Steve Daines

Most importantly, these settlements are a key component of the Federal Government's tribal trust responsibility to create tangible benefits for Indian Country.

I fully understand the value of Indian water rights settlements. They are, no doubt, a productive way to resolve conflict amongst Indian and non-Indian water users.

I wish to add my name to the growing list of Montana legislators that are against the Salish Kootenay water compact.

The process of negotiating this compact has really built some strong fences.

For these reasons, I have made passage and enactment of Senate Bill 1125, the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act, one of my highest priorities this Congress.

They say that if you aim at nothing, you will hit it, in terms of clear objectives and targets.

The issue is lack of logs. And by the way, it is not lack of available timber.

Today Senator Warren and I have joined together to introduce the Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act. This important piece of legislation is critical to addressing key issues that exist in the regulatory framework for retirement plans…

About the time the project is completed, I'm guessing technology will be well ahead of where you end.

The goal here, I understand, is to provide coverage in 99 percent of the country.

We heard today that FirstNet plans to use fees generated from densely populated areas to help fund the build-out in more rural areas.

With all due respect, we have many members in this Committee, the full Committee, from Vermont, from Massachusetts, from states that do not have lands that are classified as BLM.

The decisions that are made by BLM have wide ranging implications for our farmers or ranchers and others' use of land and our sportsmen as well.

I think in places like Montana technology really removes geography as a constraint.

That is why I think transparency, local engagement throughout the process is of utmost importance.

It's still unclear to me what accountability measures FirstNet has in place to ensure that these partnerships happen with these rural teleco providers.

I do share my colleague from Arizona's commitment to elevate Cyber Command to a combatant command in conference. The House NDAA includes a provision to elevate Cyber Command, and I stand with eight bipartisan Members of the Senate…

I wish to enter into a colloquy with my colleague from Arizona. The National Defense Authorization Act which the Senate passed this week is the most critical piece of legislation for our national security that we debate each year, and I…

My colleague from Arizona is correct. My provisions in the Defense appropriations legislation states that the Department of Defense has the funding needed to elevate Cyber Command to a combatant command this year. We cannot wait for our…

I think we strike the right balance with the Safe Pipes Act.

The atrocity that occurred this past weekend in Orlando, FL, was an attack on every American, and my deepest condolences are with the victims and the families of this appalling attack. I am grateful for our law enforcement and the first…

I rise to speak on amendment No. 4251. I have filed the amendment; I have not yet requested it to be made pending. I would like to see this amendment move through. It seeks to remove the President's authority to deny troops their mandated…

One of their major concerns... is regarding the safety on U.S. 93.

I speak on amendment No. 4260 to the National Defense Authorization Act, which would elevate U.S. Cyber Command to a combatant command. In 1986, Congress passed a law elevating and establishing U.S. Special Operations Command to address…

You are the first Secretary of Transportation to ever step foot on the reservation there.