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A bill naming a ridge near Emigrant Peak in honor of Air Force pilots who died there has passed the U.S. Senate. The B-47 Ridge Designation Act honors the crew of a bomber that crashed in the summer of 1962, killing the four men on board — Capt. Bill Faulconer, Lt. Fred Hixenbaugh, Lt. David Sutton and Lt. Lloyd Sawyers. The bill would would designate the southwestern arm of Emigrant Peak as B-47 Ridge and allow for placement of a plaque at the crash site where plane debris is still strewn. Montana’s congressional delegation announced Senate passage of the bill

Republican Senator Steve Daines videoconferenced into a Sidney High School classroom full of students on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 12. The students — from social sciences teacher Brad Faulhaber’s class — were eager to ask questions. The first question proposed to the U.S. senator by a student in the class was about changes he’d like to make to the current healthcare system. “We need the cost lowered,” Daines said. “That’s one issue I hear about more than anything else, is the costs are too high.” Following up on the question of drug prices was senior Madison Brost, who brought up the continuing rising cost of insulin.

Montana’s U.S. senators split Wednesday on their votes to remove President Donald Trump from office, with Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester moving to remove the president from office on both of the impeachment articles while Republican Sen. Steve Daines helped keep Trump in office. Neither of the votes came as a a surprise, as both senators made clear their intentions in speeches Tuesday on the Senate floor. The senators also voted with the majority of their parties — all Democrats voted for removal and they were joined by Republican U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, of Utah, on the abuse of power charge. The final

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana’s Republicans in Congress praised President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. — Here is the statement from Sen. Steve Daines: “Tonight, President Trump sent a clear message to Montanans, and all Americans. The state of our union is strong. “Our economy is booming. “We have the lowest unemployment in over 50 years. Middle class wages are at an all-time high. “We are delivering on our promise of less government and more jobs. “We are on a trade winning streak. Over the last 120 days, President Trump has secured trade deals with our four largest

When his turn came to address the U.S. Senate on the issue of President Trump’s impeachment, Montana’s Steve Daines said he was standing by the President and voting to acquit. He said Montanans are solidly behind the President and have been since he was elected in 2016. “President Trump won in Montana by over 20 points in the 2016 election,” said Daines. “Supporting this impeachment means ignoring the voices of Montanans who voted for President Trump in the last election. It also means silencing Montanans who plan to vote for President Trump in the 2020 election.” Daines pointed out the

A Great Falls company and Montana’s U.S. senators have entered the fray over proposed duties on foreign steel, saying that higher costs could jeopardize expansion plans locally, cost jobs and threaten a $15 million investment. The Department of Commerce recently found that steel from Canada, Mexico, and China is being dumped into the U.S., and would be moving forward with duties, as much as 6.7%, to counter the impact, officials said. ADF International Inc. in Great Falls opposes the proposed tariff hike, GOP Sen. Steve Daines told the International Trade Commission (ITC) during a Jan. 28 hearing.  “These duties would substantially increase

WASHINGTON DC- Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) met with the 2020 National FFA officer team. One member of the team is the Treasure State’s very own Maime Hertel of Moore, MT. Hertel was elected at the national level as the Central Region Vice President and currently attends Montana State University. She is also the first woman from Montana to be elected to a national officer position for FFA. The group talked about the importance of Montana agriculture and how Hertel’s generation is the future of the ag industry.

MISSOULA, Mont. — President Donald Trump signed a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico on Wednesday. The measure’s a reboot of the North American Free Trade Agreement. NAFTA governed trade between the U.S. and our neighbors since 1994. Some 400 guests looked on, including U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, Rep. Greg Gianforte and Montana State Sen. Mike Cuffe from Eureka. In a statement on Wednesday, Sen. Daines stated “Just finished watching President Trump sign the historic US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement at the White House.” Daines added that it was “Great to be here with Greg Gianforte and Mike Cuffe, and it’s a

President Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement into effect on the morning of January 29, with three Montana Congressmen in attendance to applaud the deal. The bipartisan USMCA trade deal has replaced NAFTA as a revised agreement to encourage free and fair trade between the three North American nations. At the signing ceremony on Wednesday morning, US Senator Steve Daines, US House Representative Greg Gianforte, and Montana Senator Mike Cuffe were present to demonstrate their support for the trade agreement. In a video clip before the signing ceremony, Daines stated, “Congressman Gianforte and I are on our way