Steve Daines

There is no reason that tribes should be behind the eight ball when it comes to accessing information.

The Two Rivers facility is very important.

There are a lot of eyes watching us. I appreciate your help on that, especially the folks in Big Horn County.

I want to shift for a moment to talk about the Two Rivers detention facility.

Native American communities are home to much beauty in places like Montana that are vibrant, indigenous cultures but they also tragically face more than their fair share of challenges, especially when it comes to public safety.

Secretary Zinke recently received a letter from the Chief Justice of the Crow Tribe, Leroy Not Afraid detailing the inhumane conditions.

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:47 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at 10 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Tuesday, October 24; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 231, S. 1766. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

Technology has removed geography as a constraint.

This is going to be impossible to keep moving forward unless we close this rural-urban gap.

I know I am out of time here. We are good at playing checkers in Montana with the nature of land ownership, that is for sure.

Unfortunately, according to the FCC's 2016 Fixed Broadband Report, 65 percent of the population on tribal lands lack access to fixed telecommunications services, 65 percent.

Thank you for your testimony, Mr. Shafroth.

If you compare this bill to the House bill, it is already much more concise, and I think there is some concern that if you are only looking at the project level, when there is new information that comes on, that there could be information…

I think there is some concern that if you are only looking at the project level, when there is new information that comes on, that there could be information that should be integrated into kind of cumulative facts across the entire plan.

Cyber terrorism is an emerging threat that has become all too real in Montana.

Montana had two of the three most expensive fires in the Nation.

We burned over 1 million acres in Montana this fire season.

I think there is a collaborative process we can have between now and markup to have that conversation.

I strongly believe this legislation, together with other management and wildfire funding reforms, should be passed into law this year.

This legislation codifies the legal position taken by the Obama administration.

You could have a massive, massive bipartisan victory in the next 2 months using these bills before this Committee as a basis.

I think this is one of those opportunities that could be government at its best over the next couple months if we put our heads and actually get something big done.