Steve Daines

It is really dry in northern Montana, but it is a lot drier in Arizona. So I know you understand the importance of water very, very well.

It is the last water rights battle we have in Indian Country, and it is a big deal for Montana.

We can and we must get the Fort Belknap Indian Community water rights settlement to the President's desk this year.

Without finalized settlements, our farmers, our ranchers, our water users are left in limbo.

Really too much law-making authority done through executive fiat that occurs in a bureaucratic branch of Government.

Chairman Gensler, you are not an elected official that is beholden to your constituents.

I truly believe if the Founding Fathers were here today, they would say there is way too much power.

I want to start by expressing my ongoing concerns with this really unprecedented rulemaking agenda you have pursued since taking over at the SEC.

Whether it be your crusade against digital assets or your attempts to use the SEC to further the Administration's climate agenda at the expense of taxpayers, there appears to be hardly a sector of the U.S. economy that you view as out of…

Whether it be your crusade against digital assets or your attempts to use the SEC to further the Administration's climate agenda at the expense of taxpayers, there appears to be hardly a sector of the U.S. economy that you view as out of…

I want to start by expressing my ongoing concerns with this really unprecedented rulemaking agenda you have pursued since taking over at the SEC.

I truly believe if the Founding Fathers were here today, they would say there is way too much power.

Really too much law-making authority done through executive fiat that occurs in a bureaucratic branch of Government.

Chairman Gensler, you are not an elected official that is beholden to your constituents.

There couldn't be a better answer. You just gave it. Completely solve, it is huge, this is clearly something we can address legislatively.

As the Senate crafts the Farm Bill, it is important to ensure that Montana's tribal ag producers and their voices are heard.

Ensuring fair access to these programs is going to help grow tribal economies, help improve food access, and support infrastructure investment.

There couldn't be a better answer. You just gave it. Completely solve, it is huge, this is clearly something we can address legislatively.

As the Senate crafts the Farm Bill, it is important to ensure that Montana's tribal ag producers and their voices are heard.

Ensuring fair access to these programs is going to help grow tribal economies, help improve food access, and support infrastructure investment.

It fully funds the rehabilitation of the Milk River Project which is the lifeblood for our farmers and ranchers.

It fully settles costly water rights litigation.

This bill is a result of a lot of compromise, a century or more of work.

Today is historic, it really is.

The Fort Belknap Water Rights Settlement Act is truly a win.