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Daines Statement on One-Year Anniversary of Spy Balloon Debacle

February 2, 2024

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of Montanan Larry Mayer spotting the Chinese spy balloon over Billings, Montana. For a year, Daines has been working to hold the Biden administration responsible for this egregious breach of national security. “One year ago today the country became aware of a Chinese spy balloon flying directly over our country, including over Malmstrom’s missile fields housing the most powerful nuclear weapons on the planet. Despite the Biden administration’s attempts to cover it up and hide it from the American people, Larry Mayer of Billings spotted the

Daines Statement on Report that Chinese Spy Balloon Used American Internet Service Provider to Communicate

December 29, 2023

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement today in response to an NBC report that the Chinese spy balloon used an American internet service provider to communicate: “This is outrageous. First the Biden Administration let the Chinese spy balloon float over America unabated hoping the American people wouldn’t notice and now we find out it used American communications infrastructure as a basis for its operational capabilities. The Chinese Communist Party must love the Biden administration’s feckless approach to foreign policy. “It is far past time the administration leveled with the American people about what and how much American-made equipment and services China used

Daines Requests Update from Biden Administration on Spy Balloon Investigation

November 15, 2023

Ahead of Biden-Xi Meeting, Says American People Need Answers U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray today requesting an update on the investigation into how China used U.S. technology on the spy balloon that flew over Montana and the rest of the United States in February. The FBI was tasked with investigating how U.S. technology ended up on the spy balloon but so far has not provided an update to Congress. The letter states in part: “As President Biden prepares to meet Xi Jinping in San Francisco, it is imperative that the administration prioritize the safety and security