Montana Hospital, Public Health Experts Raise Coronavirus Concerns To Daines, FDA
Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines July 22 reiterated the federal government’s intention to deliver a COVID-19 vaccine within the calendar year during a roundtable with a U.S. Food and Drug Administration official and nearly a dozen hospital and public health experts across the Treasure State. Daines struck an urgent tone while discussing progress on domestic vaccine production. “Because as you know, every day matters. We’re seeing hospitalizations spike, COVID-19 positive tests. Time is of the essence,” he said. The roundtable followed Wednesday’s announcement that the Trump administration plans to buy 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by
House Passes Daines’ Bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today praised the passage of his bipartisan bill, the “Great American Outdoors Act,” out of the U.S. House of Representatives. Daines’ conservation bill provides full, permanent funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and addresses the maintenance backlog facing the nation’s national parks and public lands. To download Daines full statement, click HERE. “The U.S. House just passed in a strong bipartisan vote, the Great American Outdoors Act. This is the most important conservation legislation in over 50 years, protecting our public lands, our national parks, it is what we
Daines to USDA: Cattle Market Investigation Update is an Important Step Forward, More Works Needs to be Done
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement following the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) releasing a report and update on the ongoing investigation into allegations of price-fixing and market manipulation within the cattle market and the meatpacking industry. Daines has been urging the USDA and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate this issue in a quickly and thorough manner. “USDA’s findings are an important step forward in the ongoing investigation and provides much needed details on the impacts of COVID-19 on cattle markets and beef prices,” Daines said. “But more works needs to be done and I will continue
U.S. Senator Daines leads St. Mary-Milk River Project Roundtable with DOI Assistant Secretary, local officials, community members
U.S. Senator Steve Daines led a roundtable discussion in Cut Bank with community members and top administration leaders on the St. Mary Milk River Project following a tour of the damaged Drop Sites 2 and 5. Daines has actively been working on a solution to fix the St. Mary Milk River Project to protect Montana jobs and the ag operations on the Hi-Line. Daines was joined by U.S Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Dr. Tim Petty, Phillips County Economic Growth Council Co-Chair Marko Manoukian and Milk River Joint Board of Control Program Manager Jennifer Patrick,
Land and Water Conservation Fund measure headed to President Trump
WASHINGTON, DC — Congress has finally approved a permanent source of money for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) after years of struggle. The US House gave approval on Wednesday to the Great American Outdoors Act, which provides a permanent allocation to cover a variety of recreation projects, from building fishing access sites to paying for trails and campground improvements. RELATED: Congress passes conservation bill; Gianforte votes yesThe vote comes a month after the US Senate gave it’s approval to the Act, which saw Montana Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester help to build bi-partisan support for the sweeping
Senator Daines on ZOOM call with FDA Commissioner on COVID Drugs
From his office in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Montana Senator Steve Daines conducted a ZOOM call with FDA Deputy Commissioner Anand Shah for an update on development of treatments for COVID 19. Daines called his plan ‘Operation Warp Speed’ meaning federal authorities are pulling out all the stops in an effort to find an effective treatment for the worldwide pandemic. “Nationally, my effort will be called ‘Operation Warp Speed’, and that is what the White House is calling this overall project,” said Daines. “The beginnings of that were when I secured $10 billion, in which I worked with Senate leadership
Daines, Montana health care leaders talk vaccine, drugs for COVID-19
Montana health care leaders asked questions Wednesday about how a COVID-19 vaccine is being developed, how it’ll be distributed and what’s being done to ramp up testing as positive case numbers continue to surge. Over Zoom, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines and Anand Shah, deputy commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, fielded those questions and gave an update on efforts to provide immunity to and treatment for the virus. Daines said that the federal government has made significant investments in vaccine and drug development. He cited his support to help secure $10 billion in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Daines, FDA official optimistic about COVID-19 drug rollout
U.S. Sen Steve Daines, R-Mont., told Montana health professionals Wednesday he’s optimistic a COVID-19 vaccine will be ready for distribution by year’s end, in part because the government will pay for manufacturing of promising drugs ahead of final approval. The senator was joined on the Zoom conference Wednesday by Dr. Anand Shah, the Food and Drug Administration’s deputy commissioner for medical and scientific affairs. “I’ve always felt, and still firmly believe, the only way our country is going to get back to a sense of normal, and fully get back to work and restore confidence in our economy is to
House passes major conservation bill, president expected to sign
The U.S. House made a significant investment in public lands on Wednesday by passing the Great American Outdoors Act. The bill is now headed to President Donald Trump who has said he will sign it into law. Trump tweeted his support for the act on Wednesday and thanked Montana Sen. Steve Daines, a Republican up for reelection, for his work on the bill. The Great American Outdoors Act provides $9.5 billion for the maintenance backlog on public lands and sets aside $900 million annually for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Rep. Greg Gianforte, a Republican running for governor, voted