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Steve Daines
@stevedaines· Republican · MT· Mar 24, 2025

This was the first step to an important next step, which will be a meeting between President Xi and President Trump.

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Tim Sheehy
@timsheehy· MT· Mar 14, 2025

where was the Democrat outrage when 8,000 Active-Duty Reserve troops were unceremoniously and with no due process fired out of the military without benefits? Where was the outrage when thousands of first responders and police officers…

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Mar 12, 2025

Look, everybody told the president, at least most of the people told the president, except the ones he's surrounding with, the tariffs were a bad idea, and he decided to do it.

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Mar 12, 2025

Well, I think it's really bad. All you got to do is look at the market. But the truth is, is that if you're a businessman, you understand that what you need in the marketplace is certainty.

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Mar 12, 2025

There's plenty of examples of it. The Mission Act is a prime example. The fastest growing part of the V.A. budget. Why? Because we privatizing V.A. health care and its costing us more money, not less.

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Mar 12, 2025

I would say two things. Number one this administration has totally blown the opportunity to make government more efficient by going in with a -- with a -- with a meat cleaver and just hack up agencies.

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Greg Gianforte
@greggianforte· Republican · MT· Mar 7, 2025

Montana has managed our lands effectively and responsibly, but the feds have not done the same.

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Steve Daines
@stevedaines· Republican · MT· Mar 1, 2025

There is no reason the United States should be importing critical minerals that we can find right here at home.

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Steve Daines
@stevedaines· Republican · MT· Feb 20, 2025

I ask my colleagues to oppose this amendment. Reserve funds can accomplish nothing beyond political messaging, are unnecessary, and, frankly, distract or delay the budgeting process. This amendment would, in no way, impact the great…

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Steve Daines
@stevedaines· Republican · MT· Feb 10, 2025

This is a major victory for President Trump, the United States and most importantly, Marc Fogel and his family.

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Ryan Zinke
@ryanzinke· Republican · MT· Jan 19, 2025

There's a lot of strong positions on tariffs, but it's not — and I mentioned this to my colleagues — it's not the purview of Congress.

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Troy Downing
@troydowning· MT· Jan 15, 2025

House Republicans have hit the ground running in the 119th Congress. Last week, we considered bills to hold accountable illegal aliens who break our laws and defend U.S. national sovereignty against a rogue international judicial body…

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Dec 20, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Murillo cloture motion be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Steve Daines
@stevedaines· Republican · MT· Dec 19, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Request--S. 4444

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Steve Daines
@stevedaines· Republican · MT· Dec 19, 2024

with only days left in the 118th Congress, I come to the floor to fight on behalf of my rural Montana communities. S. 4444, the Crow Revenue Act, is a win for Montana, and it is one that cannot wait any longer. The bill is pretty simple…

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Dec 10, 2024

I rise to congratulate Kate M. Kaufer, the fearless leader of my defense staff, on more than 20 years of distinguished Federal service and on her well-earned retirement. For the last 4 years, it has been a privilege of a lifetime to serve…

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Jon Tester
@jontester· Democratic · MT· Dec 9, 2024

I am going to start by saying that, being 68 years of age, I oftentimes do things that may not be the smartest, and one of the things I did yesterday was play basketball due to the influence of my bald-headed chief of staff Dylan Laslovich…

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