U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines led a letter with 15 of his Republican colleagues to Attorney General Pam Bondi at the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) urging the reversal of Biden-era policies that allow the federal government to award groups that discriminate against the firearm and ammunition industry.
“Unfortunately, past administrations, including the Biden administration, have sought to advance policies across multiple executive branch agencies and departments intended to undermine the Second Amendment. This includes the ongoing, intentional discrimination against the firearm and ammunition industry among private entities operating in various sectors, including financial services, insurance, shipping and others.
… To that end, in accordance with the Second Amendment E.O., we request that you submit in your plan of action a provision to cease awarding federal contracts to entities that discriminate against the firearm and ammunition industry. Under no circumstance should taxpayer dollars from hard-working Americans be used to deny those very taxpayers their Constitutionally protected rights. We appreciate you considering submitting this recommendation to President Trump,” the senators wrote in the letter.
Read the full letter HERE.
Daines was joined by Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jim Justice (R-W.V.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) in sending the letter.
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