Tuesday evening, President Joe Biden gave his first State of the Union address the annual message from the president to Congress and the nation. Ahead of the speech, Senator Steve Daines shared his views on the state of the nation over the past year.
Senator Daines Voices Opposition To Federal Abortion Bill
Monday evening the U.S. Senate failed to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act which would make the right to access and perform an abortion federal law while superseding laws of states like Montana that restrict its access. Senator Steve Daines opposed the bill.
Sen. Daines Criticizes Keystone XL Cancellation Amid Rising Oil Prices
Now that Russia has invaded Ukraine to replace its government energy costs are on the rise worldwide. Senator Steve Daines says he believes if the Biden administration had not canceled the Keystone XL Oil Pipeline there would eventually be some economic relief now from the expected increased costs.
Senator Daines Highlights Economic Losses From Keystone XL Cancellation
Senator Steve Daines and other lawmakers sent a letter to the Biden Administration’s Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm demanding her agency to disclose the number of jobs lost when President Biden canceled the Keystone XL oil pipeline. He notes Eastern Montana as one of the areas whose economies has suffered due to it cancella...
Republican Senators Boycott Federal Reserve Nominees’ Confirmation
Tuesday Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee boycotted a confirmation vote for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and President Biden’s other nominees to the central bank’s board of governors including Montana Senator Steve Daines who was a no-show. Democratic committee member Jon Tester was critical of the boycott saying pol...
Former Interior Secretary Zinke Comments On Great American Outdoors Act
This week, Senator Steve Daines the top Republican on the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, held a hearing on the implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act which he championed in 2020. Former Interior Secretary and former Montana Representative Ryan Zinke commented on the Senator’s overall approach to implementing the legislation.
Senator Daines Pushing For Leases To Continue In Montana
Despite a federal judge striking down a Biden administration moratorium on oil and gas leases last year the Bureau of Land Management has yet to resume them in Montana. At a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing this week Senator Steve Daines said there is no reason for this
Senator Daines Highlights Concerns With Interior Department’s Role In 30×30 Plan
The Biden Administrations 30×30 plan to conserve 30% of U.S. land use has been welcomed by the environmental community while landowners, producers and other groups believe it would be federal overreach. During a recent Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing Senator Steve Daines highlighted a recent push to the Department of Interi...
Daines Introduces Bill To Aid Communities Near Public Lands
Senator Steve Daines co-sponsored the “Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act” this week. It is intended to support gateway communities and address challenges facing national parks and public lands like increased visitation and housing shortages.
International Meat Packer Reaches Settlement For Price Fixing Case
Brazilian Food Processing Company JBS has agreed to pay $52.5 million to settle litigation accusing it and other meat-packing companies of conspiring to limit supply of the American beef market to inflate prices and boost profit. In a video released by Senator Steve Daines Stevensville Rancher Tony Hudson recently talked about challenges Monta...