to Big Sky, Montana. "Gallatin County is leading the state in economic growth," said Daines. "This grant will help the county meet the infrastructure demands of this rapid growth and continue creating good-paying jobs in the community." The grant will add approximately seven left turn lanes at key intersections along MT 64, install road signag… Continue Reading
03.06.18
Gianforte Joins Daines in Introducing Bill to Protect Access to Public Lands
U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate in support of Congressman Greg Gianforte's introduction of a bill previously introduced by Daines, the Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act. The bill protects public access and use of Montana's public lands by implementing the U.S. Forest Service's recommendation to release 449,500 acres of Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs) in Montana. To watch the video click HERE. To download the video click HERE. Additional… Continue Reading
03.06.18
Daines Introduces Bill to Secure Our Schools
U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced his new proposal, the Students, Teachers and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act. This bipartisan legislation he introduced with Senator Orrin Hatch (UT), secures our schools by implementing proven, evidence-based programs and technologies that stop school violence before it happens. This afternoon, he reiterated the need to secure our schools during a Fox News interview. Watch video HERE. Download video HERE. "Moms and Dads … Continue Reading
03.06.18
Daines Votes to Repeal Crippling Dodd-Frank Regulations
Dodd-Frank has put Montana's rural banks and credit unions out of business U.S. SENATE -U.S. Senator Steve Daines today voted to open debate on the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, legislation that would work to repeal some of the crippling regulations placed on Montana's small rural community banks and credit unions under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. "Dodd-Frank regulations are suffocating Montana's rural banks and credit unio… Continue Reading
03.02.18
Senate Passes Daines’ Bipartisan Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act
Legislation provides grave liners at no cost for veterans buried at national park cemeteries U.S. SENATE - Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed Senator Steve Daines' bipartisan bill, the Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act. His legislation requires the U.S. Department of the Interior to provide outer burial receptacles - also known as grave liners - for veterans buried in cemeteries under the control of the National Park Service. Daines is Chairman of the U.S. Committee on Energy and Natur… Continue Reading
03.01.18
Daines Bill to Fight Cyber Crimes Wins Support
U.S. SENATE - During a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on protecting America's electrical grid, Jim Matheson, Chief Executive Officer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, endorsed U.S. Senator Steve Daines' bill, the Cyber Safety Act, which incentivizes the private sector to innovate and commercialize the next generation of cyber security technologies. Watch video HERE. Download video HERE. "A secure electrical grid is critical to Montanans' access… Continue Reading
03.01.18
Daines, Warren Introduce Bill to Upgrade America’s Retirement Saving System
Americans are already $7.7 trillion short on what they need for retirement U.S. SENATE - United States Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the bipartisan Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act to modernize the retirement system to better protect Americans' hard earned savings. The proliferation of small accounts is costing Americans tens of billions of dollars every year in lost savings because of cash-outs and redundant fees, and that doesn't include lost savings… Continue Reading
03.01.18
Daines Calls on OPM to Address Workplace Harassment
U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, urged the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to take steps to expedite the termination process for federal employees who have engaged in harassment, including sexual harassment. Watch video HERE. Download video HERE. "Our national parks and places of work must be safe for all employees," said Daines. "OPM and federal agencies must take steps now to make sure bad a… Continue Reading
03.01.18
Daines: Feel-Good Measures Won’t Keep Our Kids Safe
We must take action now to secure our schools U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines this morning during an interview on Fox and Friends called out congressional colleagues for proposing feel-good solutions that won't prevent tragedies like the recent murder of seventeen people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida and urged for immediate action to secure our schools. Watch video HERE.Download video HERE. "Feel-good measures that will offer a false sense of hope … Continue Reading
02.28.18
Daines to POTUS: We Must Secure Our Schools
U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today during a bipartisan, bicameral meeting at the White House on school safety spoke with President Donald Trump and colleagues about the urgent need to secure our schools to prevent future tragedies like the recent murders of seventeen people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Watch video HERE. Download video HERE. "We must protect our children by securing our schools," said Daines. "These cowards can be stopped by deadly… Continue Reading
02.28.18
Daines Sponsors Bill to Protect National Security during Government Shutdown
U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today sponsored legislation to protect Americans' national security by preserving funding for National Guard and Reserves training during a government shutdown. Currently, members of the reserves must forego scheduled training during lapses in government funding, compromising America's military readiness. "The government's first and most important job is to protect Americans' national security," said Daines. "With over 4,500 Guardsmen and Reservists servi… Continue Reading
02.27.18
Daines Urges Swift Confirmation of DOI Nominations Critical to the West
U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines, Chairman of the Senate Western Caucus, today spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to urge the swift confirmation of Ryan Nelson and Susan Combs to serve in the Department of the Interior. Ryan Nelson is nominated to serve as Solicitor of Department of the Interior and Susan Combs is nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget. To watch the video click HERE. To download the video click HERE. Mr. Nelson was first nominated… Continue Reading
02.27.18
Daines, Leahy Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Americans’ Privacy at the Border
Requires Standards for Searches and Seizures of Electronic Devices U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced legislation requiring the government to have reasonable suspicion or probable cause to search or seize Americans' electronic devices at the border. "Americans do not lose their Fourth Amendment rights at our borders," said Daines. "This bipartisan bill better protects Americans' civil liberties while also allowing border security to do their job… Continue Reading
02.26.18
Daines, Tester, Gianforte Announce James Baggett’s Offer of Appointment from U.S. Air Force Academy
U.S. SENATE -U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester and Congressman Greg Gianforte today announced academy nominee James Baggett's offer of appointment at the U.S. Air Force Academy. James lives in Hamilton, Montana. "From working on the Montana Conservation Corp Expedition Team, serving on student leadership, and taking an active role in extracurricular activities, James has proven he can excel in many areas," said Daines. "I know he would make Montana proud at the U.S. Air Force Academy." … Continue Reading
02.23.18
Daines Completes Four-Day Tax Cuts and Brews Tour
BOZEMAN, Mont. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today finished a four-day tax tour through 17 counties in Montana. "From Libby to Roundup and from Chester to Hamilton, it was great to talk with Montanans across our state about the benefits of the tax bill, " said Daines. "This tax cuts bill means more money in the pockets of hardworking Montanans. " Libby: Daines visited Cabinet Mountain Brewery where he saw the brewery's newly purchased keg washer and heard about the raises given to the brewer and… Continue Reading
02.22.18
Daines Urges Bullock to Nominate Low-Income Communities for Job-Creating Tax Cuts Benefit
Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, investments in "opportunity zones" receive tax cuts to attract capital, create jobs U.S. SENATE -U.S. Senator Steve Daines today sent a letter to Governor Steve Bullock of Montana, urging him to nominate 25 low-income Montana communities to the Department of the Treasury to be considered for the opportunity zone program established under the Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. "The ink is barely dry, but the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is already creating jobs and rai… Continue Reading
