Steve Daines

Thank you for looking out for rural America, I appreciate that.

Programs like Essential Air Service, the Contract Tower Program, and the Airport Improvement Program are critical to rural states like Montana.

this year marks the 10-year anniversary of the Indian coal production tax credit. This is a crucial tax incentive that levels the playing field for the future development of tribal coal resources that are currently subject to more…

I firmly believe we truly must pursue an all of the above energy strategy in the U.S.

Connectivity is so important to grow our economies.

I think one of our conclusions was the importance of continuing to develop an all of the above energy portfolio and more made in America energy, both in terms of our future economic security, but certainly from a geopolitical and national…

Status quo is one of our biggest concerns for rural America and the airports.

Our veterans do not deserve subpar care.

I want to thank the Senator from Utah, my good friend, for his leadership on the USA FREEDOM Act. I recently returned from an official trip to the Middle East with leader McConnell and several of my fellow first-term Senators. We met with…

In fact, during the 2011 and 2012 school year, the graduation rate for BIE students was only 53 percent, compared to 67 percent for Indian students attending public schools.

I know we have seen production certainly on private and State lands is up 60 percent since the President took office. It is down 6 percent on Federal lands.

Wouldn't it make a whole lot more sense to have these sorts of decisions made on the ground?

I appreciate the flexibility you have been able to give on that so we can come together with a solution that will ensure that the sage-grouse is not listed.

We must invest in the future of our Indian children.

I rise today to honor Montana's thousands of small businesses and for their contributions to our State's economy. During National Small Business Week, we recognize all of the hard- working Montana men and women who took the risk to start a…

Scaring the hell out of America's enemies since 1962.

I think we have a great, broad spectrum of agreement that something has to change in the way wildfires are funded or wildfire fighting is funded, and I am hoping that we resolve it this year.

I truly appreciate your commitment to finding solutions that will improve forest health and also increase responsible timber harvest in Montana.

Back in Montana, we believe that our tribes should have the freedom to develop their own natural resources if they choose especially due to the high unemployment rates that we see, oftentimes in excess of 50 percent, and the need for…

I can tell you most Montanans--when the Federal Government comes in and says this is not going to be an onerous rule, we do not believe it.

With all the input you received from the tribes, how many changes occurred to the final rule to accommodate their concerns?

I just would ask, you know, we've got a nation, the Crow Nation, as well as our attorney general, to make sure that that testimony is heard.

It is all about our good paying jobs in Montana. It's for our tribal members in Montana as well as generating nearly $120 million in tax revenues that we depend on for our schools, our teachers, our infrastructure.

Thank you for standing up for the dignity for every human being, especially those who are most vulnerable.

I'm very concerned your agency is not taking into account potential impacts back in Montana.