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Steven David Daines is an American politician currently serving as the junior United States senator from Montana, a position he has held since January 6, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Daines has focused on issues such as economic growth, job creation, and healthcare during his time in office. He has also been an advocate for Montana's natural resources and agriculture sector, emphasizing the importance of these industries to the state's economy.
Madam Speaker, this weekend, the Bozeman High School girls cross-country team will be in Portland, Oregon, to run in the Nike Cross National Championship. These dedicated and talented young women have won seven consecutive Montana Class AA…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill, H.R. 1963, the Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act. In Congress, one of our top priorities is to secure American energy independence, and as we all see…
Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 2728, the Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act. Hydraulic fracturing has been critical to the production of our rich Montana-Bakken oil. It is key not only to our State's…
Mr. Speaker, President Obama promised if you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan; but for tens of thousands of Montanans, his words are nothing more than a broken promise that has resulted in canceled insurance…
Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate Vance Home Gun, a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes from Arlee, Montana. Vance was recently recognized as the 2013 Center for Native American Youth ``Champion of Change'' for…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this resolution to appropriate funds for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service, and the Bureau of Indian Education because our Native Americans cannot sustain another day of this…
Mr. Speaker, whenever I drive across Montana, I see signs of our State's strong ag heritage in about every turn in the road. From the fields of sugar beets and wheat to grazing cattle and sheep, these are visual reminders of the importance…
Mr. Speaker, I stand in strong support for the legislation that will reopen our national parks in this country, and I speak as a fifth-generation Montanan. I speak also as a voice of the people from the State of Montana who know that our…
I want to thank the gentlelady from Minnesota. In fact, my family roots in Montana began in Minnesota. My great- great-grandmother was in Minnesota. She came from Norway and then pushed westward. I think she heard the skiing was a little…
Mr. Chairman, as a fifth generation Montanan and an avid sportsman, I understand how protecting our beautiful landscapes and unmatched recreational opportunities are important to our way of life in Montana. As much a part of Montana as our…
Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 16, line 7, insert before the period the following: ``, except that a court of the…
I just would say that, as I've been back here, moving from the private sector to the public sector, sometimes you have got to lay out in specificity the need for a one-page summary of what's going on so that Members and anybody else that…
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