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The Department of the Interior is granting veterans and Gold Star families free access to national parks and other public lands starting Nov. 11, 2020. Gold Star families were added to free admission to parks under legislation introduced by Sen. Steve Daines earlier this year. Gold Star families are those who are next of kin to a member of the U.S. Armed Forces who lost their lives in a qualifying situation, such as war, international terrorist attack, or military operations outside of the United States. Department of the Interior has also recently waived entrance fees to national parks, wildlife refuges

Earlier this year, I joined two Montana families at the United States Supreme Court. I went to hear the oral arguments for a landmark case very relevant to the state of Montana. The case was about equal protection under the Constitution, religious freedom, and protecting Montana families and children from being discriminated against because of the school they choose. I saw nine brilliant Supreme Court justices ask tough questions to both sides. Frankly, I saw the finest hour of debate that I’ve seen in our nation’s capital. The Montana families ultimately won that case in a 5-4 decision. But think

Montana’s Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) was at the White House on Monday night following the successful confirmation vote for now Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Justice Barrett was an incredible nominee who was anticipated to make the court for several years prior to her nomination. The photo above was likely the most memorable moment of her confirmation hearings. At one point, a senator on the Judiciary Committee asked Barrett what she had in front of her in terms of notes. She had to have a bunch of notes given how eloquently she answered every question posed to her by

Montana’s Republican senator celebrated the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday while the state’s Democratic senator condemned the vote and accused the GOP of hypocrisy, illustrating the partisan divide that has hung over the court vacancy since the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last month. The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Barrett, a conservative appeals court judge, to the Supreme Court on Monday evening, just 30 days after President Donald Trump nominated her. She was sworn in shortly afterward during a ceremony at the White House. “She is a brilliant jurist, and

MISSOULA, Mont. — Senator Steve Daines voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court on Monday, Oct. 26. “Today, I proudly voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Barrett’s qualifications and character are indisputable. She is a brilliant jurist, and as a mother of seven children, she is an inspiration to professional women, working moms and school-aged girls across Montana who can feel certain there is no American Dream that women can’t achieve,” Daines said. “Justice Barrett will safeguard our liberties, defend the Constitution, and protect our Montana way of life—including

Sen. Steve Daines celebrated the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Monday night, and joined the president at the White House in Barrett’s swearing in ceremony. Barrett was confirmed on a near party-line vote of 52-48, with only Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, crossing party lines to vote with Democrats, who have criticized the confirmation process given how the GOP blocked a similar process four years ago. “Justice Barrett’s qualifications and character are indisputable,” Daines said in a statement following the vote. “She is a brilliant jurist, and as a mother of seven children, she

Montana’s two senators were joined by others in offering comment about the confirmation vote Monday of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. “Today, I proudly voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Barrett’s qualifications and character are indisputable,” Republican Sen. Steve Daines said in an email. “She is a brilliant jurist, and as a mother of seven children, she is an inspiration to professional women, working moms and school-aged girls across Montana who can feel certain there is no American Dream that women can’t achieve.” The Senate voted Monday to confirm Amy

Montana’s U.S. senators were divided Sunday on a vote that clears the way for the likely nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. Montana’s junior Sen. Steve Daines, a Republican, will vote to confirm Barrett. Senior Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat, said he will not and was not given an opportunity to meet with Barrett through the nomination process, something that is normally afforded for senators. Sunday’s vote was procedural and fell mostly along party lines, 51 to 48, with two Republican senators voting with all Democrats. The Republicans who voted no were U.S. Sens. Susan

Montana’s two U.S. Senators sent out comments Sunday solidly along party lines on the procedural vote earlier in the day to advance the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. The vote on Barrett’s confirmation is expected to take place Monday. The 51-48 procedural vote Sunday had two Republicans, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, voting against advancing the nominee. All Democrats who voted were opposed, the Associated Press reported. Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, arrives for closed meetings Wednesday with senators, at the Capitol in Washington.