Billings Gazette: Montana farm groups optimistic about agriculture secretary nominee
Montana farm and ranch groups know little about President Donald Trump’s pick for agriculture secretary but are being assured former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is a good hire. Perdue, a Republican, was tapped Jan. 19 as the nominees Trump first floated in December were finishing Senate confirmation hearings. He has set to begin one-on-one visits next week with members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, which includes U.S. Sen. Steve Daines. “I look forward to meeting with Gov. Perdue to ensure our farmers and ranchers have an open line with the top of the ag department,” Daines said
ABC Fox Montana: Sen. Daines writes letter in support of child welfare
GREAT FALLS – Sen. Steve Daines released a letter Sunday seeking help for child welfare. Daines’ letter shed light on the statistic that 14 Montana children died within a year of abuse reports. 11 of these children were under the age of two, according to the Department of Justice Child Fatality Review Report. The senator urged state leaders such as Gov. Steve Bullock to pursue foster care and welfare reforms during this legislative session. Daines also discussed the increase in recent years of Montana children in foster care as well as the history of drug and alcohol abuse found in 12
Daines: Pompeo Confirmed for CIA Director
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald J. Trump’s nominee for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo with bipartisan support. “Mike will bring strong leadership to the CIA and work tirelessly to protect the American people and our security,” Daines stated. On January 18, Daines met with Pompeo in his Washington, D.C. office where they discussed the critical balance between privacy and security to protect the American people and thwart attacks on the homeland. ###
Trump Heeds Daines Call: Reinstates Mexico City Policy
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today praised President Donald J. Trump’s reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy. This policy, first established by President Reagan, prevents organizations that receive American taxpayer dollars from performing or promoting abortions abroad, even if done with non-United States government funding. “The United States stands as an example for the world, and as that example we should not allow taxpayer dollars to be used in the funding of abortion whether within our borders or outside,” Daines stated. “I’m encouraged that in the first days of President Trump’s presidency he is protecting taxpayers and rights of conscience.” On December
Daines: We Need To Do More To Protect Vulnerable Children
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today urged Montana state leadership to take swift and meaningful action to create a stronger child welfare system in Montana. In a letter to Montana Governor Steve Bullock, Senate President Scott Sales and Speaker of the House Austin Knudsen, Daines wrote to encourage state leadership to pursue reforms that prevent the loss of innocent children. The letter comes on the heels of the recently released Department of Justice Child Fatality Review Report that chronicled the tragic loss of fourteen children in Montana. “I strongly urge you to consider the report’s recommendation—which is attached—and to take swift and
Daines: Kelly Confirmed for DHS Secretary
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald J. Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), General John F. Kelly. “Secretary Kelly will protect the homeland from threats,” Daines stated. “My family and I will sleep better at night knowing that General Kelly is the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.” On January 10, 2017, Daines questioned Kelly during the nomination hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Daines asked Kelly how he would protect American citizen’s sensitive information from a cyberattack. On January
Daines: President Trump Will Make America Great Again
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement on the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. “As I watched President Trump take the oath of office today, I had a renewed sense of encouragement about the future of our country,” Daines stated. “Today is the day where we start to return control of our government back to the people it serves and create policies that promote growth, innovation and more good-paying jobs.” Video of Daines’ statement is available for download HERE. ###
Daines Applauds Confirmation of General Mattis
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald J. Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense, General James Mattis. “General Mattis will brilliantly lead our armed forces and understands the role Montana plays in our national defense,” Daines stated. “I look forward to taking Secretary Mattis to Malmstrom AFB to meet the brave men and women who carry out their critical peace-through-strength mission every day.” On January 17, Daines met with Mattis in his Washington, D.C. office where they discussed the importance of the mission at Malmstrom AFB and the modernization
Missoulian: For these Montanans, it’s worth the crowds and protests to see inauguration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chris Skorupa had worried about immersing a group of 4-H members from Montana in Friday’s sometimes-tense inaugural crowds. But the teenagers, who’d spent the week preceding the inauguration touring the nation’s capital, said it was worth it to be among the thousands of Americans who swarmed the Capitol grounds Friday morning to watch Donald Trump become the 45th president of the United States. “I’ve been raising money from my pigs to go on this trip,” said 14-year-old Luke Ostberg of Fairfield. Ostberg, who said he’s been in 4-H since first grade, said seeing Friday’s events first-hand was an unbeatable