Tag: Leadership

Daines Slams Federal Regulators for Contributing to Bank Crisis 

“Instead of regulating, they took their eye off the ball and were focused on the green hallucination and pursuing the Democrats’ dream” U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today delivered the following remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference slamming federal regulators’ focus on climate change rather than the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate and said that along with inflation it contributed to the banking crisis. Earlier today, at a Senate Banking Committee hearing, he questioned banking regulators on the recent bank failures and the federal regulatory response. “So, this morning the Senate Banking Committee at a hearing we

Daines Blasts Biden for Veto of Bill Protecting Retirement Savings from Politically Motivated Investments

U.S. SENATE –U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered the following remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference bashing the Biden administration for putting hardworking Montanans’ life savings at the mercy of the radical Left’s agenda. On Monday, President Biden vetoed bipartisan legislation intended to protect retirement savings from politicized investments based on environmental, social and governance, or ESG, criteria. “Just this past week, President Biden demonstrated how far left he’s willing to go. He vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have protected Montanans’ retirement savings just to satisfy the Left’s agenda. This is an important issue. Think about for seniors across America who worry about