Economy Archives - Senator Steve Daines

Daines Lauds Pay Raise for Military Personnel in Defense Authorization Bill

October 10, 2025

Daines’ Bill to Increase Economic Prosperity for Rural Businesses Also Passes Senate U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines released the below statement after the Senate passed a military pay raise and his bill to increase economic prosperity for rural businesses as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026: “We owe our servicemen and women and their families a debt of gratitude that is impossible to repay, so the least we can do is give them a pay raise. In addition, my bill to increase economic prosperity for rural communities was included, which will have an enormous impact

Daines on Fox Business: “We’re Stopping the Largest Tax Increase in American History”

June 24, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business to discuss the importance of passing the “One Big Beautiful Bill” and stopping the largest tax increase in American history. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on the stopping the largest tax increase in American history: I’ve yet to meet an American that wants to see their taxes go up. And let’s just keep in mind, this bill stops the largest tax increase in American history. The average working family in America will see a $1,700 per year increase in their taxes if we don’t act in Congress. Not to mention the fact

Daines on Fox News: Republicans Want to Save Medicaid and Prevent the Largest Tax Increase in History

June 17, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined The Will Cain Show to discuss strengthening the Medicaid program and preventing the largest tax increase in history. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on Medicaid reform: The bottom line is this, Republicans are trying to save Medicaid. We want to strengthen Medicaid, while the Democrats are trying to drain Medicaid. So the reforms that we are proposing, what you just described there in the so-called provider tax, that’s just a scheme that are used by the states to actually get more dollars than the federal government. This is one of the fastest growing entitlements currently

Daines Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Support Apprenticeship Colleges

June 16, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Steve Daines reintroduced the “Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act,” bipartisan legislation to grow apprenticeship programs and strengthen Montana’s workforce. The bill would provide critical grant funding to colleges that offer registered apprenticeship programs in the construction and manufacturing industries and encourage more students to pursue good paying jobs in high demand industries that are vital to bolstering Montana’s workforce. “Montana’s economy depends on a strong, skilled workforce, and registered apprenticeships are a proven way to prepare workers for in-demand and good-paying jobs. The Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act will enable schools to provide the type of hands-on training and education that will lead to long-term careers in the construction

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

June 12, 2025

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 on CNN: The President was Very Clear: We Must Prevent the Largest Tax Increase in American History

June 5, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined CNN to discuss how crucial it is to pass the Big Beautiful Bill. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines emphasized the need to prevent the largest tax increase in America’s history: The President was very clear that we simply must prevent the largest tax increase in American history, which is coming if Congress does not act. Number two, I think really the growth issues. What can we do to grow the economy? Because when we grow the economy wages increase, and we’ve also got the issue of Chinese competition. There are provisions in

Daines Introduces Bill to Support Montana Trucking Industry, Prevent One-Size-Fits-All Mandate

May 9, 2025

Daines Introduces Bill to Support Montana Trucking Industry, Prevent One-Size-Fits-All Mandate U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today introduced a bill to support Montana’s agriculture and trucking industries by outlawing a Biden-era proposal that mandates unnecessary and dangerous speed limitations on commercial motor vehicles, like semis and eighteen-wheelers, that are used for interstate commerce. “Washington, D.C. bureaucrats should not be telling Montanans how or what to drive. Burdening our truckers, farmers, and ranchers with unnecessary speed limiter regulations would do nothing but cause congestion and higher crash rates. The DRIVE Act will help keep our trucks safe on the road as they

Daines Lauds Passage of Senate Budget Resolution

April 5, 2025

“Today the Senate Paved the Way for President Trump’s America First Agenda” U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement after the Senate passed the budget resolution. “The American people elected President Trump to secure the border, unleash American energy, strengthen our national security, reduce wasteful spending and cut taxes for working families. Today the Senate paved the way for President Trump’s America First agenda, and I was proud to support it,” said Daines. ### Contact: Matt Lloyd, Rachel Dumke

Daines on Varney & Co: We Need to Make Trump’s Tax Cuts Permanent

March 28, 2025

“One of the number one complaints I hear from businesses is the uncertainty of the tax code. Let’s make it permanent” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business’ Varney & Co, where he discussed the need to make President Trump’s tax cuts permanent and prevent a massive tax hike from hitting Americans. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines emphasized that a $4 trillion tax increase is on the line: The reason they need to be made permanent is because tax cuts are a means to an end, and that’s economic growth, that’s wage growth. We’ve got to remove the uncertainty of Washington.

Daines Applauds Trump Administration for Review of Biden’s Anti-Energy Policies, Encourages Support for Small Energy Producers

March 27, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today led a letter with nine of his Republican colleagues to Secretary Doug Burgum at the U.S. Department of the Interior urging the reversal of Biden-era regulations that dramatically increase the bonding requirements for oil and gas wells on federal lands. “We write to express our support of your review of former President Biden’s burdensome regulatory actions that will reduce American energy independence and raise costs for American families and small businesses. In Secretarial Order 3418 you direct your Assistant Secretaries to review the Bureau of Land Management’s April 2024 final rule “Fluid Mineral Leases and

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