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Daines Votes to Overturn Biden’s Burdensome Regulation for MT Farmers, Ranchers, Landowners

March 29, 2023

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today voted to block President Biden’s burdensome Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulation through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) to revoke the new rule. “Today’s passage of my challenge to President Biden’s ridiculous Waters of the United States regulation is a victory for Montana’s farmers and ranchers. The President and his army of unelected Washington bureaucrats are on a mission to overregulate Montana farmers and ranchers. On his first day in office, President Biden signed the WOTUS executive order that expands regulatory authority over Montana waters. WOTUS infringes on the rights of Montana farmers, ranchers and landowners and creates confusion and burdensome red tape; Montanans shouldn’t have

Daines Statement on Vote to Repeal 1991 and 2002 Iraq AUMFs

March 29, 2023

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement after voting to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations of Use of Military Force (AUMF) in Iraq. The resolution passed the U.S. Senate by a bipartisan vote of 66-30 and now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives. “It is the constitutional duty of Congress to ensure that the American people have a voice when our sons and daughters are sent into harm’s way and that we not allow the president, no matter which party controls the executive branch, to maintain outdated authorizations of military force in order to continue U.S. military operations unabated. Repealing

Daines Calls for Mexican Drug Cartels to be Labeled Terrorist Organizations on Fox’s The Story with Martha MacCallum

March 29, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Steve Daines appeared on Fox’s The Story with Marth MacCallum to discuss the national security threat posed by Mexican drug cartels and the bill he helped introduce to designate them foreign terrorist organizations. Daines on his bill to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations: “Look, enough is enough. These Mexican cartels are invading our country and they’re spreading fentanyl, methamphetamines across our communities. One hundred thousand Americans now are dying every year because of this. That’s equivalent to having a major airliner crash every day in our country. Ninety percent of those drugs are coming

At Senate Banking Committee Hearing, Daines Accuses Regulators of Focusing on Climate Change Rather than Monetary Policy

March 28, 2023

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Steve Daines at a Senate Banking Committee hearing today demanded answers from regulators on the cause of the banking crisis, including how the San Francisco Federal Reserve was focused on climate change policy rather than the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate of price stability and full employment. A transcript of Senator Daines’ opening remarks following by his questioning of Michael Barr, Vice Chairman for Supervision, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, is below: Senator Daines: “Chairman, thank you. The failure of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and the general turmoil in the banking sector are the direct result of the failures

Daines Slams Federal Regulators for Contributing to Bank Crisis

March 28, 2023

“Instead of regulating, they took their eye off the ball and were focused on the green hallucination and pursuing the Democrats’ dream” U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today delivered the following remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference slamming federal regulators’ focus on climate change rather than the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate and said that along with inflation it contributed to the banking crisis. Earlier today, at a Senate Banking Committee hearing, he questioned banking regulators on the recent bank failures and the federal regulatory response. “So, this morning the Senate Banking Committee at a hearing we

Daines Talks SVB Bank Failure, San Francisco Fed’s Wokeness on Fox Business’ Cavuto: Coast to Coast

March 28, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Following today’s Senate Banking hearing on the recent bank failures, U.S. Senator Steve Daines appeared on Fox Business’ Cavuto: Coast to Coast to talk about what led to Silicon Valley Bank’s failure including President Biden’s inflation crisis and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s wokeness. Daines on the cause of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure: “Neil, I just came from the Banking hearing. We had, basically one of the top regulators of the Fed who was before the Banking Committee and we were pressing him about what happened at Silicon Valley Bank, why did the bank fail? Think about banking, banking is about

Daines, Cortez Masto Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Americans’ Access to Telehealth Services

March 28, 2023

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would make expanded access to telehealth services permanent. These services were used extensively during the pandemic and many Americans, especially those in rural areas, still depend on them to access care. “Telehealth helps ensure Montanans in every corner of our state have access to the care they need. Especially in rural states like Montana, we should be working to expand telehealth, not cut access when folks have come to depend on these resources,” Daines said. “Telehealth is critical for workers and their families to access the essential health care services they need. Nevadans

Weekly Video Release: Montana Veteran Struggles to Keep Up with Bidenflation

March 28, 2023

U.S. SENATE – As skyrocketing inflation continues to crush Montana families, indicated by the February CPI report released two weeks ago showing a six percent annual increase, U.S. Senator Steve Daines released the next video in a series chronicling its impact on Montanans. This week, Senator Daines is highlighting Dave Zincowicz, a retired Vietnam Veteran from Ravalli County. Dave is on a fixed income and it’s difficult for him to bear the burden of President Biden’s lack of economic leadership. It’s been tough for him to afford everything from groceries to gas. Each week, Daines will highlight a video on his social media channels of a

Montana Ag Network: Daines talks about Farm Bill in Great Falls

March 26, 2023

Source: KRTV Great Falls GREAT FALLS — United States Senator Steve Daines offered a roundtable discussion for agriculture industry leaders to express their suggestions and concerns for the upcoming Farm Bill debate. “We’ve got a list of specific policy items that we want to make sure are included in the next Farm Bill. This is going to make the next farm bill much better than the last one,” said Senator Daines. Torgerson’s LLC of Great Falls hosted the roundtable and it was all hands on deck from CEO, Brion Torgerson to gather input that’s sent to Washington D.C. Here is a

OP-ED: Canary in a coal mine

March 24, 2023

Over the past two years, Montanans watched the President’s attack on oil, coal and natural gas bring our nation to the brink of an all-out energy emergency. Gas prices rose to more than $5 a gallon and many Montanans are worried about how to heat their homes without breaking the bank. We aren’t the only country grappling with the effects of a leader who is unrealistic about our nation’s domestic energy needs. Over the course of the last decade, Europe tirelessly pursued a green agenda with the goal of being “climate-neutral” with “net-zero greenhouse gas emissions” by 2050. The results

Author: Payton Fuller