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Daines to President Biden: “Stop Letting the American Left Dictate Your Foreign Policy”

“It’s time for Joe Biden and Senate Democrats to stop worrying about their reelection and start worrying about America’s security.” U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference, calling on President Biden and Senate Democrats to prioritize American security over appeasing pro-Hamas protestors. Watch Daines’ remarks HERE. “President Biden, stop letting the American Left dictate your foreign policy. Campus protests and threats and intimidation of Jewish students has now turned into graduation walkouts. This weekend we saw walkouts, we saw demonstrations at Duke, Virginia Commonwealth, the University of North Carolina, among others, all in protest of

Daines Condemns Antisemitic Protests, Calls for Defunding of Universities Allowing Violence Against Jewish Students

“This Kind of Hate Has No Place in America.” U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference calling on the Biden administration and Senate Democrats to join him in condemning the antisemitic pro-terror mobs threatening Jewish students on college campuses throughout the country. Watch Daines’ remarks HERE. “The outbreak of antisemitism on college campuses across America right now at this moment is reprehensible. This kind of hate has no place in America. And I’ve got to point out the hypocrisy here. These elite universities, they tout diversity and inclusion as long as Jewish students

Daines: “The United States Must Stand With its Allies”

President Biden and Senate Democrats Own the Border Crisis U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement today after voting to support the emergency national security supplemental spending bill considered by the Senate: “As Presidents Reagan and Trump showed, peace is best achieved through strength. Weakness in the face of ruthless enemies is a surefire way to start new wars that involve American troops. This bill provides critical lethal aid to Israel as they defend themselves from terrorists and with antisemitism raging on our college campuses, sends a strong message to those who threaten Jews and chant ‘death to America’

Daines Hails House Passage of Bill Redesignating Houthis as Foreign Terrorist Organization

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today hailed passage of the “Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act” to redesignate Ansarallah, more commonly known as the Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) given their actions to destabilize the region, the security threat they pose to the U.S. and most recently, their involvement in the ongoing conflict in Israel.  “The Houthis are a terror organization funded by Iran, and Iran’s unprecedented direct attack on Israel this weekend means it’s even more important that we redesignate them as such. Doing so will send a strong message to our allies and the terrorists alike

Daines Statement Opposing Senate Emergency Spending Bill

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines released the following statement today after voting against the Senate’s emergency spending bill: “Our southern border is a crisis of the Biden administration’s own making. President Biden made it worse on Day One of his presidency by reversing President Trump’s policies that helped make it secure. The results speak for themselves with illegals who are on the FBI’s terror watch list and from countries designated as state sponsors of terror streaming across and overwhelming our border patrol agents. “While I support providing lethal aid for Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine, I voted against the emergency

Daines Statement Opposing Senate Emergency Spending Bill

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines released the following statement today after voting against the Senate’s emergency spending bill: “Our southern border is a crisis of the Biden administration’s own making. President Biden made it worse on Day One of his presidency by reversing President Trump’s policies that helped make it secure. The results speak for themselves with illegals who are on the FBI’s terror watch list and from countries designated as state sponsors of terror streaming across and overwhelming our border patrol agents. “While I support providing lethal aid for Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine, I voted against the emergency

Belgrade News: A foreshadowing and foreboding trip

KAREN E. DAVIS Staff writer Jan 24, 2024 Updated Jan 24, 2024 It was August 2023. Belgrade resident and U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana was standing on the border of northern Israel and Lebanon. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were giving him a tour of a tiny piece of the massive underground tunnel system Hezbollah had dug south from Lebanon, under Israel’s northern border. Hezbollah is an Iranian-backed militant group and is designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government, Daines explained. (In a May 18, 2021 article, The Times of Israel estimated this tunnel system to be hundreds of kilometers

Daines Sponsors Bill to Defund Colleges and Universities that Promote Antisemitism

“Antisemitism has no place in America, much less on our college campuses” U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines announced today he is cosponsoring legislation to defund colleges and universities that promote antisemitism. The “Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act” would rescind federal education funding for colleges and universities that peddle antisemitism or authorize, fund or facilitate events that promote violent antisemitism. “Antisemitism has no place in America, much less on our college campuses and is a rot that will destroy the fabric of our country from within,” said Daines. “Unfortunately, not only have we seen just how pervasive antisemitism is on our college campuses, but the failure

Daines Delivers Big Wins for Montana, National Security in Bipartisan Defense Bill

Includes Troop Pay Raise, Support for Malmstrom Air Force Base, Border Security Initiatives and Counters Chinese Communist Party U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines secured several major Montana priorities in the bipartisan “National Defense Authorization Act” (NDAA) including support for Malmstrom, a pay raise for our troops and much-needed border security provisions. “This year’s bipartisan defense package delivered huge wins for our national security and for Montana, including Malmstrom Air Force Base. I am proud to support our men and women in uniform and protect the homeland by bolstering the infrastructure at Malmstrom, protecting our southern border and countering the Chinese Communist Party,” Daines said. “With the United States and its allies facing

Daines on Fox Business’ Kudlow Slams Biden’s Weakness on the World Stage

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business’ Kudlow slamming Biden’s weakness on the world stage as he focuses on appeasement and climate instead of securing the southern border. Watch the interview HERE. Daines on Biden’s Skewed Priorities Larry, just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, it did in the last 24 hours when the Biden administration lifts the sanctions so the Iraqis can buy another $10 billion of Iranian oil. Larry, you can’t make this up. As I was watching what happened today, watching that meeting in San Francisco between Xi and Biden, as he was flying across the country, he should