Montana U.S. Senator Daines Visits With Special Olympics Athlete of the Year
U.S. Senator Steve Daines recently met with Kandi Christophersen, the 2019 Montana Special Olympics Athlete of the Year from Billings. Kandi has competed in the Special Olympics for 22 years in over 10 different sports, including two trips to the national competition in 2006 and 2010! Montana Special Olympics CEO Rhonda McCarty was also in attendance. Together they shared stories of what makes Kandi such a fierce Special Olympics competitor. They also thanked Senator Daines for being such a strong supporter of the Montana Special Olympics.
Daines backs bill capping out-of-pocket costs in Medicare Part D
Sen. Steve Daines is supporting a bipartisan proposal brewing in the Senate Finance Committee that would cap annual out-of-pocket costs for seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D. The proposal, known as the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, has the support of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and the Trump administration. “I hear from seniors who are struggling with high, out-of-pocket costs when it comes to their prescription drugs,” Daines told Azar during a recent committee hearing. “I’m glad the administration voiced its support for such a proposal in the president’s budget. It’s an important policy that I’m going
Two Veterans Affairs clinics named after Montana veterans
BILLINGS, Mont. — Two Veterans Affairs clinics will now bear the names of World War II veterans, Benjamin Steele and Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow. The renaming came after legislation authored by U.S. Senator Steve Daines, U.S. Senator Jon Tester, and Congressman Greg Gianforte. “It’s so appropriate that we now have a facility that holds the names of Montana war heroes and its going to be a place where veterans can come and get healed,” says Congressman Gianforte. “It’s such a great made in Montana story — two Montana natives that went on and did heroic things in World War II,”
Daines Honors Montanan of the Week: Ashley Kemmis and Brianna Page of Valley County
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines recognized Ashley Kemmis and Brianna Page of Valley County for their entrepreneurial spirit. Through his “Montanan of the Week” initiative, Daines each week will highlight a Montanan by submitting a statement of recognition in the official Congressional Record, the document that reflects the official proceedings of Congress. Daines welcomes anyone to nominate fellow Montanans for Daines’ “Montanan of the Week” program by calling Daines’ office at 202-224-2651 or by filling out the contact form on Daines’ website: HERE. The following is a statement submitted to the Congressional Record: Mr. DAINES, Mr. President, this week I
Daines Statement on Announcement of Upcoming Pro-Life Votes in the U.S. Senate
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement after it was announced the U.S. Senate will be voting on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. “As founder of the first ever Senate Pro-Life Caucus, I am very glad the Senate will be voting on two important pro-life bills,” Daines said. “These are commonsense bills that defend the sanctity of human life by ending late term abortion and outlawing the horrific act of infanticide. These back-to-back votes will present an opportunity for Senate Democrats to show the American people whether there are
Senate passes bill to name ridge in Paradise Valley
A bill naming a ridge near Emigrant Peak in honor of Air Force pilots who died there has passed the U.S. Senate. The B-47 Ridge Designation Act honors the crew of a bomber that crashed in the summer of 1962, killing the four men on board — Capt. Bill Faulconer, Lt. Fred Hixenbaugh, Lt. David Sutton and Lt. Lloyd Sawyers. The bill would would designate the southwestern arm of Emigrant Peak as B-47 Ridge and allow for placement of a plaque at the crash site where plane debris is still strewn. Montana’s congressional delegation announced Senate passage of the bill
Senator Steve Daines speaks to Sidney High School students
Republican Senator Steve Daines videoconferenced into a Sidney High School classroom full of students on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 12. The students — from social sciences teacher Brad Faulhaber’s class — were eager to ask questions. The first question proposed to the U.S. senator by a student in the class was about changes he’d like to make to the current healthcare system. “We need the cost lowered,” Daines said. “That’s one issue I hear about more than anything else, is the costs are too high.” Following up on the question of drug prices was senior Madison Brost, who brought up the continuing rising cost of insulin.
Daines, Tester Bipartisan B-47 Bill Passes U.S. Senate
U.S. CONGRESS – U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester today celebrated Senate passage of their bipartisan bill renaming the B-47 Ridge in honor of four fallen servicemen. “After almost six decades, we are one step closer to getting these brave men who tragically died in the B-47 Bomber crash the memorial and recognition they deserve,” Daines said. “I look forward to the bill passing out of the U.S. House and getting this important recognition signed into law.” “Today, we are one step closer to honoring the brave men whose lives were cut short on that tragic night,” said Tester. “Commemorating
Daines, Tester Congratulate Seeley’s Samuel Weisenburger on Acceptance to West Point
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester today congratulated Seeley high school student Samuel Weisenburger on his appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Samuel is a Shooting National Junior Olympian. In addition to being a member of the Clearwater Resource Council and the National Honor Society, he is a Leo Club leader and holds a Private Pilot License. He is active in Civil Air Patrol and attends Seeley-Swan High School. “Samuel has a strong record of leadership and is an exceptional young Montanan,” Daines said. “Congratulations to Samuel for being accepted into West Point.