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Daines, Risch, Crapo Call on Biden Admin to Protect Energy Security, Maintain Lower Snake River Dams

May 16, 2023

U.S. SENATE—U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm urging the Biden administration to join them in continuing to advocate for the preservation of the lower Snake River dams. “We write, as members representing constituents from the Northwest United States, urging the Department of Energy to be an advocate for the continued operation of the entire Federal Columbia River Power System, in particular the hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River, consistent with the 2020 Columbia River System Operations Record of Decision. Hydropower is a reliable and carbon-free resource that provides power

Daines Talks Importance of Commonsense Permitting Reform to Unleash American Energy, Protect Montana Forests

May 12, 2023

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines at an Energy and Natural Resources hearing highlighted the need for commonsense permitting reform as Montana mining projects and forestry projects often get caught in a lengthy cycle of permitting and litigation and become extremely costly. Daines also called for the passage of his bipartisan 9th Circuit Cottonwood fix and discussed his bipartisan hydropower bill to streamline the permitting process, increase tribal engagement and oversight, expedite low impact projects, promote healthy habitat and coordinate federal decision making. Download Daines’ remarks HERE. Senator Daines: Chairman Manchin, thank you. The National Environmental Policy Act’s current regulations impose significant time and significant cost burdens

Daines Criticizes Biden Chief Economist Nominee Claims that Administration has “Top Track Record” on Energy Production

April 18, 2023

U.S. SENATE – Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today criticized Jared Bernstein, nominee to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, for his claim at the administration has a “top track record” on domestic energy production. Under questioning from Daines about the unsustainability of the administration’s climate policies. Bernstein claimed the administration is in pro-oil and pro-natural gas, a claim that Daines said was “laughable.” Click HERE to watch the exchange. Senator Daines: “Thank you. I been watching this hearing today, was just curious coming back about the Keystone Pipeline Dr. Bernstein. You refuse to say whether you recommend shutting down the Keystone pipeline

Forest Service Chief Calls for Passage of Daines’ Cottonwood 9th Circuit Court Decision Fix at Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing

April 18, 2023

U.S. SENATE—U.S. Senator Steve Daines today at a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing questioned U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore on common sense forest management and the importance of passing his complete and permanent fix to the Cottonwood 9th Circuit Court decision. Senator Daines: “We need to get that Ninth Circuit Cottonwood fix passed because its looming deadline that now has expired last month and now that has expired, would you agree that a full and permanent Cottonwood solution should be a high priority and a bipartisan priority for this Congress?” U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore: “Yes, sir. I do.”

Daines Leads Letter to Biden Energy Department Slamming Gas Stove Restrictions

April 18, 2023

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines led a group of his Republican colleagues today in calling on the Department of Energy (DOE) to remove the proposed rule that would ban at least 50 percent of gas stoves in the United States. “Consumers deserve choice. Consumers deserve the ability to decide what appliances are in their homes. We strongly urge you to reject this approach and work towards more reasonable, market-driven solutions that promote energy efficiency and protect the interests of the American people. This means working with manufacturers and consumer groups to find energy efficiency standards that are reasonable, achievable and beneficial

Daines Criticizes Biden Chief Economist Nominee Claims that Administration has “Top Track Record” on Energy Production

April 18, 2023

Daines, Zinke, Rosendale Urge Biden Admin to Appeal Anti-American Energy Ruling

February 22, 2023

(U.S. Congress) — Today U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Congressmen Ryan Zinke and Matt Rosendale sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland urging her to appeal the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent ruling that undermines Made-in-Montana energy and Montana jobs. “On February 10, 2023, the Montana District Court ruled against a long-standing Environmental Assessment which authorized Signal Peak Energy to mine federal, leased coal at the Bull Mountains Mine near Roundup, MT. If this ruling is not appealed and ultimately reversed, it will jeopardize high-paying local jobs, lead to economic harm in Montana and lost federal royalties, as well as further

Daines Talks Twitter Censorship as well as Biden and Senate Democrats’ Woke Energy Policies on Fox Business’ Varney & Co

February 8, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Steve Daines appeared on Fox Business’ Varney & Co today to talk about being censored on Twitter and react to President Biden’s comments on energy policy at the State of the Union Address last night. Daines on Twitter Censorship “We were notified, without out any prior warning that we’re going to have our Twitter account shut down and censored Monday night about 11 p.m. By the way, I put that picture up on my profile back in early January and without any warning, we were shut down on Monday night. In fact, the message we got and I’m reading it from the Twitter policy

Daines Protects Critical American Energy Reserves

January 25, 2023

Legislation Would Prohibit Biden Administration from Further Draining Strategic Petroleum Reserve U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines helped introduce a bill to prohibit the Biden administration from further draining the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) for reasons other than a severe energy supply interruption until the administration releases a plan to increase oil and gas production on federal lands and waters. “Since Day One, Biden and the Democrats have been determined to shut down Made in Montana and Made in America energy – from cancelling the Keystone XL pipeline, to tacking a $25 billion tax on American-made energy, to draining the strategic petroleum reserve,” Daines said. “Enough is enough. My

Daines Calls on Biden to Unleash American Energy Immediately

October 20, 2022

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today sent a letter to President Biden expressing deep concern over the depletion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and urged him to support more domestic energy production. “The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the world’s largest stockpile of emergency crude oil with the capacity to store 714 million barrels. The SPR has protected America from major supply disruptions and served as a vital windfall in the event of natural disasters and wars since its creation following the 1973 energy crises, but it was never intended to compensate for domestic policy shortcomings,” Daines wrote. “Manipulating energy reserves to bring gas

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