Daines Slams Biden Administration’s Move to Expand Abortion Under Obamacare
U.S. CONGRESS — U.S. Senator Steve Daines made the following statement after the Biden administration took steps to expand abortion under Obamacare: “This is another move by President Biden and Secretary Becerra to promote their abortion agenda above following the law, and is even more alarming as Democrats look to increase taxpayer subsidies for Obamacare. Abortion is not healthcare and taxpayers should not be subsidizing it.” Daines is chair and founder of the Senate Pro-life Caucus. ### Contact: Katherine McKeogh, Katie Schoettler
Daines Announces Over $13 Million For Montana Airports
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that $13,158,492.00 will be allocated to airports across Montana to expand and strengthen air travel infrastructure. “I’m glad to see Montana airports receive this funding so they can support good-paying jobs and continue serving the growing number of Montanans and tourists who rely on air travel,” Daines said. The $13,158,492.00 will be distributed to the following airports: · $4,715,000.00 to Billings Logan International in Billings, MT to expand a terminal building. · $5,000,000.00 to Glacier Park International in Kalispell, MT to expand a terminal building. · $1,980,932.00 to Libby Airport in Libby, MT to reconstruct and rehabilitate taxiways,
Daines Announces Over $36 Million in PILT Funds for Critical Services in Montana’s Small and Rural Counties
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior will be directing $36.2 million in Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) to Montana’s small and rural counties. “I’m glad to see this funding going to Montana communities where it will be put to good use,” Daines said. “The PILT program helps provide essential services in Montana’s rural counties, and I will continue to support this critical program.” The federal government directs PILT funds to local governments to offset the loss of property taxes from federally owned lands in that county. Montana’s small and rural counties use PILT funds to
Daines Calls for Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Support the St. Mary’s Milk River Project
U.S. SENATE — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Steve Daines stressed the importance of passing his bipartisan bill to support the St. Mary’s Milk River Project in north-central Montana. To watch Daines’ remarks, click HERE. “Clean and reliable water is fundamental to human life. The Montana delegation has worked for over a decade to adjust the cost-share for the St. Mary’s Milk River project so that much needed reconstruction can take place. Any rural water package must ensure that folks on the Hi-Line get the help they need,” Daines said. “This water system is over one hundred years old and has
Daines, Stabenow Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Conservation Easements, Stop Abuse from Scam Artists
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) reintroduced the bipartisan “Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act” to stop the abuse of conservation easements, save taxpayers billions of dollars and promote conservation in the United States. “Montana farmers and ranchers work hard to conserve our lands while scam artists are taking advantage of the conservation easement program,” Daines said. “This type of abuse cannot continue. My bipartisan bill will go after bad actors and help save taxpayers billions of dollars while promoting conservation across the nation.” “Our bill preserves the integrity of the conservation easement program which plays an important role
Daines, Stefanik Introduce Bill to Reopen the Canadian Border to Revitalize Montana’s Economy
U.S. CONGRESS — U.S. Senator Steve Daines and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik today introduced a bicameral bill to require the Biden administration open the northern border and revitalize American jobs and tourism. “It is unacceptable that President Biden continues to ignore the needs of Montanans and keep the northern border closed while supporting the southern border being wide open to a surge of illegal immigrants and a flood of illegal drugs into our Montana communities,” Daines said. “Access to the northern border is critical for Montana jobs, agriculture and tourism. We cannot wait any longer for Biden to do what’s right—it’s time to reopen the northern border for Montana.” “The Biden administration’s inability to establish a plan to restore cross-border
Daines Introduces Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Costs, Expand Treatment Options for Montanans
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, introduced the “Lower Costs, More Cures Act,” which will support Montanans by lowering prescription drug prices, increasing transparency in the complex prescription drug pricing process and encouraging American ingenuity in the development of new treatments and cures. “Year after year, Montanans continue to face out of control prescription drugs costs. Folks in Montana and across the country should not have to choose between putting food on their table or paying for their medicine,” Daines said. “Congress should act to address the high out of pocket costs for prescription drugs, and we must
Daines Announces Funding for Missoula Public Transportation Program
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that $3,666,500 will be allocated to the Missoula Urban Transportation District’s “Two Agencies, One Goal: All-Electric, Zero Emission Fleets” project. “This is great news for Missoula and will help Missoula’s Urban Transportation District follow their fleet replacement plan.” The funding will be used to replace four diesel busses with four all-electric, zero-emission busses and associated charging infrastructure. Daines wrote a letter of support for this program funding. Click HERE to read it. Daines voted for this funding in December 2020. ### Contact: Katherine McKeogh, Katie Schoettler
Daines Votes to Preserve Election Integrity, Block Democrats’ Partisan Push for a Federal Takeover of Elections
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today voted against Senate Democrats’ partisan election takeover bill, S.1, to help preserve state-run elections in Montana, prevent taxpayer dollars from being used to fund political campaigns, and ensure commonsense election integrity provisions like voter ID requirements remain in place. “The Democrats’ partisan election takeover bill isn’t ‘for the people’ it’s ‘for the politicians,’” Daines said. “I voted against this political power grab by Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, which would undo Montana’s photo ID requirements and force Montana taxpayers to fund political ads. Last election, Montanans were overwhelmed with hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign ads—the last