Steve Daines

the gateway communities were heavily impacted by flooding.

we can't rely on Congress to every so often bail out the parks with another big bill here addressing...

As they say, you get what you inspect, not what you expect.

We have to think about maintenance backlog as debt that is held by our parks.

if we keep seeing flat to--with inflation, really, declining investments in maintenance, it is going to be a recurring discussion here in this Committee.

we need to use the most accurate data available, even when it tells us what we don't want to hear

the gateway communities were heavily impacted by flooding.

the Great American Outdoors Act, unquestionably has been a significant step forward

It is simply unsustainable. And grow, I think, is probably an understatement. I mean, massively--virtually doubling.

if we keep seeing flat to--with inflation, really, declining investments in maintenance, it is going to be a recurring discussion here in this Committee.

One of the important ways to recruit and then retain staff is to ensure they have adequate housing.

the Great American Outdoors Act was a very important, monumental achievement here in Washington

I think it is really important that hydropower is part of the conversation.

Hydropower is cheap. It is clean. It is reliable.

I never thought I would live to see the day where there would be calls to breach hydropower dams.

Hydropower is cheap. It is clean. It is reliable.

I think it is really important that hydropower is part of the conversation.

I never thought I would live to see the day where there would be calls to breach hydropower dams.

Well, I am glad we agree that the grizzlies have recovered in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Well, I am glad we agree that the grizzlies have recovered in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

I am very glad to see we are making progress moving forward.

I am very glad to see we are making progress moving forward.

I never thought I would live to see the day when we would start having a discussion about breaching hydropower dams.

I never thought I would live to see the day when we would start having a discussion about breaching hydropower dams.

I was shocked when I first came to the U.S. Senate that hydropower was not considered a renewable source of energy.