Steve Daines

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…

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

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.

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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?

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

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

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

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.

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 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. 3014 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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?