Press Releases

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines asked Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to cancel the Senate’s scheduled August state work period if meaningful progress has not been made on the following five priorities: fixing health care, funding the government, dealing with the debt ceiling, passing a budget resolution and improving the tax code.   Daines outlined his request in a letter sent Leader McConnell, which included a countdown of the remaining scheduled work days until the end of the fiscal year, September 30.  “Our current Senate calendar shows only 33 potential working days remaining before the end of the fiscal year,” Daines

U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced his recommendation to President Donald J. Trump for the position of U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Billings’s attorney Kurt Alme.   Congress organized the District of Montana as one judicial district in 1889.  It is the largest geographical federal court district in the continental United States. The President of the United States nominates U.S. Attorneys based on the Senator’s recommendation. Nominees must then be confirmed by the full U.S. Senate. The United States Attorney is the chief federal law enforcement officer in their district and is also involved in civil litigation

U.S. SENATE — Following U.S. Senator Steve Daines’ urging, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that he is authorizing emergency grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage for any county whose border, in part, lies within 150 miles of a county approved for emergency grazing of CRP.    “Today’s decision by Secretary Perdue is a step in the right direction to provide emergency relief in light of severe conditions,” Daines stated. “I will continue to work on behalf of Montana farmers and ranchers as our state continues to face a serious drought.”   Yesterday, Daines sent a letter to Perdue outlining the

  U.S. SENATE —During a U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Montanan Chuck Roady about the importance of collaborative forest management projects.   Chuck Roady is Vice President & General Manager of F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Company from Columbia Falls, Montana.  Stoltze has been helping manage forests and sustain the community in Northwest Montana for almost 105 years.   Click HERE to watch Daines’ remarks. Click HERE to download Daines’ remarks.   “Chuck Roady thanks for coming to this committee. I’m always happy to introduce a fellow Montanan. Thank God for some common sense back in Washington D.C. –

  U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) first steps to rewrite the overreaching Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule.  “Today marks the beginning of restoring private property rights while protecting our environment,” Daines stated. “Out of state D.C. bureaucrats shouldn’t impose regulations that hurt Montana farmers, ranchers and landowners.” Daines has long been working to protect Montana farmers, ranchers, landowners and their private property rights from the overreaching WOTUS rule. On February 28, 2017, Daines praised President Donald J. Trump’s executive actions to revise former President Barack Obama’s

  U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement on the $31.8 million Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funds to Montana’s rural counties.  “PILT payments are essential for Montana’s rural counties – to keep our public services operating,” Daines stated.  “The PILT program provides critical support for the safety of Montana’s rural counties. Thank you Secretary Zinke for releasing this important funding.”  Complete information on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s PILT payments, including a county-by-county breakdown, is available here.    As a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Daines has long fought to protect

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today $738,430.00 in critical funding for five Montana airports in Terry, Baker, Superior, Ekalaka and Circle. “These dollars play a critical role in keeping our airports safe and functioning, to continue to connect our state,” Daines stated. Daines secured the following provisions in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization: Airport Improvement Program (AIP) dollars which build and maintain Montana’s critical aviation infrastructure such as runways. Daines has also engaged the FAA to expedite grants to northern states with short construction seasons.  The funding is provided through the U.S. Department of Transportation. Details on each grant

U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today recognized the team at the Tongue River Winery, in Custer County, for having the skill, patience and dedication required to produce quality wines on the high plains of eastern Montana. Daines’ recognition in the Congressional Record is available here. Through his “Montanan of the Week” initiative, Daines each week will highlight a Montanan by submitting a statement of recognition in the official Congressional Record, the document that reflects the official proceedings of Congress. Daines welcomes anyone to nominate fellow Montanans for Daines’ “Montanan of the Week” program by calling Daines’ office at 202-224-2651 or by

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today praised the action taken by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to halt Brazilian beef imports to the U.S. “Food on our tables must be safe to eat,” Daines stated. “Montana families have to know that their food won’t make them sick. I’m glad to see my efforts to secure our food supply be prioritized by Secretary Perdue.”  Perdue’s announcement follows his trip to Montana earlier this month for Daines’ Montana Ag Summit, which brought together over 700 people for a conversation about the state of agriculture in Montana, including issues like fresh Brazilian