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Senator Steve Daines is working hard to expand the Child Tax Credit to cover all families, including pregnant moms. The Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act builds on the Child Tax Credit provisions by supporting families and pregnant mothers with the many costs that accompany caring and planning for the care of a newborn baby. “This is about putting more money into the pockets of pregnant moms. Whether they are stocking up on diapers or taking time off work for their child’s prenatal care, pregnant mothers begin to provide for their child and plan for the future as soon

U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Steve Daines (R-MT) on Feb. 6 introduced the bipartisan Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act, S. 2381, legislation that would pave a smoother way for broadband infrastructure installation on federal lands and during federal transportation projects. U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined Gardner and Daines as original cosponsors of the bill. “This bill would make federal construction projects more efficient by encouraging simultaneous construction of transportation and broadband infrastructure,” said Sen. Gardner. If enacted, S. 2381 would direct the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduits be

BILLINGS – U.S. Sen. Steve Daines toured True North Steel on Friday morning and touted the impact of the Republican’s recent tax-cut plan for Montanans. “This is an important employer in the Billings area. And the good news is, because of what’s going on right now in the economy, as we see the tax cuts and tax reforms, they suddenly have got more business than they know what to do with. That’s a good problem. They need to hire 35 more people,” Daines said. True North Steel is a steel production company with eight locations. Two are in Montana. Of those 35 new job openings, seven

During a tour of a Billings steel products company Friday, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said he’s optimistic Congress will pass an infrastructure bill. “We need it to grow the economy,” Daines said while being shown around True North Steel, a Fargo-based company that’s shaping the steel that will be used in the West Laurel interchange off I-90 that will be installed beginning in spring. “The only question will be how we are going to pay for it.” Montana’s junior senator said that Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao met with Republican lawmakers at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia on Thursday

BILLINGS, Mont. –Senator Steve Daines was in Billings Friday to promote the positive impacts of the new tax cuts that took effect January 1st. Daines toured True North Steel, visiting with Montanans, and discussing added jobs and bigger paychecks. The senator was all smiles as he toured True North Steel and discussed the positive impacts of the tax cuts. True North Steel added 35 new jobs which Daines attributes to the tax cuts. Daines said there are several companies in Montana who raised wages, gave out bonuses, and added jobs. He said the higher wages and new jobs give a

Montana Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Greg Gianforte said Wednesday they were not injured when a chartered train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers to a Republican retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck in rural Virginia, killing one. Lawmakers said the fatality appeared to be someone who was on the truck. Another person who was not on the train was reported to be critically injured. Amtrak spokeswoman Kimberly Woods told the Associated Press there were no reported injuries to passengers or crew members after the incident, which happened around 11:20 a.m. in Crozet, Virginia. Crozet is about 15 miles west of Charlottesville. “On

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill by sponsored Montana’s federal delegation to name a 9,765-foot peak in honor of renowned Treasure State conservationist Alex Diekmann. The bill crossed party lines as it was sponsored by Republican Sen. Steve Daines, GOP Rep. Greg Gianforte and Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.  Diekmann worked as a senior project manager for the Trust for Public Land in Bozeman for 16 years to protect the Madison and Greater Yellowstone Area, which includes the Taylor Fork in the Gallatin Canyon, Three Dollar Bridge, Chestnut Mountain and Frog Rock, and the restoration of O’Dell Creek in

Both senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines have wilderness-related bills up for hearing on Feb. 7, but their proposals move in opposite directions. Democrat Tester will present his Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act (S.507), which would add 79,000 acres to the Bob Marshall, Scapegoat and Mission Mountains wilderness areas. Republican Daines’ Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act (S.2206) would release about half a million acres in the Blue Joint, Sapphire, West Pioneer, Big Snowies and Middle Fork Judith wilderness study areas back to general national forest status. Both bills appear before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s public lands

The three-day government shutdown earlier this week forced lawmakers to revisit a thorny issue that crops up every time federal funding lapses. Should the country’s national parks and monuments remain open to the public even with fewer resources to protect visitors and maintain basic services? Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke decided to keep open most national parks and other sites from Saturday through Monday while the government was partially shuttered — a stark contrast to the three-week 2013 shutdown when the country’s iconic public lands were closed during the peak fall season. “The Obama administration wanted to make a point, to