Press Releases

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced $409,193 in funding for critical construction upgrades for airports in Kalispell and Thompson Falls. “Montana’s airports help keep our communities connected and are critical to keeping Montana a top travel destination for tourists,” Daines stated. The following grants were awarded today by the U.S. Department of Transportation: Glacier Park International Airport: $302,993 Thompson Falls Airport: $106,200 Daines secured the following provisions in the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization: Airport Improvement Program (AIP) dollars which build and maintain Montana’s critical aviation infrastructure such as runways. Secured language that ensures if airports see a

(Montana)-Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester are continuing their efforts to increase timber production in Montana and ensure local lumber mills are being treated fairly. In a letter to U.S. Trade Ambassador Michael Froman, Tester and Daines pushed for a new Softwood Lumber Agreement with Canada. The Softwood Lumber Agreement is needed to keep Canadian lumber exports at or below an agreed upon U.S. market share. Tester and Daines are pushing for a new deal to include volume restrictions, which will provide a competitive market for American lumber. “A strong lumber industry is essential to the U.S. economy, and securing

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today was awarded with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s prestigious Spirit of Enterprise Award for his exemplary work in Congress in support of pro-growth, pro-job policies.  Daines was presented with this award following a roundtable discussion with Kalispell Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center on Montana jobs, the economy and the state’s growing technology sector.  “Small businesses are the backbone of Montana’s economy and I’m proud to be recognized on behalf of my efforts to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation,” Daines stated. “I will continue supporting policies that grow our economy

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today was awarded with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s prestigious Spirit of Enterprise Award for his exemplary work in Congress in support of pro-growth, pro-job policies. Daines was presented with this award following a roundtable discussion with Kalispell Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center on Montana jobs, the economy and the state’s growing technology sector.  “Small businesses are the backbone of Montana’s economy and I’m proud to be recognized on behalf of my efforts to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation,” Daines stated. “I will continue supporting policies that grow our economy

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today recognized Cindy and Kelly Reid of Custer County for their tireless dedication to the improvement and betterment of their community.  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 filling out the contact form on Daines’ website: http://www.daines.senate.gov/connect/email-steve.  The

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement on the White House’s announcement that the federal budget deficit will increase $162 billion from last year. “This latest projection of a surging deficit reaffirms the dramatic need to rein in our bloated government spending and implement necessary reforms to get our nation back on a sustainable fiscal path,” Daines stated. “Overspending and a lack of accountability in Washington, DC is consistently leaving our nation with a massive debt burden that our children and grandchildren will be forced to pay for. We desperately need to balance the budget

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today worked to ensure that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is held accountable for commitments it made following last year’s data breach. It has been one year since OPM announced it suffered a major cyber breach, affecting more than 22 million current and former federal employees, including Daines.  Following the breach, OPM initiated an Infrastructure Improvement Project aimed at better securing information. Over the past year, OPM has refused to implement several recommendations from the Office of Inspector General (OIG).  “The success of the project is critical to

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today sent a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell calling on the Department of the Interior (DOI) to suspend its review of the federal coal program and its moratorium on new coal-lease sales.  In the letter, Daines expresses concern over a recent report titled, “The Economics of Coal Leasing on Federal Lands: Ensuring a Fair Return to Taxpayers,” published by the President’s Council of Economic Advisers on June 22, 2016. Daines explains that by publishing this report, the White House has short-circuited DOI’s ongoing review of the coal program in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Under federal

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today called on Senate Democrats to stop blocking legislation that funds the military and supports Montana’s military missions. Earlier today, Senate Democrats blocked consideration of the FY2017 Defense Appropriations Bill. This legislation passed unanimously out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations on May 26, 2016 with not one Democrat voting in opposition.  “To say our troops won’t get a paycheck unless we increase funding for bloated government programs like the IRS is an affront to the hardworking men and women who are fighting ISIS and putting their lives on the line everyday to protect our