WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines spoke at a Senate Finance Committee hearing, and emphasized the rapidly increasing number of fentanyl-related deaths in Montana as a result of President Biden's wide-open southern border. Daines also highlighted the importance of community partnerships and peer support in the addiction recovery process. Watch the exchange HERE. "I've spent a lot of time on the southern border, some  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, helped lead the introduction of a resolution to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing its new rule. The rule would impose costly and burdensome Obama-era regulations on coal-fired electric power plants, like Colstrip, forcing them to close, jeopardizing grid reliability and raising electricity  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Senator Steve Daines helped introduce the "Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises (RIFLE) Act," legislation that would remove a burdensome tax imposed on firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act. "It is unconstitutional for this Administration to punish law-abiding Montanans with burdensome regulations that make it impossible for them to exercise their Second Amendment rights. I strongly opp  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Calls Senate Democrats Out for Anti-Border Security Votes U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference calling out Senate Democrats for ignoring the southern border crisis until it became a political crisis. Watch Daines' remarks HERE. "Go back and watch the replays of what was going on in February of 2021 when Joe Biden reversed policies tha  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: "Montana's Tribal communities are ground zero for this destruction" U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke at a Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on the need to support law enforcement in Indian Country as they combat the devastating impact of the fentanyl crisis and crime on Native American communities. Watch Daines' opening remarks HERE. "Each time I meet with Tribal leaders from Montana, law enforc  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Marvin Weatherwax Jr., a member of the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, from a hearing dated May 7, 2024, on funding for wastewater infrastructure: * * * Good Afternoon Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and Members of the Subcommittee, my name is Marvin Weatherwax Jr. and I am a member of the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council. I also serve as C  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Todd Wilson, a board member of the National Council of Urban Indian Health, from a public witness hearing dated May 8, 2024, on fiscal 2025 funding request: * * * My name is Todd Wilson, I am an enrolled member the Apsaalooke (Crow) Nation and the Executive Director of the Helena Indian Alliance, an Urban Indian Organization (UIO) located in Hele  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) released the following statement after a gun show in Hamilton, Montana was canceled last weekend due to a new Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Rule that fundamentally changes and drastically complicates the way firearms are sold in the United States. This rule which was published on April 19th, 2024, has the potential to shut down countless  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) joined the House Natural Resources Committee, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Budgetary Hearing titled: "Examining the President's FY 2025 Budget Request for the United States Geological Survey and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement." Congressman Rosendale questioned the witnesses' requests and exposed their unnecessary budgetary that  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, Congressman Ryan Zinke cosponsored H.R. 3170, the bipartisan Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act. The HELPER Act establishes a new home loan program under the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to make homeownership more accessible to K-12 school teachers, first responders, law enforcement officers, and other essential public servants by eliminating s  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today Congressman Ryan Zinke announced he has cosponsored seven bills to protect four dams in the Columbia River System that supply power to Northwest Montana. "Removing the four Lower Snake River dams is one of the worst ideas I've ever heard, both environmentally and economically," said Zinke. "Our dam systems are not just for a single species; they are multiuse systems that provide power, drought control, f  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Today, Congressman Ryan Zinke announced that he requested federal funding for 15 projects in Western Montana to improve infrastructure, economic development, and law enforcement capabilities. The requests were submitted to the House Appropriations Committee of which he is a member. The projects would benefit communities in the following counties: Beaverhead (2), Flathead, Gallatin, Lake (3), Lin  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: U.S. Senator Jon Tester today again voted for bipartisan legislation to secure the southern border. The bipartisan border security bill received the endorsement of the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) and the Director of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), who have said that the bill "would provide the strongest set of tools we have had in decades" and "codify into law authorities that U.S  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester sent a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) calling on the Biden Administration to extend the hours of operations at ports of entry in Montana, citing the effects on Montana's economy. In his letter to CBP Commissioner Troy A. Miller, Tester specifically calls on the Administration to extend the summer hours of operations at the Port of Wild Horse. "The Port of Wild Hors  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As a direct result of his bipartisan infrastructure law, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured $1,000,000 to support environmental assessment, cleanup and redevelopment projects with a focus on Havre, Box Elder, and Glacier County. These investments come as part of the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC) Grant Programs, which Tester bolstered through his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJ  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester is sounding the alarm to demand the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) take immediate action to protect Montana veterans living at Freedom's Path on the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center Campus--a facility leased by a third party company (the lessee) that provides housing to veterans and their families using Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) proj  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senator Jon Tester is sounding the alarm to demand the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) take immediate action to protect Montana veterans living at Freedom's Path on the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center Campus--a facility leased by a third party company (the lessee) that provides housing to veterans and their families using Housing and Urban Development Veteran  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) news that the agency will grant its one millionth PACT Act disability claim today: "For far too long, our nation failed to honor its promises to our veterans exposed to toxins in military conflicts across the globe--until we fought like hell a  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 21, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) news that the agency will grant its one millionth PACT Act disability claim today: "For far too long, our nation failed to honor its promises to our veterans exposed to toxins in military  more