Author: Reilly Lowery

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that $750,000 will be granted to the City of Great Falls and the City of Hardin to hire Montana law enforcement officers. “I’m glad to see Great Falls and Hardin receive these resources to support Montana law enforcement, hire new officers and help keep Montana families and communities safe. I will always Back the Blue,” Daines said.  The $750,000 will be distributed from the U.S. Department of Justice to the following cities: $375,000 to the City of Great Falls, MT to hire three law enforcement officers $375,000 to the City of Hardin, MT to hire three

U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today introduced a bipartisan bill to support Montanans with disabilities who are in the workforce. Daines’ bill, the “Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act” or TCIEA, would end the discriminatory practice of paying individuals with disabilities below minimum wage. Today, tens of thousands of people with disabilities are being paid less than the minimum wage – most of these workers have intellectual or developmental disabilities – and some can be paid as little as a few cents an hour. “There is dignity and hope in work, so we should be doing all we can to support Montanans with disabilities in the workforce,

U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today introduced a bipartisan bill to support Montanans with disabilities who are in the workforce. Daines’ bill, the “Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act” or TCIEA, would end the discriminatory practice of paying individuals with disabilities below minimum wage. Today, tens of thousands of people with disabilities are being paid less than the minimum wage – most of these workers have intellectual or developmental disabilities – and some can be paid as little as a few cents an hour. “There is dignity and hope in work, so we should be doing all we can to support Montanans with disabilities in the workforce, not treat them

At a U.S. Senate Banking hearing today, Senator Steve Daines called out President Biden’s nominee to be the nation’s top banking regulator, Saule Omarova, for her extreme record, like her aspiration to effectively end banking as we know it, calls for the government to bankrupt oil and gas companies and idea to place government officials on the boards of private companies.  To watch Daines’ opening remarks, click HERE. “Professor Omarova’s extreme views on energy, her desire to nationalize retail banking, place government officials on private company boards, have the government set price controls on food, gas, and other everyday goods, and

U.S. SENATE — Today, U.S. Senator Steve Daines’ bipartisan bill, the “Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021,” was signed into law. Daines’ bill will ensure that Montana’s first responders who are disabled or killed in the line of duty have prompt access to the benefits they earned and were promised during their service.  “Montana law enforcement officers and first responders put their lives on the line every day to protect our families and communities. When they are tragically disabled or killed in the line of duty, these men and women and their families deserve our full support, and with my bill now signed into law, it’ll help ensure they receive it,” Daines said.