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Montana’s U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and Steve Daines joined the rest of the Senate on Thursday in commending the Capitol Police who responded to a shooting Wednesday involving members of Congress. Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine introduced the bill Thursday in the Senate, where it passed unanimously. Other senators signed on as co-sponsors of the bill. On Wednesday morning, a gunman opened fire on Republicans in Alexandria, Virginia, who were practicing for a charity baseball game against Democratic members of Congress. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana was shot. Also hurt were police officers and congressional staffers. The Senate passed Kaine’s

Sen. Steve Daines (R-Montana) recently participated in a Q&A with NBC Montana to discuss his thoughts on Russia, his agricultural summit, the Paris Climate Accord, health care and U.S. Rep.-elect Gianforte. NBC Montana: Your ag summit just wrapped up. What did you learn? Why do Montana farmers have reason to be optimistic? Sen. Daines: Well, we had two of the nation’s top ag leaders at the Montana Ag Summit in Great Falls, we had the new U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, as well as the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee, Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas. Today I’m

This morning I spoke with Senator Steve Daines of Montana. We were going to talk about how Montana beef and how after over a 10-year ban, it will now be sold in China. But everything went crazy 10 minutes before my morning show, Dominick On The Air,  went on the air. There was a shooting in Virginia, someone attacked Republican congress members while they were practicing for a baseball game. I check the Associated Press, then Fox News and CNN. The information is Congressman Steve Scalise has been shot. Others are injured, Senator Rand Paul is on the air  saying, “We were

American Legion National Commander Charles E. Schmidt was delighted to learn on this historic Flag Day that U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., has introduced a bill to give Congress the authority to prohibit physical desecration of the U.S. flag. The measure follows introduction of a similar bill in the House on Feb. 2 by Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark. “Both houses of Congress now have the opportunity to do what most Americans believe should be done – pass a constitutional amendment to protect the U.S. flag from deliberate acts of physical desecration,” said Schmidt, leader of the nation’s largest organization of

A Virginia shooting that left five wounded this morning, including House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, rattles Montana’s Congressional delegation but has them sending praise to Capitol police. Both of Montana’s Senators, Republican Steve Daines and Democrat Jon Tester, were in Washington D.C. at the time of the shooting. “The news we received this morning, is something you never, ever want to hear,” Sen. Daines said this morning from his office in Washington. “I’m grateful for the first responders, the Capitol police who took out the gunman, and how they protect us here in Washington every day.” House votes and events

Montana’s congressional delegation offered responses to the shooting at the congressional baseball practice today. “Sharla and I send our thoughts and prayers to Representative Scalise, his family and staff, the capital police officers who bravely protect us every day,” said Senator Jon Tester in a conference call with reporters. “Senseless violence like this reminds us that when tragedy strikes, we’re Americans first.” In a statement released by his campaign, Congressman-elect Greg Gianforte said he and his wife were also praying for those effected. “My heart broke this morning with the news of the shooting in Washington, D.C. Susan and I are praying for U.S.

“I welcome China taking this important step to start allowing U.S. beef imports after shutting them out over 13 years ago”, says U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. The Department of Agriculture announced on Monday that China, who imported $2.5 billion worth of beef in 2016, will soon begin importing United States beef. The deal is part of a trade agreement between the two countries. Before the ban, the United States was China’s largest supplier of imported beef. China banned US beef almost 14 years ago because of concerns of mad cow disease. “As we clear away long-standing issues like this one, focusing

It’s an accomplishment more than 13 years in the making. Montana beef will finally be back on the plates of consumers in China. Montana, a beautiful state full of mountain views, rivers, and of course cows. But there is such a thing as too much of a good thing when it comes to these animals. “Cattle prices have been down in the last three years.” Nicole Rolf with the Montana Farm Bureau says. Today, a new trade agreement is opening up a brand new market for Montana cattle producers.  “For the first time in 13 years, Montana beef is now

The U.S. and China have finally reached an agreement on commercial shipments of beef according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For the first time since 2003, the U.S. is now allowed to begin beef exports to China. The USDA and Chinese officials finalized the details on Tuesday. The USDA reported that since 2003, the U.S. had been banned from China’s market. They also said until the ban took effect, the U.S. was China’s largest supplier of imported beef, providing 70 percent of their total intake. The U.S. is the largest producer of beef in the world. The agreement is