WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: In honor of the third anniversary of the signing of his bipartisan "Great American Outdoors Act," U.S. Senator Steve Daines released the following statement celebrating this landmark conservation bill's lasting legacy on public lands in Montana and across the U.S. Daines also took the opportunity to remind Montanans that, in honor of the anniversary, all entrance fees for national parks and wildlife refuges w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced the "Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-Wheelers (DRIVE) Act," a bill that would prohibit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from implementing any rule or regulation mandating large commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) engaged in interstate commerce be equipped with a speed limiting device set to a maximum speed. Studies have sho  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), amember of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ben Cardin (D-M.D.) introduced an expanded version of the "Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act." This bipartisan legislation will encourage retirement savings by bolstering the growth of S corporations that are owned by Employee Stock Ownership Plans (S-ESOP) and would make it easier for middle class Montan  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) teamed up with Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) to introduce the bipartisan Leadership, Engagement, Accountability, and Development (LEAD) Act of 2023 to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) ability to identify wrongdoing and hold leadership and employees a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Recently, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) introduced H.R. 5088 to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community (FBIC). The FBIC Water Settlement will ratify the FBIC Water Rights Compact between the community and the State of Montana and allow for the development of critical water infrastructure programs such as the Milk River Project. This bill is the House   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) issued the following statement in response to the indictment of President Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith. "This sham indictment is a blatant attempt by Biden's Department of Injustice to tamper with our elections," said Rep. Rosendale. "I urge my House and Senate colleagues to immediately support Rep. Gaetz's bill, as I have, to defund this  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 2, 2023: As part of his longstanding efforts to protect Montanans' Second Amendment rights, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today sent a letter pressing the Biden Administration to reverse course on their decision to prohibit the use of federal funds for school archery and hunting education classes. In his letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Tester expressed concern after learning the De  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As a direct result of his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently secured $565,000 in grant funding to remove lead in sources of drinking water in Montana schools and child care facilities. Tester worked with five Republicans and four Democrats to negotiate the IIJA and was the only member of Montana's Congressional delegation to vote for the bill. "Getting l  more