Daines Urges vote on Pain Capable Legislation
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined Senators Lindsey Graham (SC), James Lankford (OK), Joni Ernst (IA) and Roy Blunt (MO) in sending Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a letter, urging him to announce his commitment to bring the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act to the floor for a vote in the near future. The announcement would coincide with today’s 45th Annual March for Life. The legislation would prohibit abortion after 20 weeks—the point at which scientific evidence shows that unborn children can feel pain. The United States is currently one of only seven countries in the world that permit elective
Washington Examiner: GOP senators call for vote on 20-week abortion ban
Five Republican senators on Friday urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to schedule a vote on a bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The bill, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, is unlikely to pass because it will need at least 60 votes in the Senate and does not have enough votes even if all 51 Republicans were to support it. But anti-abortion activists have urged leaders for a vote because they want to have senators on the record with their vote ahead of the midterm elections. “A vote would make our constituents immediately aware of
NBC Montana: Tester, Daines weigh in on funding bill
The U.S. House passed a temporary government-wide funding bill that would avert a government shutdown this weekend. The measure still faces iffy prospects in the Senate, where Democrats are poised to block it in hopes of spurring slow-moving talks on immigration. The measure would keep the government running through Feb. 16. Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines both spoke out about the spending measure Thursday. Before the measure passed the House of Representatives Daines urged his colleagues to pass the short-term measure, which would also fund the Child Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP. He took to the floor of
Daines Votes to keep Government Open and Protect 24,000 Montana Children
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today voted to protect vital health care services for 24,000 Montana children provided under the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and to avoid a government shutdown. “It’s ridiculous that we are on the verge of a government shutdown over controversial immigration legislation,” said Daines. “We have a funding bill that will keep the government open and reauthorize CHIP for six years, which impacts 24,000 kids in Montana. Now is not the time to back down. I hope my colleagues will join me and vote to keep the government open and fund CHIP.” Today’s
Daines Urges Colleagues to Support Critical Children’s Health Care Services
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate, urging his colleagues to join him in preventing a government shutdown and supporting a six-year reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which provides critical health care services to 24,000 Montana children. To watch the video click HERE. To download the video click HERE. Background: The U.S. House and Senate are expected to vote this week on legislation that would prevent the government from shutting down on January 19th. CHIP provides vital health services for over eight million children and 370,000 pregnant women across
Daines Lambasts FISA Reauthorization
U.S. SENATE — Today, U.S. Senator Steve Daines lambasted legislation to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which failed to make the necessary reforms needed to protect Americans’ Fourth Amendment rights. “Today, the U.S. Senate passed a flawed bill that encroaches on Americans’ privacy and civil liberties,” said Daines. “Montanans should be able to talk on the phone and send messages to their friends and loved ones without fearing the government will collect data on their private conversations. I will continue to stand up for Montanans’ right to privacy.” Daines actions to protect Americans’ privacy: Daines is a cosponsor of the USA RIGHTS Act of
Daines Applauds TransCananda Commitment to Keystone XL Pipeline
U.S. SENATE — Senator Steve Daines today applauded TransCanada’s announced 20-year commercial commitments to transport at least 500,000 barrels of oil daily through the recently-approved Keystone XL pipeline. “This long-overdue project will inject millions of dollars in tax revenue to our rural communities and create thousands of jobs,” said Daines. “With permitting now in final stages of approval, I’m excited that after years of unnecessary political delays, construction of Keystone XL is moving forward.” As Chairman of the Senate Western Caucus, Daines has been a leading Senate advocate of the Keystone XL pipeline’s construction, which President Donald Trump authorized last year. The Keystone XL pipeline
KKMS AM (Bozeman): Senator Daines Fighting to Keep Children’s Health Insurance Going
Senator Steve Daines announced the need to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for six years and keep the government open. He is supporting a proposal that would do both. “24,000 Montana children depend on CHIP for vital health care services,” said Daines. “I am announcing my full support for a bill now moving through Congress that reauthorizes this critical program while avoiding a damaging government shutdown. It is inexcusable to let partisanship deny Montana families the certainty that this long-term CHIP re authorization brings.” The House and Senate are expected to vote this week on legislation that would
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Diekmann Peak bill headed to president’s desk
A bill to name a peak in the Madison Range for a prominent conservationist has cleared both the U.S. House and Senate, and will now be sent to President Donald Trump for his signature. The bill will dub an unnamed peak in the Madison Range for the late Alex Diekmann, who worked as a project manager for the Trust for Public Land out of its Bozeman office. Diekmann died of cancer in 2016. The bill cleared the U.S. Senate in late December and was passed out of the U.S. House on Tuesday. In a news release issued by the Trust