this Saturday, June 27, marks Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder--or PTSD--Awareness Day. This marks a critical opportunity to remind people about the prevalence of mental illnesses such as PTSD among our Active-Duty troops and our veterans…
Steve Daines
The Public Record
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.
Montana has the highest per capita suicide rates in the Nation. We are number one.
Given the limited dollars we have for all these programs. Where you look at empirically-based, outcome-based metrics, what programs are working, what programs are not working?
But, importantly, could this have been prevented? That is really the question and looking at the process and procedures, the speed at which the remedies are put in place.
I truly am grateful this committee is highlighting the safety challenges of Takata's airbags that have killed eight people.
Unfortunately, this is not the first time many of these recommendations have been made.
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. 1625 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
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. 1628 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
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. 1625 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Water is a precious resource in Montana, and there are still rural communities that face barriers to access and are in dire need of clean drinking water.
I would also like to recognize Mr. Meissner for appearing today before the Committee.
I want to talk about this issue of voluntary standards, and particularly as it relates to recreational off highway vehicles.
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. 1552 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
I would hope so. We have these programs, Helmets to Hardhats, a way to hire veterans.
We must work together to address the unique challenges faced by victims in Indian Country.
The statistics you pointed out are equally frightening. On the Fort Peck Reservation you said that violent crime rates are five times higher than the rest of Montana.
In my home State of Montana coal is an important piece of that energy mix. It powers over half of our electricity.
I certainly support your efforts here on examining a series of bills that foster a far more robust, all of the above energy strategy.
I also commend Senator Murkowski and others on this Committee for taking the lead and strengthening global dependence on American made energy by facilitating energy exports.
This bill would facilitate that production while ensuring a firm partnership between states as well as supporting conservation.





