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Daines Votes to Avoid Government Shutdown

September 30, 2023

Supports Funding to Keep National Parks Open, Continue Pay for Military and Border Patrol U.S. SENATE – U.S.Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement after voting to support the short-term continuing budget resolution, avoid a government shutdown and ensure our military and border patrol agents get paid. “Shutting down the government is not the answer to Congress’ fiscal insanity and it only hurts Montanans,” said Daines.“I voted to keep the government open, keep our National Parks open, pay our military and border patrol agents and continue a much-deserved increase in pay for our Montana wildland firefighters. Montanans should never have to pay the price for Congress’ broken budget process. I will

Weekly Video Release: Billings Fire Captain Shares Impact of Fentanyl on Community

May 24, 2023

Daines Releases Next Video in Series Illustrating Montanans Affected by Fentanyl Crisis Washington, D.C. – 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 Billings Fire Captain George Richards. Captain Richards has been a firefighter for 23 years and has spent 17 years

Daines Launches Bipartisan, Bicameral Senate Wildfire Caucus

April 13, 2023

U.S. SENATE—U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced the creation of the bipartisan, bicameral Senate Wildfire Caucus to focus on common sense forest management reform, wildland firefighter assistance, wildfire recovery efforts, and community hardening. Daines joined Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and Representatives John Curtis (R-UT) andJoe Neguse (D-CO) in launching the caucus. The caucus will also elevate awareness and bipartisan consensus around wildfire management, mitigation, preparedness and recovery. “Montanans are sick and tired of breathing in smoke. As Montana continues to face devastating wildfires season after season, we must work together to find common sense solutions that will protect our communities, first responders, forests and wildlife. If we don’t manage our forests, they’ll manage us—it’s

Daines Remarks to Joint Session of Montana Legislature

February 20, 2023

Helena, MT — U.S. Senator Steve Daines will address a joint session of the Montana Legislature today at the invitation of Montana legislative leadership. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you Speaker Regier, members of the legislature, and statewide elected officials here today. It’s a great honor to be speaking here in a room that holds so much history for our state. When we woke up this morning, let’s remember that we woke up in the greatest country in the world, and we woke up in the greatest state in the country. As I grow older, I find

Daines Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Expand and Support Forestry Programs, Job Opportunities for Job Corps Students

September 16, 2022

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced a bipartisan bill, the “Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act,” with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to expand and support specialized forestry and wildland firefighter training for Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center students and ensure a pipeline to good-paying jobs for Job Corps graduates. “Montana Job Corps Centers help train and prepare young Montanans to enter the workforce,” Daines said. “These centers play an irreplaceable role in our communities especially as the threat of wildfires grow and the forestry sector continues to face labor shortages. Expanding the forestry curriculum, supporting these centers, and ensuring students have a

Grants & Resources

August 30, 2022

Senator Daines and his staff are eager to help eligible Montanans to find information on federal grants, loans, and nonfinancial assistance, as well as private funding. If you or your organization have prepared a grant proposal and would like to request a letter of support from Senator Daines, click the application button to submit your request. We ask you provide a 7 day notice for letters to process requests effectively. Thank you! Application How To Guide Grants and Federal Domestic Assistance Guidance and key resources to help eligible grantseekers find information on federal grants, loans, and nonfinancial assistance, as well as on

Daines Honors April Montanan of the Month: Mike DeVries of Fergus County

April 28, 2022

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines recognized Mike DeVries of Fergus County as Montanan of the Month for his dedication to serving his community and his courage during the Denton fire last December. Through his “Montanan of the Month” initiative, each month Daines will highlight a Montanan by submitting a statement of recognition in the official Congressional Record, the document that reflects the official proceedings of Congress. Daines welcomes anyone to nominate fellow Montanans for Daines’ “Montanan of the Month” program by calling Daines’ office at 202-224-2651 or by filling out the contact form on Daines’ website: HERE. The following is

Daines Statement on Courts Striking Down Biden’s Travel Mask Mandates

April 18, 2022

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement after a federal judge struck down President Biden’s mask mandate for Montana travelers. “This is a big victory for Montanans and commonsense,” Daines said. “It’s past time we let families get back to normal and put an end to all of Biden’s unscientific, unconstitutional mandates for good.” This ruling comes after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced they would extend the travel mask mandate until May 3, 2022. Background: Daines has been leading efforts in Congress against Biden’s vaccine mandates and while he is pro-vaccine, he is anti-mandate. On March 15, 2022, Daines’

Daines’ Effort to Strike Down Biden’s Travel Mask Mandate Passes U.S. Senate

March 15, 2022

U.S. SENATE – Today Senator Steve Daines’ effort to strike down President Biden’s overreaching travel mask mandate passed the U.S. Senate. “Biden’s travel mask mandate has been in place for far too long,” Daines said. “I’m glad to see my effort to get rid of Biden’s overreaching travel mask mandate pass the U.S. Senate so that Montanans can start getting their lives back to normal.” “On top of staff safety, we are only just now moving forward with a full workforce, having experienced a staffing shortage for much of 2021. Asking our bus operators to take on the role of mask enforcement

Daines Cosponsors Effort to Eliminate Biden’s Travel Mask Mandate

March 7, 2022

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines cosponsored a legislative effort to eliminate President Biden’s COVID-19 travel mask mandate. “It’s time to end President Biden’s travel mask mandate,” Daines said. Read more HERE. Daines’ resolution of disapproval to eliminate the travel mask mandate falls under the Congressional Review Act (CRA). A CRA is a process for Congress to eliminate an executive branch rule that must be brought up for a vote by the full Senate and cannot be blocked by Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer. To pass, a CRA only needs a simple majority among senators voting. Daines’ effort to strike down Biden’s

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