WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Announces Bill to Prevent Potential Terrorists from Entering the United States U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines announced the introduction of a bill to prevent potential terrorists from entering the United States by making non-U.S. nationals who hold passports issued by the Palestinian Authority ineligible to enter the United States. "Under Joe Biden, record numbers of individuals fr  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Applauds Trump Administration for Review of Biden's Anti-Energy Policies, Encourages Support for Small Energy Producers U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today led a letter with nine of his Republican colleagues to Secretary Doug Burgum at the U.S. Department of the Interior urging the reversal of Biden-era regulations that dramatically increase the bonding requirements for oil and gas   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Commends Ambassador to Israel Nominee Mike Huckabee for Vowing to Continue U.S. Support for Israel U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with President Trump's nominee to be the Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee. Daines praised Huckabee's strong support for America's closest Middle Eastern ally Israel and emphasized the need for peace through strength. Watch the full exchang  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Mornings with Maria: Trump is a Results-Orientated President, China Must Take Action on Fentanyl Daines Recaps Recent China Trip, Discussions on Fentanyl, Trade WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business' Mornings with Maria to discuss his recent trip to China. Daines delivered President Trump's America First message to leaders in China last week highlighting   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Varney & Co: We Need to Make Trump's Tax Cuts Permanent "One of the number one complaints I hear from businesses is the uncertainty of the tax code. Let's make it permanent" WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business' Varney & Co, where he discussed the need to make President Trump's tax cuts permanent and prevent a massive tax hike from hitting Americans. W  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Cortez Masto Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Low-Population and Rural Counties U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today introduced a bill to support rural communities. The "Small County PILT Parity Act" would allow counties with populations under 5,000 to receive increased Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) payments to create parity with   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Sheehy Resolution to Designate National Asbestos Awareness Week Passes U.S. Senate U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) today introduced and passed a resolution in the U.S. Senate to designate April 1-7 as National Asbestos Awareness Week. The resolution specifically draws attention to the town of Libby and urges the U.S. Surgeon General to warn and edu  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Social Security Commissioner Nominee Emphasize Importance of Online Services for Rural Montanans U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with President Trump's nominee to be the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Frank Bisignano. He pointed out the difficulties many people face with customer service and emphasized the need for efficient online services for rural   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Daines Champion Bipartisan Effort to Designate National Asbestos Awareness Week Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Montana's U.S. Senator Steve Daines teamed up for a bipartisan effort to designate April 1-7 as National Asbestos Awareness Week and urge the U.S. Surgeon General to teach Americans about the dangers of asbestos exposure. "All Americans deserve a   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Cantwell Reintroduce Bill to Support Hydropower Development Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) today reintroduced their Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act, which supports the development of hydroelectricity infrastructure by establishing a federal tax incentive to increase security and capacity of existing dams  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Daines Meets with Chinese Premier Li Qiang BEIJING, CHINA - Today, U.S. Senator Steve Daines met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing. The following is attributable to Daines Spokesperson Rachel Dumke: "Senator Daines appreciated Premier Li for meeting with the CEOs of seven American companies who shared their decades-long commitment to doing business in China as well as their current   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Daines Meets with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng BEIJING, CHINA - Today, U.S. Senator Steve Daines met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Beijing. The following is attributable to Daines Spokesperson Rachel Dumke: "Senator Daines welcomed today's meeting with Vice Premier He Lifeng. The Senator voiced President Trump's ongoing call for China to stop the flow of fentanyl precursors and   more