Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Daines impressed with Treatment Court
On Friday in a packed courtroom, Gallatin County District Judge John Brown read what one Treatment Court participant recalled her life was like prior to getting sentenced to the program. In a word, her life was chaotic. “I definitely wasn’t capable of staying clean and sober,” the woman had told Brown. She was sentenced to participate in Treatment Court after a drug-related crash on Interstate 90 sent her to jail. But after more than two years of sobriety, and 18 months of that in Gallatin County Treatment Court, things looked a lot differently for the 31-year-old Gallatin County woman. “Thank
Daines Discusses National Security with New Regional FBI Leader
HELENA, Mont. — Senator Steve Daines today met with Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Eric Barnhart, the new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent for Salt Lake City Division, which includes Montana. Daines and Barnhart met in Helena at Daines’ urging to discuss national security issues facing Montana. Daines sought more information regarding FBI Director James Comey’s statement that law enforcement authorities have open investigations of suspected ISIS supporters in all 50 states. Director Comey also estimated that law enforcement authorities have around 900 active homegrown extremist cases, the overwhelming majority of which are related to ISIS. Click here to download a high resolution
Daines, Zinke Call on Governor Bullock to Issue Full Approval of the Montanore Project
U.S. CONGRESS – Senator Steve Daines and Representative Ryan Zinke are calling on Governor Steve Bullock and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to expeditiously issue full approval for the Montanore Project, which would create much-needed jobs and economic opportunity in Lincoln County. After more than a decade, the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Montanore project was recently completed, clearing the way for the U.S. Forest Service and MDEQ to issue Records of Decision approving of Montanore’s plan of operations and required permits. MDEQ is considering a phased approval of the project, which would be inconsistent with the
Daines Announces Legislation to Repeal REAL ID
HELENA, Mont. — Senator Steve Daines today announced his plan to reintroduce legislation repealing federal mandates for drivers’ licenses included in the REAL ID Act of 2005. Standing alongside Montana Attorney General Tim Fox at the Montana Attorney General’s Office, Daines announced that he would be reintroducing the “Repeal ID Act,” which works to protect Montana’s right to reject the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) intrusive ID requirements by fully repealing Section II of the REAL ID Act of 2005. “Montanans are fully aware of the power that big data holds and the consequences when that data is abused,” Daines stated. “Montana has
Missoulian: Lawmakers continue battling federal ID law after release of new Montana driver’s licenses
HELENA – Montana lawmakers plan to revisit a familiar front in their ongoing battle against federal driver’s license requirements. U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., on Thursday said he would reintroduce legislation to repeal the federal Real ID Act, a decade-old law requiring all states to adopt more stringent security and fraud-prevention features on state-issued driver’s licenses. On Wednesday, Montana officials announced the release of new driver’s licenses and identification cards that include increased security features. Montana’s licenses already are largely in compliance with the act, despite state legislators’ unanimous vote in 2007 to forbid implementation of federal standards they said would
KULR8: Daines Announces Bill to Repeal “Real ID”
Today Senator Steve Daines was joined by Attorney General Tim Fox to announce his plan to reintroduce the a bill repealing “Real ID.” The bill will work to protect Montanans from the Department of Homeland Security’s identification requirements. Senator Daines says Montanans have made their opinion loud and clear about being opposed to “Real ID.” He says with the federal government having access to citizens private information, the risk increases of that information falling into the wrong hands. Both Daines and Fox shared personal experiences in which their information was compromised when it became accessible to the U.S. government. In
Daines Applauds House Passage of Bill to Repeal Obamacare
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Steve Daines today hailed the House of Representative’s passage of legislation that repeals Obamacare, puts states on a glide path toward creating locally driven health care solutions and reduces the deficit by $516 billion over 10 years. “Today marks the first time an Obamacare repeal bill will be on President Obama’s desk for his signature,” Daines stated. “I commend my colleagues in the House for joining me in standing up for the American people and fighting to protect hardworking families from rising health care costs, senseless fines and substandard care. It’s now up to President Obama to decide whether he’ll put
Washington Examiner: GOP senator: North Korea bomb the result of Obama ‘weakness’
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said Wednesday that North Korea’s apparent testing of a hydrogen bomb is the direct result of President Obama projecting weakness around the world. “As we look at the failed policies of the Obama administration, I think what we’re seeing is the world’s response to the weakness that is projected by our current president,” Daines said on CNN. “Our enemies no longer fear us, our allies no longer trust us.” He said the test also shows that Democrats are wrong to trust the International Atomic Energy Agency to curb the appetites of countries looking to develop weapons
Billings Gazette: Montana leaders seeking meeting with GE to save Billings operation
Montana’s congressional delegation and Gov. Steve Bullock are seeking a meeting with officials at GE Capital this month to urge the company to keep its Billings facility. Bullock and fellow Democrat Sen. Jon Tester, and two Republicans, Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Ryan Zinke, jointly sent a letter released Wednesday to Jeffery Bornstein, chief financial officer for parent company General Electric, requesting a meeting in Washington, D.C. The push is in response to the October announcement that Connecticut-based GE is selling its commercial lending and leasing businesses, including the Billings facility, to Wells Fargo for $30 billion. The sale was