WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Steve Daines (R-MT), and 12 Senate colleagues introduced a bill to make the 20% pass-through business tax deduction permanent. The Main Street Tax Certainty Act will support small businesses, create jobs, and strengthen our economy. "Congress neglecting to renew a law should not be the reason that small businesses suddenly owe more taxes," said Dr. Cassidy. "Let's m  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: Senator Daines today released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision to side with private property owners Michael and Chantell Sackett in Sackett vs. the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and narrow the scope of the federal government's regulatory authority over "waters of the United States." "Today the Supreme Court helped put Montana farmers and ranchers mo  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Kalispell veterans will receive a new clinic following sustained efforts from U.S. Senator Jon Tester. As Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tester called on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough directly to speed up the delivery of new facilities in Montana, including   more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, issued the following news release: House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Technology Modernization Subcommittee Chairman Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of today's oversight hearing on VA IT contracting: Good morning. The Subcommittee will come to order. We are here today to discuss the underlying tr  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) released the following statement regarding the recent United States Supreme Court ruling in the case of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "For far too long, The Biden Administration has weaponized WOTUS to expand federal jurisdiction over dry creek beds and mud puddles across the United States," said Rep. Rosendale. "In a major victory for Montana farmers   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: 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,   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, involving a hearing on May 11, 2023, entitled "Examining Cannabis Banking Challenges of Small Businesses and Workers": * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to our witnesses for being here today. I am very pleased that the Banking Committee is holding a hearing on this important topic. Across my home state of Montana and in communities across the   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: After sustained efforts from Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), their bipartisan Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Act of 2023 passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is headed to the President's desk to be signed into law. This legislation will increase compensation bene  more