WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of 52nd Annual March for Life, Daines Introduces Pro-Life Bills U.S. SENATE - Ahead of 52 nd March for Life, U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced two pro-life bills. The "Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act" would ban doctors from performing abortions because a child received a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis. The "Protecting Life on College Campus Act" would restrict federal funding  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Introduce Bill to Ban Critical Race Theory in U.S. History and Civics Education Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Jim Risch Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) introduced the Protect Equality and Civics Education (PEACE) Act to prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to promote politically divisive concepts, such as Critical Race Theory  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Introduces Bill to Redesignate Iran-Backed Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today introduced the "Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act" to redesignate Ansarallah, more commonly known as the Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). The Houthis, a paramilitary organization in Yemen funded by Iran, pose a significant security threat   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox Business' The Bottom Line: President Trump's Bold Leadership Will Unleash American Energy U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined Dagen McDowell and Brian Brenberg on Fox Business' The Bottom Line to discuss how President Trump's bold leadership will end the radical left's green agenda. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on the need to unleash made-in-America energy: Wel  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Statement on Trump Inauguration: "It's a New Day in America" U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement after President Trump was sworn in as the 47 th President of the United States today: "It's a new day in America. The American people have had enough of unaffordable prices, an out-of-control border and weakness on the world stage," said Daines. "I'm excited to work with Pres  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Leader Thune, Republican Colleagues Introduce Bill to Give Small Businesses Permanent Tax Break U.S. SENATE - Amid ongoing discussions on the permanency of President Trump's tax cuts, U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and 33 Republican Senators introduced the "Main Street Tax Certainty Act" to make the 20 percent pass-through business tax deduction perma  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced his first bill of the 119th Congress, H.R. 643, the Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act. The act will return sole regulatory authority over the insurance industry to the states by abolishing the U.S. Department of the Treasury's (Treasury) Federal Insurance Office (FIO). The bill has received support from the National Association of Pro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) released a statement following the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States. "Today will go down in history as the first day of the rest of the American Experiment," said Congressman Downing. "In November, voters gave Donald Trump a clear mandate to get our economy back on track, secure our border, restore international order, and ret  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2025: Congressman Troy Downing, U.S. Senator Steve Daines, Senator Tim Sheehy, and Congressman Ryan Zinke today introduced a slate of bills to strengthen and support Montana's tribal communities, ensure access to clean water and updated infrastructure and keep the critical Bull Mountains Mine open. "I am proud to be a part of a delegation that works together to support Montana's tribal communitie  more