Steve Daines

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.

If we can actually reduce some of these redundant environmental reviews in a way that still protects the integrity, but actually increases efficiency.

We say out in Montana either we are going to manage the forests or the forests are going to manage us.

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

I think his bill goes a little too far in some places, and we would like to work with the committee to ratchet it back a little bit.

I support renewable energy and we are very excited about what we are seeing in Montana with our renewable portfolio.

I do not think we can remove baseload power, specifically coal generation, from our nation's energy mix.

I just returned from Taiwan and Korea Saturday night.

The responsible use of this natural resource, in my opinion, is certainly in my state's and, I think, our nation's best interest.

the Department of Homeland Security, DHS, is tasked with keeping the American public safe in the homeland. Its mission ranges from thwarting terrorist attacks to responding to natural and manmade disasters, from interdicting the movement…

I think it highlights the importance that we need preventive measures and good, responsible, sound timber management practices here to ensure that we can keep the forest healthy and to protect these important assets that when the fire…

This hearing, the legislative fixes explored today, cannot be more timely as wildfires in my state have burned well over a million acres.

the National Verifier... is a step in the right direction, reducing the waste, fraud, and abuse.

technology now has removed geography as a constraint, where some of our best and brightest who bring incredible capacities to the workforce, but have been disconnected because of this divide, and this is closing.

you have a strong work ethic, and you have this great workforce here that is ready to engage in this global economy.

I can tell you the folks out in rural America are as sophisticated, as well educated, and have, frankly, more common sense than most in this Nation.

A decision or solution that might make sense and work in San Francisco may not work and probably will not work in a place like Richey, Montana.

I cannot even think how many times I have used the words 'waste, fraud, and abuse' as it relates to programs in the Federal Government.

I left Montana yesterday morning to come back to Washington, DC, to do the work of the American people but, as always, my heart remains in Big Sky Country. That is especially true right now as fires burn across our State. In fact, just…

I ask unanimous consent that at 3 p.m. today, the Senate recess until 4:15 p.m. to allow for the all-Senators briefing. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that morning business be extended until 3 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

If the patient is not asking the question, 'What will it cost?' as the first question... I am just concerned that we never, ever will bend the cost curve.

The very people that can afford it the least are getting hit with billions of dollars in what we call a 'poverty tax.'

This poverty tax has been a huge problem for Montana.

It is also critical that we pursue management reforms that allow us to use proven tactics that reduce the threat of wildfires.