Press Releases

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced their decision to approve American Prairie Reserve’s proposal to allow bison grazing in Phillips County, Montana.   “This is yet another example of the Biden administration ignoring local input from Montana ranchers—it’s completely unreasonable. At a time when our farmers and ranchers are facing unprecedented challenges, we should be listening to our Montana farmers and ranchers not pushing them to the side. In the coming weeks I’ll be working closely with Governor Gianforte to work through this decision in a way that

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Daines today released the following statement about the country and economy officially entering a recession under President Biden.  “Since President Biden took office and the Democrats took control of Congress, we’ve been in an all-out economic tailspin. From the inflation crisis to now an official recession, Montana families are feeling the pain of the disastrous far-Left economic policies from this Administration. To make matters worse, Biden, Schumer and the Democrats are trying yet again to pass their reckless tax and spend bill with disastrous Green New Deal policies that put us into a recession in the

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement after the “Chips and Science Act,” a legislative package formerly known as the “U.S. Innovation and Competition Act” and the “Endless Frontier Act,” passed the U.S. Senate. The legislation, which includes three Daines bills, will help boost America’s national security by investing in innovation and semiconductor manufacturing. “Investing in American semiconductor production, innovation, STEM education and R&D is essential to strengthening our national security, reinforcing the United States’ position as a global leader and winning the race against China,” Daines said.  In 1990, the U.S. accounted for 37% of global semiconductor

U.S. CONGRESS – U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester and Representative Matt Rosendale today announced that they secured $1,206,208.36 from FEMA to help communities in northeast Montana recover from a severe windstorm in 2021 that left many without power. “Montana families, businesses, farmers and ranchers depend on reliable power, and I’m glad to see the impacted communities in northeast Montana receive this support to help get their lives back to normal after the damaging windstorm in 2021,” Daines said.  “Last year’s storm hit northeast Montana communities hard, leaving folks without critical power to maintain their homes, take care of their families,

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Daines today released the following statement on the Democrat’s proposed bill to codify same-sex marriage.   “I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I’m opposed to this bill and believe it’s another attempt by Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats to distract the American people from the inflation crisis, energy crisis and the southern border crisis they’ve created,” Daines said.    Contact: Rachel Dumke,  Blake Kernen  

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined Northern Cheyenne Tribe President Serena K. Wetherelt in sending a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland urging immediate action to address safety concerns on the Reservation by expediting law enforcement hiring, recruitment and resources.    “The people of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation have long raised their concerns regarding the lack of public safety, with little to no meaningful actions taken by the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or the Department of Justice… We are disappointed in the lack of urgency that has been demonstrated to address these serious

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester last week urged the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to hold a hearing on their bipartisan bill to help clean up and improve water quality in and around abandoned hardrock mines across Montana. “There are over 140,000 abandoned mine features on Federal, State, Tribal and private lands which pose risk to human health and the environment… Unfortunately, liability risks under the Clean Water Act, as well as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, prevent volunteer cleanup by leaving Good Samaritans legally responsible for the mine pollution, even if they have made the mines safer,” the Senators wrote.    “These permits

U.S. SENATE – Today three bills sponsored by U.S. Senator Steve Daines passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, including one of Daines’ top forest management priorities that would stop frivolous litigation from holding up forestry projects. Download Daines’ remarks HERE.  “My bipartisan bill would put an end to a procedural loophole being abused by fringe groups in the courts to block important forest restoration work that is critical for what I like to call the 4 W’s: reducing wildfire, protecting wildlife, improving watersheds, and supporting workers,” Daines said. Daines’ bill to reverse the disastrous Cottonwood decision will help increase active

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement on reports that President Biden is working to issue a “climate emergency.” “President Biden needs to wake up and address the real emergencies Montanans are facing under his Administration. Montanans are being crushed under the weight of the highest inflation in over 40 years, gas that is nearly $5 a gallon, American energy production is being stifled as Biden looks to Saudi Arabia instead, and the southern border is wide open to illegal immigrants and illegal drugs that are devastating Montana communities. So no, we aren’t facing a climate emergency – we’re facing an