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Daines Calls on Bureau of Indian Affairs to Address Concerns with Montana Detention Facilities

July 26, 2024

U.S. Senator Steve Daines sent a letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) expressing concern about reports that Montana’s BIA detention facilities are turning away detainees and requesting information about the facilities’ contract status and operating bed space. The letter also draws attention to the BIA’s current practice of sending tribal members from Montana to out-of-state detention facilities.  “Recently, leadership from the Fort Belknap Indian Community indicated that the BIA has only been accepting individuals into custody who commit ‘serious offenses.’ This poses a significant public safety risk as those who arrested for offenses not deemed as ‘serious’ are released back into the community or kept

Daines Calls out Army for Labeling Pro-Life Orgs “Terrorist Groups”

July 26, 2024

U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined a group of Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth demanding answers after an Army anti-terrorism training depicted pro-life Americans as terrorists. “The American public expects the Department of Defense and its personnel to defend the homeland from actual terrorists, not Americans who seek protections for children in the womb. Labeling pro-life organizations as threats challenges servicemembers’ moral obligation to defend and protect even the smallest among us,” wrote the Senators. “In fact, around half of all Americans identify as pro-life. It is no wonder that the Army is struggling to recruit young men and women

Daines on Netanyahu Speech: “Inspiring, Powerful and Provided Moral Clarity the World Needed to Hear”

July 24, 2024

U.S. Senator Steve Daines released the following statement regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress today: “Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech was inspiring, powerful and provided moral clarity the world needed to hear. The choice is clear: America and its allies must stand with Israel against the brutal Iranian regime and its terror proxies, including Hamas. Those who choose not to do so embolden Iran, the common enemy of the United States, Israel and freedom-loving countries around the world.”

Daines Urges Postal Service to Reconsider Decision to Cease Expedited Air Service in Montana

July 22, 2024

U.S. Senator Steve Daines sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy today asking him to reconsider the Postal Service’s decision to cease expedited air distribution service in Montana. “Hundreds of thousands of customers across Montana rely on air distribution services for the timely mail delivery across vast distances… “The USPS has a long-standing record of air distribution in Montana to deliver important parcels to rural customers across the country. Montanans who may live hundreds of miles from the nearest urban center rely on these services to receive their prescription medicines, pension payments, disability benefits, important bills and logistical support

Daines Applauds House Passage of Bill to Name Butte VA Clinic in Honor of Charlie Dowd, Montana’s Last Pearl Harbor Survivor

July 22, 2024

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed U.S. Senator Steve Daines’ bill to rename the VA Outpatient Clinic in Butte, MT in honor of Charlie Dowd, Montana’s last Pearl Harbor survivor, who passed away in March 2023. The bill will now go to the President’s desk to be signed into law. “Charlie Dowd was a Montana hero who fought with outstanding bravery in World War II and dedicated his life to advocating for veterans,” said Daines. “I applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for passing S. 2385, which will continue Charlie Dowd’s legacy as a patriot and defender of freedom by renaming

Daines Applauds House Passage of Bill to Name Butte VA Clinic in Honor of Charlie Dowd, Montana’s Last Pearl Harbor Survivor 

July 22, 2024

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed U.S. Senator Steve Daines’ bill to rename the VA Outpatient Clinic in Butte, MT in honor of Charlie Dowd, Montana’s last Pearl Harbor survivor, who passed away in March 2023. The bill will now go to the President’s desk to be signed into law. “Charlie Dowd was a Montana hero who fought with outstanding bravery in World War II and dedicated his life to advocating for veterans,” said Daines. “I applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for passing S. 2385, which will continue Charlie Dowd’s legacy as a patriot and defender of freedom by renaming

Daines Calls for President Biden to Resign

July 21, 2024

“If Joe Biden is No Longer Capable of Running for Re-election, He is No Longer Capable of Serving as President” U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement calling for President Biden to resign:  “As a country, we all watched the debate and it was immediately clear there is something wrong with President Biden. Since then, several prominent Democrats have come forward with stories that suggest Joe Biden has a condition that is getting worse, not better. “If Joe Biden is no longer capable of running for re-election, he is no longer capable of serving as President. Being President

Senator Daines Signs Bipartisan Letter to Protect Montana’s Potato Crops

July 17, 2024

U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined a bipartisan group of senators urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase efforts in protecting crops from the potato wart disease. “If potato wart should enter the United States, our farmers and the communities they support will be economically devastated,” the senators wrote in a letter. “Given that twenty percent of our potato crop—valued at over $2 billion—is exported, we cannot allow introduction of a disease that would shut off access to international markets, and also curtail domestic production and sales.”  Potato wart is a highly destructive disease that reduces crop yields and makes potatoes

Daines Statement on Assassination Attempt on President Trump

July 14, 2024

U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement today regarding the assassination attempt on President Trump: “Cindy and I join with millions of Americans in relief that President Trump is still alive after an assassin attempted to take his life. We also mourn with the families of the fallen at yesterday’s rally.  “No one, from our political candidates to innocent Americans, should feel unsafe at our political rallies.”

Daines Pushes for Delisting of Grizzly Bear Population Five Months Past Review Deadline

July 10, 2024

DOI Assistant Secretary Thanks MT for Stewardship of Grizzlies, States the Grizzly Bear “Has Recovered” U.S. Senator Steve Daines today at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing pushed for the delisting of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide Ecosystems and called out the delay in the delisting review, despite the two grizzly populations being well over the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s recovery targets. Current Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks and President Biden’s nominee for Department of the Interior (DOI) Deputy Secretary, Shannon Estenoz, agreed that the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem