Daines Calls on Senate Leadership to Support Montana Wildland Firefighters, Protect Increased Pay
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined a group of bipartisan senators in urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to avoid mass resignations of Montana wildland firefighters and promptly pass their bipartisan “Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act.” Daines secured a pay raise for federal wildland firefighters in his “Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act” that will expire on October 1. “Due to the dangers that wildfires pose to our forests and communities, a lack of action to ensure the fair treatment of our federal wildland firefighting workforce would jeopardize national security. Therefore, we request that
Daines Introduces Bill to Prevent Biden Administration from Implementing Gun-Grabbing Agenda
Bill would stop administration from using a public health emergency as a loophole to impose gun control measures U.S. SENATE – U.S.Senator Steve Daines joined a group of his Republican colleagues to introduce the “Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act” to prevent President Biden and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from declaring a public health emergency to impose gun control. Earlier this month, the Governor of New Mexico instituted a public health emergency for the purposes of suspending the 2nd Amendment-protected carrying of firearms. This comes after years of activist groups encouraging the Biden administration, specifically HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, to take the same path
Daines Introduces Bill to Strengthen Oversight of U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreements
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined a group of his Republican colleagues to introduce the “Science and Technology Agreement Enhanced Congressional Notification Act.” The bill would strengthen oversight of science and technology agreements (STAs) between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) by requiring the Secretary of State to provide comprehensive details to Congress about any new, renewed, or extended agreement and establishing a minimum 30-day Congressional review period. “Montanans saw firsthand the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party when a spy balloon floated right over our nuclear missile fields and Malmstrom Air Force Base before flying over the rest
Daines Live on Fox and Friends in Bozeman: Government Shutdown is Nonsense, Hurts Montana Taxpayers
Calls to cut members of Congress’ pay until Congress gets its act together BOZEMAN, MT – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Lawrence Jones on set on Fox and Friends live in Bozeman, Montana. Daines discussed the impending government shutdown and explained that it should be members of Congress that feel the pain of Congress’ failure to fund the government, not Montana taxpayers. Watch the interview HERE. Daines on the government shutdown: “First of all, welcome to Montana. It’s my hometown of Bozeman. I went to kindergarten through college here. Look, for 25 consecutive years, Congress has not been able to pass all the appropriations bills
Daines on Border Crisis: “President Biden is setting all the wrong records for all the wrong reasons.”
August Border Numbers Reveal Record Number of Encounters for 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement in response to U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealing today there were 232,972 encounters along the southern border in August – the highest number in all of 2023: “President Biden is setting all the wrong records for all the wrong reasons. First it was record inflation and now it’s a record at the border. The administration revealed today there were over 230,000 encounters at the southern border in August, the most of any month in 2023. Here in Montana, we are a northern border
Daines, Smith Renew Push to Permanently Expand Telehealth Services During Telehealth Awareness Week
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in honor of Telehealth Awareness Week today reintroduced their bipartisan “Expanded Telehealth Access Act” that would make pandemic-driven expanded access to telehealth services under Medicare permanent. “In rural states like Montana, folks often have to drive long distances just to receive care. Expanded telehealth services help relieve this burden and give folks increased access to quality, affordable care. Now is not the time to cut back on these critical services, and I’ll keep working to ensure Montanans are able to see the providers they need,” Daines said. “The pandemic showed
Daines, Smith Renew Push to Permanently Expand Telehealth Services During Telehealth Awareness Week
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in honor of Telehealth Awareness Week today reintroduced their bipartisan “Expanded Telehealth Access Act” that would make pandemic-driven expanded access to telehealth services under Medicare permanent. “In rural states like Montana, folks often have to drive long distances just to receive care. Expanded telehealth services help relieve this burden and give folks increased access to quality, affordable care. Now is not the time to cut back on these critical services, and I’ll keep working to ensure Montanans are able to see the providers they need,” Daines said. “The pandemic showed us
Daines Protects Montana Businesses from Liberal Initiatives in “SAFER Banking”
Bill Ensures Permanent End to Obama-era Operation Chokepoint that Targeted Conservative-Aligned Industries U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines secured important protections for energy companies and gun manufacturers in the “SAFER Banking Act,” which will be considered before the Senate Banking Committee next week. Daines’ efforts will protect Montana businesses from liberal initiatives that are part of the Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) movement. Daines also worked to ensure Operation Chokepoint, an illegal initiative put in place by the Obama administration that pressured banks to close accounts of industries they were ideologically opposed to, can never happen again. “The ‘SAFER Banking Act’ is about keeping our Montana communities safe and reducing the risk of crime but it’s also an important opportunity to ensure
Daines Bill to Unlock Public Access, Improve Forest Management One Step Closer to Becoming Law
Bill improves conservation of 100,000 acres of public land U.S. SENATE – Today U.S. Senator Steve Daines’ “Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act” to return to general management three restrictive Wilderness Study Area (WSA) designations that can hinder land management and public access passed the Energy and Natural Resources Committee with bipartisan support. “My ‘Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act’ will help protect our Montana way of life by promoting public access to public lands, improving the ability to restore wildlife habitat and reducing the risk of wildfire. This is a big win for Montana sportsmen and a big win for conservation, I’m glad to see my bill move