Steve Daines

I think it shows how important tribal sovereignty is that tribes know best how to manage their own lands.

We appreciate that both Senator Tester and then Congressman Daines sent letters to Interior expressing concerns about HFPAS.

It is incredible how tribes will spread their resources thin and they are still better managers of their forests.

I'd appreciate that. You know, tourism is a huge part of our economy in Montana, and that is the major corridor for folks.

These are reasons why other provisions of the Tribal Forest Participation and Protection Act establish a move toward helping get more projects done faster, using tribal authorities, while at the same time and very importantly upholding…

One of the misnomers on the Keystone Pipeline is it's all Canadian crude.

FRA staff has also been in communication with Senator Daines' staff to provide the appropriate Amtrak contacts.

Montana tribes know all too well how the health of nearby Federal lands impact tribal lands.

Well, that's good news, getting them through almost in block. If you would take a look at adding the Russell Street Bridge in Missoula to that list, I'd greatly appreciate it.

I think we both agreed the rest of the Federal Government could certainly learn from CSKT how to more effectively manage forests.

In Missoula, Montana, three of the five bridges that cross the Clark Fork River are considered structurally deficient.

It was not so much TFPA authority issues. It was an implementation issue?

S. 3014 will require the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to reply in a timely fashion.

It is not about me and him fighting. It is about our people at home. We represent those people.

The bottom line is we need to be thinking beyond just where the boundaries are.

Small providers will not be able to afford the costs that could be associated with building new architecture to comply with the proposed rule.

But, Mr. Gross, what about small businesses? The constituency claims to do outreach to small enterprises. But are the interests of small businesses truly represented in this model?

A successful transition means maintaining an Internet free from government control, and that an Internet tamed by government is bad for Internet users and for the overall global economy.

I was proud to pass the Violence Against Women Act which created a number of grant programs designed to prevent violence.

In a state like Montana, we have a lot of small businesses. They're not trying to call their customers to sell them products they don't need.

I appreciate your remarks during the hearing about the need for policymakers to 'tighten the line of defense' for TCPA litigation.

I grew up in a small business. My mom and dad run a little construction business.

In fact, I've heard the TCPA has even been referred to the 'Total Cash for Plaintiffs Attorneys.'

In Montana, the Northern Cheyenne and Fort Belknap Tribes, as well as the Fort Peck Tribes, recently declared states of emergency due to the increase in drug-related crimes on the reservations.

We urge our two Senators from Montana to join the Chairman and Senator McCain in sponsoring this bill.