Steve Daines

We certainly look forward to welcoming these heroes home soon.

Do you feel you have the resources to ensure that we have adequate cyber training in place not just for our staff here on Capitol Hill but when we think about how dispersed the Senate staff are around the country?

How do we compare--'we' being the Capitol Police--to the other Federal law enforcement agencies in our recruitment and training standards?

Thank you for your service to secure our homeland. I am thankful for the leadership you are showing, in terms of deploying National Guard resources to secure our borders, building the first border wall in 10 years, establishing a national…

I used to think that was old. I do not anymore.

I want to sincerely thank both of you for being here today, and I want to welcome Mr. Stenger to your first hearing before this subcommittee.

I share the concern. We discussed, too, a little bit in my office that so many Members as well as staff are using personal devices and how we are, again, only as good as our weakest link.

It is time to get the fringe litigators out of the forest and put the loggers back into the forest.

I first want to thank you for championing my legislation to repeal this decision first as a Member of the House and now as Secretary of the Interior.

I am disappointed to see the significant reduction in proposed funding for LWCF.

I want to thank you for visiting the Blackfeet Reservation earlier this year to authorize the first transfer of funds for the Blackfeet water settlement.

I am especially happy to work with you on the National Park Restoration Act to ensure dedicated revenues flow to our National Parks maintenance backlog.

I want to thank you also for your commitment to the Yellowstone Gateway mineral withdrawal.

I thank Senator Udall and Senator Murkowski for the increases in funding in deferred maintenance.

We have at least two pieces of legislation here with bipartisan support.

the time is past where the U.S. can be complacent.

today I wish to recognize the service and achievements of an esteemed and valued member of our Armed Forces, RDML Leonard C. Dollaga, U.S. Navy, on the unanimous confirmation of his promotion on Thursday, April 26, 2018. Over the past 2…

the very real threats that China poses to our national security, and that they need to be addressed directly.

I am proud to support Tara Sweeney's nomination.

I applaud Secretary Zinke's efforts to reduce harassment and assaults at Interior but it is going to take the leadership of the entire department.

This is playing the long game, here, but it's the important strategy we need to lay out.

We see the impact here. We walk around every day and see the important work that you do for this institution as well as for the people of this great country.

I think it's the outstanding Ranking Member that draws the crowd.

What's the anticipated timeframe, back to Mr. Ayers, for completion of the phase of the project given funding is provided in fiscal year 2019?

Certainly when we have an economy that's growing and actual labor shortages across our country, it highlights the importance of taking care of our own employees.