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Introduces Glasgow, Montana, witness to testify on rural health care needs U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today co-chaired a Finance Subcommittee on Health Care hearing about the importance of improving health care access in rural Montana. Daines also invited Erin Aune, Vice President of Strategic Programs at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) in Glasgow, Montana, to be a witness. Glasgow is often referred to as the most isolated town in the lower 48 states. In Daines’ opening statement he highlighted the struggles that many Montanans living in rural areas face when seeking health care, including having to travel several hours to receive care and the

U.S. CONGRESS – U.S. Senator Steve Daines, Congressmen Ryan Zinke (MT-01) and Matt Rosendale (MT-02) today introduced a bicameral bill to ensure Montana veterans’ access to mental health care in their local communities. “The VA’s mission is to ‘care for those who have served in our nation’s military,’ that means ensuring our brave Montana veterans have access to the highest quality of care no matter where they live. I will always work to protect Montana veterans’ access to health care in communities across Montana,” Senator Daines said.  “The very program created to take care of our veterans should be the last obstacle standing in their way.

Daines Leads Bill Making Tax Relief for Montana Small Businesses Permanent U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today led his colleagues in introducing a bill to make the 20 percent pass-through business tax deduction permanent. His bill, the “Main Street Tax Certainty Act,” willsupport Montana small businesses, help create jobs and strengthen our economy. Without congressional action the tax deduction will expire at the end of 2025. “Montana small businesses are the heartbeat of our Montana communities, and providing them much-needed tax relief will help our economy flourish,” Daines said. “Making this tax deduction permanent will help Montana small businesses thrive, create jobs and expand

Daines Releases Next Video in Series Illustrating Montanans Affected by Fentanyl Crisis U.S. SENATE – As fentanyl continues to devastate Montana communities, U.S. Senator Steve Daines launched a video series highlighting Montanans affected by the fentanyl crisis. Each week, Daines will highlight a video on his social media channels of a Montanan talking about how President Biden’s failure to secure the southern border and stop the flow of fentanyl into Montana communities affects them personally.     This week, Senator Daines is highlighting the story of Tom Schrapps of Butte and his son, Reilly. Reilly Schrapps passed away in July 2022, after taking a pill

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today at a Senate Banking Committee hearing grilled former executives from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank on their bank failures and the recent turmoil in the banking sector. Click HERE to watch and HERE to download.  Senator Daines: I wouldn’t trade your guys’ places there this morning, I can tell you that. The failures of Silicon Valley Banks, Signature Bank and the general turmoil in the banking sector are the direct result of the failures of executives we have before us today. There’s also a failure of financial regulators. I served on an executive team of a financially sound company