Steve Daines

Direct appropriations and set-asides in federal legislation for Alaska Native and American Indian tribes and tribal organizations is the best means to ensure that federal funds reach Indian Country.

I think one of the underlying foundational principles is really tribal sovereignty and this government-to-government relationship and how the U.S. Government should be viewing the direct access for these funds to address the crisis we are…

This legislation enjoys the support of eight co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle.

An important bill that includes the requested direct funding mechanism is S. 2270, the Mitigating the Methamphetamine Epidemic and Promoting Tribal Health Act.

Montanans want to access and enjoy our State's public lands, and for a very good reason. Nothing beats our way of life in Montana--our hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, skiing, backpacking, climbing, all with a backdrop of breathtaking…

this week I have the honor of recognizing the Ravalli County Sheriff's Department and Sheriff Stephen Holton for their work to prevent an attack on the students and teachers of Darby School District. Just last week, on the heels of 17…

President Trump began his term by emphasizing the government needs to provide better customer service.

I recently introduced the Cyber SAFETY Act which would, I think, incentivize the private sector and generally we are better off served with carrots versus sticks.

The President also recognized, in the State of the Union address, that hiring good employees also means you need to fire bad ones.

One of the best ways to bring about better customer service is to start by hiring, certainly, better employees.

as chairman of the Senate Western Caucus and as a Montanan, I am here to urge the swift confirmation of two outstanding nominations to serve in the Department of the Interior. The first is Ryan Nelson, a native of Idaho Falls, ID, as…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2436 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

it is times like this that emphasize the CFTC's importance to regulating derivatives that allows businesses like farmers, ranchers, and manufacturers to hedge their risks.

I want to thank you. Your last comment, the fact that you are getting out of this ivory tower of Washington, DC, out to where the action is actually occurring.

it is essential that individual Members of Congress and the U.S. Government as a whole continue to press China on addressing and reversing course on their ongoing human rights and religious freedom abuses.

In 2016, when the Department rehabilitated the landscaping at Reservation 302, were the future needs of the statue coordinated with the Smithsonian?

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2420 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Washington, DC, has an addiction problem. Washington, DC, is addicted to spending. Washington, DC, is addicted to debt. This budget deal takes a giant step backward. Instead of shrinking government, it grows government by 13 percent. In…

in recent years we have seen the inability of the Federal government to quickly adapt to changing technology and evolving cyber security threats. In June of 2015 the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced it had fallen victim to a…

a timely hearing given the infrastructure seems to be on the top of many minds lately.

My bill will help unlock some of our public lands, those that have been deemed not suitable for wilderness, and return more access to public hands.

What does a WSA release mean for flexibility in land planning and increasing more public recreation?

I am pleased that the Forest Service supports this bill today.

My bill means more public access. It means more public input, not less.

And those are public processes?