Steve Daines

I want to start off by talking about the threat we are seeing from China in this particular space.

My last question, for Mr. Socha. It is my understanding that a key update for the concessionaire rules was held up during the transition to the Biden Administration.

I think it is a lack of awareness oftentimes because I think in the park, just makes you want to kind of get away from it all and some of these hidden gems that we have are a chance to get away from it all too, and it will solve the…

I think about where PBS--hit the back roads of Montana. It is kind of the back roads to these smaller, lesser-known parks.

I truly believe that our national parks were a refuge, they were a refuge for many Americans during the pandemic.

We have to take care of our employees. We are out of housing right now in some cases.

I think it's something we need to explore in those situations where it makes sense.

Our national parks are part of what truly sets America apart from the rest of the world, and this bill was a historic investment in our parks at a very critical time.

this amendment is called the Protecting IP Act. It is a bipartisan amendment that will help increase enforcement of the United States and China phase one trade deal. This deal put in place important protections for America's intellectual…

There are significant infrastructure needs in my State and throughout the country. We have got broad, bipartisan support for funding real infrastructure like roads, bridges, and ports, et cetera.

Should we really be extending housing assistance to persons who enter our country unlawfully when there are hundreds of thousands of homeless Americans?

I am hopeful that this year Congress will work to enact meaningful forest management reform to reverse this trend.

I worked with my colleagues last year to ensure payment parity for audio-only telehealth.

I believe we need to do what we can to make expanded access to telehealth permanent for Montanans and all Americans, especially in rural areas, and not cut access back once we are in the post-pandemic period.

Expanded access to telehealth services... has helped our seniors in Montana.

Today I am teaming up with my colleague Senator Cortez Masto, and we are introducing legislation to make this policy permanent.

We need to be promoting an all-of-the-above energy portfolio.

We do not need to stifle American energy.

we may see gas shortages becoming norm and not the result of bad actors.

With Montana in the top five States with the highest suicide rate, sadly, this seriously concerns me.

I am very concerned that the recent decision to support waiving vaccine IP protections will harm U.S. innovation; it will harm our leadership in vaccines; it will provide a windfall for adversaries such as China and Russia, as well as not…

The importance of expanding access to important markets around the world and assuring that our Montana small businesses, workers, our farmers, our ranchers are able to compete on a level playing field in this global committee, frankly…

I am very committed to working with my colleague Senator Stabenow towards that goal.

I do think it is important that we look for ways to increase access to mental health treatment.

Treatment centers like Rimrock make a world of difference in our communities, and they are more important now than ever before as we come out of this pandemic.