Daines Slams Biden, Harris, Senate Democrats on Broken Promises
“An Administration that promised Bipartisanship and Hope Has Only Brought Destruction and Despair” Watch Daines’ remarks HERE. “So, I’ve heard about the ‘Borders Czar,’ I’ve heard about the ‘Broadband Czar,’ Kamala Harris is also the ‘Tie Breaking Czar,’ having broken more ties as Vice President in the U.S. Senate than any other Vice President our nation’s history, surpassing both John Calhoun and John Adams. And look at the wreckage left behind from these tie-breaking votes. “Sky-high prices have driven groceries and housing costs through the roof. The wide-open southern border has allowed terrorists and dangerous criminals into our communities. “The Biden-Harris EPA administrator accused the good people of
Daines Calls Out Biden-Harris Failures to Protect Unaccompanied Migrant Children
U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and their bicameral Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris calling out abuses in the Administration’s unaccompanied migrant children program. The lawmakers wrote in the letter, “As a result of your open-borders policies, overseen by Vice President Harris, who was tasked with “stemming the migration” at our border with Mexico, more than 500,000 unaccompanied alien children (UACs) have crossed the southwest border without a parent or guardian to provide care since you took office, a massive increase when compared to previous administrations.
Daines Blasts Harris, Senate Dems, Radical Pro-Abortion Activists for Politicizing Women’s Health
U.S. Senator Steve Daines today called out the radical left for wrongly criminalizing pro-lifers after recent devastating medical tragedies from the abortion pill. Watch Daines’ remarks HERE. “Democrats and the media are complicit in using these tragedies – such as the stories out of Georgia last week – to blame Republicans and red states for attacking women’s rights and women’s health care. Yet, the irony is that these tragedies would have never occurred if the Biden Administration and the FDA had kept the safety precautions for chemical abortions – including the in-person dispensing requirement and follow-up visit with a medical provider
Daines, Risch, Crapo Push Back Against Forest Service’s Red Tape Proposals
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today sent a letter to the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pushing back against a proposed amendment to the National Forest System’s 128 Forest Plans. The amendment would add unnecessary red tape guidelines on local forests and halt necessary forest management work, increasing the risk of catastrophic wildfires. The senators wrote in the letter, “Every fire season more acres of our western National Forests are scorched in catastrophic wildfires while needed management work is put on hold. Drought, insects,
Daines on Senate Floor: “Now is the Time for Serious Budget Reform”
Delivers Remarks Slamming Congress’ Broken Budget Process U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered remarks on the Senate floor calling for serious reforms to Congress’ budget process. Daines highlighted Congress’ record of ignoring the “Budget Control Act” and routine failure to enact all 12 appropriations bills by September 30th. Watch Daines’ remarks HERE. Daines’ remarks as prepared for delivery: “Mr. President, it’s been my privilege to represent the people of Montana in Congress for more than a decade. “I have seen Congress wrestle and struggle with many challenges during my time here. I’ve heard my constituents voice concerns, and deservedly so, about
Daines: “Biden-Harris Energy Policies Destroying Our Montana Way of Life”
Watch Daines’ remarks HERE. “I do find it a bit humorous when you hear Kamala Harris talk about ‘on day one’ to translate three and a half plus years. That’s over 1,300 day ones that she’s had so far. “But I’ll tell you what she has been doing. This Administration’s policies are harming our Montana way of life. “Let me give an example. Just last week, we got the terrible news that the Stillwater mine is laying off 700 miners. The mine is just south of Big Timber in Columbus, Montana. It’s a very important strategic mine for our country, because
Daines Demands Changes to Biden-Harris Admin on Policy that Hurts Montana Mines
U.S. Senator Steve Daines today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury urging Secretary Yellen to include extraction costs in the final regulations for the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (45X) to ease pressures the mining industry is facing due to Russian interference. The letter comes after previous demands from the Senator went unanswered and in response to news that Montana’s Stillwater Mine was forced to lay off 700 employees due to the Biden-Harris administration’s decision to allow imports of critical minerals from Russia. Daines wrote in the letter: “With the recent announcement that the nation’s only platinum and
Daines Slams Biden-Harris Tax Hikes on Small Businesses, Montana Families
U.S. Senator Steve Daines today at a Senate Finance Committee hearing slammed President Biden and Vice President Harris for waging a tax war on main street businesses and families already living paycheck to paycheck. Daines called out Vice President Harris’ plan to repeal the 20 percent deduction for small and family-owned small businesses. Daines is working to make this deduction permanent.Daines Slams Biden-Harris Tax Hikes on Small Businesses, Montana Families Watch Daines’ opening remarks HERE. “Despite their rhetoric, Vice President Harris and the Democrats are launching a war on our main street businesses and Americans who are already living paycheck to paycheck. In
In Wake of Stillwater Mine Layoffs, Daines Introduces Bill to Ban Import of Critical Minerals from Russia, Support Montana Jobs
“Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Failed to Protect Montana Jobs” U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today introduced a bill to ban the import of essential minerals from Russia such as platinum, palladium and copper. Daines introduced the legislation in response to the announcement by Montana’s Stillwater Mine that it is laying off 700 employees. The layoffs can be attributed to the Biden-Harris administration allowing imports of critical minerals from Russia rather than relying on Montana mines to provide critical minerals to American markets. In addition, the import of Russian minerals is actively funding Russia’s war against Ukraine. Montana is home to the only platinum and palladium