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Daines Slams Biden-Harris Administration for Hiding Failures in New Medicare Plan

October 8, 2024

CBO Confirms Election Year Will Cost Taxpayers at Least $7 Billion in 2025 U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today called out the Biden-Harris administration for their new Medicare policy that will cost taxpayers billions in 2025. Recently, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an analysis of the newly announced Biden-Harris subsidy for insurance companies intended to cover up the failures of the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).” Based on CBO estimates, this election-year stunt to artificially lower the cost of seniors’ Part D premiums will cost taxpayers at least $7 billion in 2025, including $2 billion in additional interest on

Daines Introduces Bill to Combat Biden-Harris’ Failed Amnesty Program

October 3, 2024

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined his Republican colleagues in introducing the “Visa Integrity Preservation Act,” which will halt the Biden-Harris administration’s violation of the “Immigration and Nationality Act” by ending its policy of allowing immigrants who illegally entered the U.S. or overstayed their visas to regularize their status through obtaining temporary work visas. “Joe Biden and ‘Border Czar’ Kamala Harris have failed to secure the southern border, and Montanans are bearing the burden,” said Daines. “The ‘Visa Integrity Preservation Act’ will stop the abuse of nonimmigrant visa programs and is a step in the right direction towards holding Joe

Daines Statement on Death of Hezbollah Commander Hasan Nasrallah

September 28, 2024

U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement regarding the death of Hezbollah commander Hassan Nasrallah: “Hezbollah commander Hassan Nasrallah’s death is a victory for freedom-loving countries around the world and Israel deserves credit for the courage to deliver the justice he deserved. He was an ally and proxy of the evil Iranian regime whose bloodthirsty reign of terror not only targeted Jews but Americans, Syrians, Lebanese and many others throughout the Middle East. “However, there remains much work to be done. Hamas still holds hostages and antisemitism is manifesting itself on our streets and college campuses. The Biden-Harris administration

Daines Statement on Netanyahu UN Speech: “America Must Stand with Israel”

September 27, 2024

U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement today regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the United Nations: “I commend Prime Minister Netanyahu for providing much-needed moral clarity in his speech at the UN today. He countered the reprehensible lies and evil antisemitism from yesterday’s address by the Iranian Foreign Minister with truth and issued an important challenge that not only the United States, but the entire world must heed: in this battle of good and evil, America and freedom-loving countries around the world must stand with Israel.”

Daines Touts Widespread Support of “Crow Revenue Act”

September 26, 2024

Bill Provides Critical Funding to Crow Tribe and Prevents Bull Mountains Mine from Closing U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines delivered remarks at a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing, where he thanked Montana’s local communities and officials for their support of his “Crow Revenue Act” and emphasized the need for its passage. Daines also introduced Crow Chairman White Clay as a witness at the hearing where he later reiterated his support of Daines’ legislation. Watch Daines’ remarks and questions HERE. “The bill is a win for the Crow Tribe. It’s a win for our local communities, and most importantly, for the

Daines Calls for Permanent Tax Break for Small Businesses

September 25, 2024

U.S. Senator Steve Daines today was joined by The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) President Brad Close for a press conference on the importance of stopping the massive tax hike on small businesses. They, along with small business owners called for passage of Daines’ “Main Street Tax Certainty Act,” which makes the 20 percent tax deduction for small businesses permanent. Download Daines’ remarks HERE. “Well, thanks for coming out today. I’m just honored and thrilled to be standing here with so many small business owners from across America. “I grew up as the son of a contractor. Mom and dad had a small home-building business

Daines Slams Biden, Harris, Senate Democrats on Broken Promises

September 24, 2024

“An Administration that promised Bipartisanship and Hope Has Only Brought Destruction and Despair” Watch Daines’ remarks HERE. “So, I’ve heard about the ‘Borders Czar,’ I’ve heard about the ‘Broadband Czar,’ Kamala Harris is also the ‘Tie Breaking Czar,’ having broken more ties as Vice President in the U.S. Senate than any other Vice President our nation’s history, surpassing both John Calhoun and John Adams. And look at the wreckage left behind from these tie-breaking votes. “Sky-high prices have driven groceries and housing costs through the roof. The wide-open southern border has allowed terrorists and dangerous criminals into our communities. “The Biden-Harris EPA administrator accused the good people of

Daines Calls Out Biden-Harris Failures to Protect Unaccompanied Migrant Children

September 24, 2024

U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and their bicameral Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris calling out abuses in the Administration’s unaccompanied migrant children program. The lawmakers wrote in the letter, “As a result of your open-borders policies, overseen by Vice President Harris, who was tasked with “stemming the migration” at our border with Mexico, more than 500,000 unaccompanied alien children (UACs) have crossed the southwest border without a parent or guardian to provide care since you took office, a massive increase when compared to previous administrations.

Daines Blasts Harris, Senate Dems, Radical Pro-Abortion Activists for Politicizing Women’s Health

September 24, 2024

U.S. Senator Steve Daines today called out the radical left for wrongly criminalizing pro-lifers after recent devastating medical tragedies from the abortion pill. Watch Daines’ remarks HERE. “Democrats and the media are complicit in using these tragedies – such as the stories out of Georgia last week – to blame Republicans and red states for attacking women’s rights and women’s health care. Yet, the irony is that these tragedies would have never occurred if the Biden Administration and the FDA had kept the safety precautions for chemical abortions – including the in-person dispensing requirement and follow-up visit with a medical provider

Daines, Risch, Crapo Push Back Against Forest Service’s Red Tape Proposals

September 20, 2024

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today sent a letter to the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pushing back against a proposed amendment to the National Forest System’s 128 Forest Plans. The amendment would add unnecessary red tape guidelines on local forests and halt necessary forest management work, increasing the risk of catastrophic wildfires. The senators wrote in the letter, “Every fire season more acres of our western National Forests are scorched in catastrophic wildfires while needed management work is put on hold. Drought, insects,

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