Press Releases

U.S. Senate – U.S. Senator Steve Daines this weekend kicked off his 56-county tour of the Treasure State in the 116th Congress, with eight stops across eastern Montana. Every Congress, Daines visits all 56 counties. This weekend, Daines visited Billings, Glasgow, Wolf Point, Glendive, Wibaux, Terry, Circle, and Sidney. Billings: On Friday, Daines kicked off the morning with a visit to the Rimrock Facility in Billings. While on his visit, Daines heard from folks at Rimrock about the benefits of Daines’ legislation keeps mothers undergoing substance abuse treatment with their children during that treatment. Daines also heard from leaders of

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced the Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act. The bill requires most federal buildings to have dedicated rooms for breastfeeding mothers. “Mothers who are breastfeeding should have a private, clean, and safe place to go in federal buildings,” Daines said. “It’s long overdue new moms have this resource, and I’m glad this bill provides just that.” The bill requires that federal buildings that are open to the public and contain a public restroom provide a lactation room, other than a bathroom, that is hygienic and is available for use by members of the public who are breastfeeding. The lactation room

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today secured a $10 million increase for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), bringing funding for the program to $435 million for 2019. Daines is a member of the Interior Subcommittee on the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations that has funding jurisdiction over the LWCF.  “Over the past week, we’ve made significant progress for the LWCF from securing an increase in funding, to passing the bipartisan public lands package out of the Senate,” Daines said.  “I will not stop fighting for full funding of this critical program that is so important for our public lands and Montana way

U.S. SENATE –U.S. Senator Steve Daines today voted to make a down payment on strengthening the nation’s border security and to keep the federal government open and funded.  “I was just down in the Rio Grande Valley Sector of the southern border with border patrol, and witnessed firsthand the consequences of a porous border. We’ve got a crisis on our hands with illegal drugs and immigrants flooding across the border, and it’s destroying our families,”Daines said. “Today I voted on a down payment strengthening our nation’s border security, and to keep the government open, running and funded for our workers. Much more remains to be done,

U.S. CONGRESS – U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester and Congressman Greg Gianforte announced today that Madison Edwards of Missoula received an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. Edwards is currently a senior at Big Sky High School. “I congratulate Madison on her nomination to the United States Air Force Academy,” Daines said. “From running track and cross country, to being a member of the National Honor Society, Madison has proven herself as a strong leader. I wish her nothing but the best in her next chapter serving our nation at the Academy.” “Madison has proven herself as an incredible student and athlete, now she

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy urging a swift vote in the House on the bipartisan public lands package which passed the Senate yesterday. The letter was also sent to House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Raul Grijalva and Ranking Member Rob Bishop.   “We write to urge immediate House action on S. 47, the Natural Resources Management Act, recently favorably reported by the U.S. Senate by a strong bipartisan 92 to 8 vote,” the letter states. “The bill represents a bicameral and bipartisan agreement to achieve