Daines Calls on Senate Leadership to Prevent Cuts to Medicare Payments, Protect Montana Patients
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines yesterday sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging them to prevent Medicare payment cuts and protect patients in Montana in legislation before the end of the year. “I have heard from Montanans that these payment cuts will further strain our state’s health care system and practitioners already stressed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and could also jeopardize patient access to medically necessary services over the long-term,” Daines wrote. “I stand ready to work with you to prevent these harmful cuts and support Montana’s physicians and other health care
Daines votes to confirm Amy Coney Barrett
MISSOULA, Mont. — Senator Steve Daines voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court on Monday, Oct. 26. “Today, I proudly voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Barrett’s qualifications and character are indisputable. She is a brilliant jurist, and as a mother of seven children, she is an inspiration to professional women, working moms and school-aged girls across Montana who can feel certain there is no American Dream that women can’t achieve,” Daines said. “Justice Barrett will safeguard our liberties, defend the Constitution, and protect our Montana way of life—including
Daines, Tester offer contrasting views on Barrett’s confirmation
Montana’s Republican senator celebrated the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday while the state’s Democratic senator condemned the vote and accused the GOP of hypocrisy, illustrating the partisan divide that has hung over the court vacancy since the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last month. The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Barrett, a conservative appeals court judge, to the Supreme Court on Monday evening, just 30 days after President Donald Trump nominated her. She was sworn in shortly afterward during a ceremony at the White House. “She is a brilliant jurist, and
Daines Votes to Confirm Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Montana’s Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) was at the White House on Monday night following the successful confirmation vote for now Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Justice Barrett was an incredible nominee who was anticipated to make the court for several years prior to her nomination. The photo above was likely the most memorable moment of her confirmation hearings. At one point, a senator on the Judiciary Committee asked Barrett what she had in front of her in terms of notes. She had to have a bunch of notes given how eloquently she answered every question posed to her by
What They Are Saying: Montana Leaders Thank Daines for Voting in Support of Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation
U.S. SENATE – Today U.S. Senator Steve Daines voted “yes” to confirm Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. Several Montana leaders issued statements in support of Daines’ vote to confirm Justice Barrett. “Today, I proudly voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Barrett’s qualifications and character are indisputable. She is a brilliant jurist, and as a mother of seven children, she is an inspiration to professional women, working moms and school-aged girls across Montana who can feel certain there is no American Dream that women can’t achieve. Justice Barrett will safeguard our liberties, defend the Constitution, and protect
Daines Statement on Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation to the United States Supreme Court
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement after voting to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court: For video of Daines’ statement, click HERE. “Today, I proudly voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Barrett’s qualifications and character are indisputable. She is a brilliant jurist, and as a mother of seven children, she is an inspiration to professional women, working moms and school-aged girls across Montana who can feel certain there is no American Dream that women can’t achieve,” Daines said. “Justice Barrett will safeguard our liberties, defend the Constitution, and protect our
Daines Urges Deadline Flexibility for Tribal COVID Relief Fund
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines urged Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to give Montana Tribes more flexibility to utilize funding from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF). The letter asks Mnuchin and Meadows to expand the definition of allowable CRF incurred expenses to include projects that will be substantially completed by 2021. “…while tribes will be able to purchase masks and other short-term life goods before the end of 2020, the requirement that ‘performance or delivery must occur during the covered period’ severely handicaps tribes’ ability to use these funds for some
Barrett confirmation sparks comment from Montana
Montana’s two senators were joined by others in offering comment about the confirmation vote Monday of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. “Today, I proudly voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Barrett’s qualifications and character are indisputable,” Republican Sen. Steve Daines said in an email. “She is a brilliant jurist, and as a mother of seven children, she is an inspiration to professional women, working moms and school-aged girls across Montana who can feel certain there is no American Dream that women can’t achieve.” The Senate voted Monday to confirm Amy
Daines, Montana Republicans celebrate Barrett’s confirmation to Supreme Court
Sen. Steve Daines celebrated the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Monday night, and joined the president at the White House in Barrett’s swearing in ceremony. Barrett was confirmed on a near party-line vote of 52-48, with only Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, crossing party lines to vote with Democrats, who have criticized the confirmation process given how the GOP blocked a similar process four years ago. “Justice Barrett’s qualifications and character are indisputable,” Daines said in a statement following the vote. “She is a brilliant jurist, and as a mother of seven children, she