Press Releases

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Angus King (I-Maine), the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, are calling for a Congressional briefing from the National Parks Service to discuss the increase in park visitation and its impact to the parks, staff and local communities. “We write to request a briefing for Senate National Parks Subcommittee members and their staff on the increase in National Park visitation and its impact to the park units, staff, and local communities,” the Senators wrote. “With the number of visitors dramatically increasing over the last

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced a bill to prohibit the United States from importing Iranian and Venezuelan crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas. This follows Daines’ push to ban Russian oil imports. “Banning Russian oil imports is important, but it’s not enough,” Daines said. “We need to increase American energy development and support our allies, not run to foreign dictators in Venezuela and adversaries like Iran.”  To read the bill text, click HERE. Background:  On March 3, 2022, Daines cosponsored a bipartisan bill to prohibit Russian crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas and coal imports to

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement after voting against a massive, 2,700-plus page, $1.5 trillion spending package which was written behind closed doors.   Download Daines’ audio statement HERE. “I’m not going to stand by and support a massive, bloated spending package chock-full of liberal policies and over 4,000 earmarks while Montanans are suffering from sky-high prices on everything from gas to groceries to housing,” Daines said. “It’s hard for me to believe that many members of Congress were able to actually read this 2,700-page, $1.5 trillion dollar spending package that was agreed upon behind closed doors. Congress needs to get

U.S. SENATE – In a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing, Senator Steve Daines today stressed the importance of supporting an all-of-the-above American energy portfolio to lower energy costs for Montana families and support our partners and allies. Daines slammed the Biden administration for trying to shut down traditional American energy production and emphasized that what’s happening in Europe and Russia should be a wakeup call for the Biden administration and the Democrats. To hear Daines’ remarks, click HERE. “The United States has an abundance of energy. From vast oil, natural gas and coal reserves, to abundant wind, solar, and hydro resources and a strong nuclear energy program. This abundance should

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced funding for the Montana Family Medical Residency to help train family medicine doctors to practice in rural and underserved areas in Montana. These funds will be used to train two additional family medicine residents in each year of training, for a total of six residents once the program is fully operational. “I’m glad to see the Montana Family Medical Residency receive these resources to expand residency training, which is critical to address current and future gaps in the healthcare workforce, and help Montanans in rural and underserved areas have greater access to quality medical care,” Daines said. In September 2021, Daines