| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday November 17, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Cramer Statement on Department of Interior Attempt to Overturn Venting, Flaring Preliminary Injunction
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release:
In September, North Dakota won a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of the Interior to block the Biden administration venting and flaring rule in North Dakota v. U.S. Department of the Interior. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) venting and flaring rule establishes a new royalty on flared gas, institutes monthly limits on allowable flaring, and adds new application requirements for ope
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Daines Joins Amicus Brief to Overturn Unlawful Biden-Harris Emissions Rule
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined a bicameral amicus brief to overturn the Biden-Harris Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) rule that requires state governments to measure greenhouse gas emissions on the highway system and set declining targets.
"This rule is just another example of the Biden-Harris administration's executive overreach that attacks our Montana way of life and does nothing but fuel
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Daines on Senate Floor: "Any Franchise Should be Proud to be Associated with Native American Heritage"
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release:
Calls on Washington Commanders to Restore Former Logo to Place of Honor
U.S. SENATE U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered remarks on the Senate floor calling on the Washington Commanders football team to restore their former logo designed by former Blackfeet Tribal Chairman Blackie Wetzel to a place of honor. Daines highlighted the logo's cultural legacy, support from the Blackfeet Nation and its ties t
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Daines, Rosendale Call for Increased Safety Measures in Northern Cheyenne
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release:
U.S. SENATE U.S. Senator Steve Daines and Representative Matt Rosendale (MT-02) sent a letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) calling attention to serious public safety shortcomings in Indian Country and urging the BIA to work with tribal and government partners to address the safety concerns immediately. The letter comes after an eight-year-old boy was shot and killed in the crossfire of a shootout in
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House Appropriations Committee Sets Nov. 20 Hearing on Investigating Crisis of Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Investigating the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women" at 10 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2024, at 2007 Rayburn House Office Building:
Witnesses
Panel 1
* Abigail Echo-Hawk, Executive Vice President at Seattle Indian Health Board and Director of the Urban Indian Health Institute and member of the Pawnee Nation
* Eugenia Charles-Newton, Law and Order Committee Chair and member of
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Tester Secures $28.8 Million to Rehabilitate Gardner River Bridge in Yellowstone National Park
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release:
Continuing his efforts to improve connectivity and upgrade critical infrastructure in Montana, U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently secured $28.8 million from his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to rehabilitate the Gardner River Bridge in Yellowstone National Park. This grant, awarded through the Bridge Investment Program (BIP), will be used to make necessary improvements to the bridge and
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