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Daines Highlights Need to Eliminate U.S. Reliance on China’s Critical Minerals 

September 28, 2023

Minerals Found in Semiconductors, Electric Vehicles and More Make U.S. Reliant on China  U.S. SENATE – U.S.Senator Steve Daines today at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing highlighted the importance of supporting domestic mining and reducing the United States’ reliance on China and Russia. Daines pressed Biden administration officials on their policies that are making it harder to mine domestically. Daines on the importance of decreasing reliance on China: To watch Daines’ full remarks, click HERE. “Behind me is the U.S. Geological Survey’s most recent graph showing the United States mineral import reliance, and this came comes right out of the report…Of the

Daines Takes IRS Nominee to Task Over Great Falls Gun Shop Raid, New Army of Agents

September 28, 2023

U.S. SENATE – U.S.Senator Steve Daines today at a Senate Finance hearing took President Biden’s nominee for Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to task over the IRS’ lack of transparency surrounding the raid of Highwood Creek Outfitters in Great Falls on June 14th. Daines also questioned Biden’s nominee on the IRS’ plan to use their new 87,000 agents to go after hardworking Montana families. Click HERE to watch Senator Daines’ remarks. Daines on the Highwood Creek Outfitters Raid: “On June 14 of 2023 heavily armed, in fact, 20 heavily armed IRS agents entered the Highwood Creek Outfitters store in Great Falls, Montana, and seized boxes of ATF forms

Daines: Biden is a Record-Breaking President

September 27, 2023

Slams Biden for record-high illegal border crossings To watch Daines’ remarks, click HERE. U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference slamming President Biden for his record-breaking southern border crisis. “Joe Biden is a record-breaking president. Record high inflation. Record high gas prices. Record high illegal border crossings. And this administration who, ‘brought back transparency,’ conveniently disclosed the August border numbers in a Friday evening news dump when they thought nobody was paying attention, and I can see why they wanted the American people to miss this. “New numbers show President Biden’s southern border

Daines’ SAFER Banking Act is Headed to the Floor

September 27, 2023

Bill Would Ensure Energy Companies and Firearm Manufacturers Have Access to Financial Institutions U.S. SENATE – U.S.Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement after his bipartisan “SAFER Banking Act” passed the Banking Committee with bipartisan support. “The ‘SAFER Banking Act’ is a win-win for our Montana communities. On one hand, it’s about keeping our Montana communities safe, reducing the risk of crime and providing much-needed clarity for law enforcement officers. It’s also about protecting legal business’ access to financial institutions. Whether it’s a legal cannabis business, a legal gun manufacturer or a legal energy company, no Montana business should be shut out of banks or credit unions because of ideological

Daines, Sinema Reintroduce Bill to Support Outfitters and Guides, Boost Outdoor Recreation Economy

September 27, 2023

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), top Republican on the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) reintroduced a bill to support the outdoor recreation economy by exempting outfitters and guides from burdensome overtime hour requirements. “Montana’s beautiful landscape and unmatched hunting, fishing and hiking has made it a destination for folks from around the world, but our outdoor recreation economy would not be the same without our outfitters and guides,” Daines said. “We must pass this bill that will reduce burdensome red tape making it harder for Montana small businesses to employ outfitters and guides, especially during heavy tourism seasons.” “We’re boosting

Daines Opposes Senate’s Continuing Budget Resolution: “We Cannot Keep Kicking the Can Down the Road”

September 26, 2023

“If Congress can’t pass a budget on time, members should not get paid” U.S. SENATE – U.S.Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement after opposing the Senate’s short-term continuing budget resolution. “Congress cannot continue to kick the budget can down the road. Every single year Congress finds itself in this position because it failed to do its job and pass appropriations bills on time,” said Daines.“Our budget process is broken, and passing yet another short-term fix that fails to address the crises facing Montana families like our open southern border and the nation’s drug epidemic is irresponsible. We need accountability in Washington and that starts now with holding members of Congress accountable and fixing this broken

Daines, Ogles Introduce Bicameral Bill to Deny Taxpayer-Funded Pensions to Child Predators

September 26, 2023

Bill Introduced on Anniversary of Conviction of Felon who Molested Montana Children, including on Blackfeet Reservation  U.S. CONGRESS – U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Congressman Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.-05) today introduced the bicameral “Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act” to prevent convicted child predators from receiving government-funded pensions. “Despite several warning signs, Stanley Weber was allowed to continue unspeakable abuse of young Montanans for years while IHS turned a blind eye,” Daines said. “Even after being convicted of sexually abusing children, Weber was collecting a government pension—this is absurd. It’s past time we pass my bill to fix this flawed system.” “There are few

Daines Backs Comprehensive Border Security Bill to End Biden’s Historic Southern Border Crisis

September 26, 2023

U.S. SENATE – U.S.Senator Steve Daines cosponsored the “Secure the Border Act” to resume construction on the border wall, tighten asylum standards, criminalize visa overstays, increase the number of Border Patrol Agents, defund organizations receiving tax dollars to help traffic illegal aliens, prohibit Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from using its app to assist illegal aliens and more. The bill has passed the House of Representatives as H.R. 2 and is the most comprehensive border security bill in decades. “President Biden’s dangerous open border has allowed Montana to become a northern border state with a southern border crisis,” said Daines.“On Day One Biden rolled back

Daines Calls on Senate Leadership to Support Montana Wildland Firefighters, Protect Increased Pay

September 26, 2023

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined a group of bipartisan senators in urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to avoid mass resignations of Montana wildland firefighters and promptly pass their bipartisan “Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act.” Daines secured a pay raise for federal wildland firefighters in his “Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act” that will expire on October 1. “Due to the dangers that wildfires pose to our forests and communities, a lack of action to ensure the fair treatment of our federal wildland firefighting workforce would jeopardize national security. Therefore, we request that

Daines Blasts Biden Administration for Latest Attack on Montanans’ Second Amendment Rights

September 26, 2023

Biden Administration’s proposed rule would skirt Congress, implement unlawful background checks U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland opposing the Biden Administration’s proposed rule that any Montanan who sells a firearm for a profit to any person, including family, could be classified as a firearm ‘dealer’ and be forced to get a federal license, conduct a background check, and complete gun registration paperwork by the federal government. This proposed rule is an attempt to go around Congressional authority and rewrite a settled law in an attempt to implement backdoor universal background checks. “President Biden’s new proposed rule would create a loophole