Steve Daines

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I applaud, first of all, the Senator from North Dakota for his leadership on this most important issue and his commitment to making it a priority for this Senate, the first bill introduced into this Senate. I also applaud the Senator from…

Last week, the House moved forward historic legislation that represents widespread Montana priorities. From protecting some of our State's greatest treasures, as well as access to our public lands, to developing Montana's energy resources…

When it comes to illegal immigration, President Obama has long said that he has no legal authority to extend executive amnesty. Now, I don't say this very often, but you know what? I agree with him. His job as President is to enforce the…

Montana is a State blessed with people who have a strong commitment to service. In fact, more than 100,000 military veterans call our State home, and our dedicated law enforcement officials perform critical services each and every day. On…

When the President was trying to sell ObamaCare to the people of Montana, we were promised that if we like our health insurance, we can keep it. But millions of Americans, including 38,000 Montanans, were forced out of their health care…

I want to thank the gentleman from Utah for putting together this Special Order. I also want to thank you, Congressman Stewart, for your service to our country. As a B-1 bomber pilot, you in fact hold the record for the fastest nonstop…

I want to thank the chairman for his leadership on this important issue. I rise in support of the rule and H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act. My home State of Montana is called the Treasure State, where we…

Would you say you are generally satisfied or dissatisfied with the amount of information you received from TSA regarding the SPP process?

What improvements do you think could be made to SPP that would make the process of applying as well as transitioning to private screening easier for airports without sacrificing the necessary security?

On the issue of the Keystone pipeline and the benefits, many of those ratepayers in Montana are hardworking families that live month to month. Many of them are seniors that are living on fixed incomes. And so this President, by stopping…

Here is the H.R. 3, the act to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. It is very simple. In fact, it is two pages and about a third of a bottom of a third page, so call it 2-1/3 pages, and we can approve the Keystone pipeline.

I want to thank the gentlewoman from Tennessee for her leadership on this important issue of this do-nothing Senate. The President likes to refer to us as the do-nothing Congress. Well, tonight, we are presenting 332 reasons why it is…

Imagine telling the IRS you ``just lost'' your paperwork; or ``sorry, I accidentally deleted my tax forms, guess I won't be getting those to you.'' How do you think the IRS would respond? Not well. The IRS would find your actions…

Hinchliffe Stadium is a historic 10,000-seat municipal stadium in Paterson, New Jersey, built between 1931 and 1932, surrounded by the city's national historical landmark district. It is one of only a handful of stadiums surviving…

I urge adoption of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Daines) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4508…

I, too, strongly support the passage of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Daines) that the House suspend the rules and pass…

In 2001, President George Bush signed Public Law 107-62, which authorized the Adams Memorial Foundation to create a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia. When completed, the memorial will honor former President…

Hearing that water services delivery could be in jeopardy for 60,000 acres of some of the most productive farmland in my home State of Montana, I was happy to introduce this legislation that ensures that irrigation in southwest Montana is…

I have no further speakers. I urge approval of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Daines) that the House suspend the rules…

Montanans have long known that ObamaCare's taxes and mandates are a direct threat to thousands of jobs, and this fact is becoming all too clear for in-home care providers. ObamaCare's burdensome employer mandate would force in-home care…

Colstrip, Montana, is a town that runs on coal. Hundreds of hardworking Montanans depend on jobs in Colstrip's coal-fired power plant and its coal mines to provide for their families, but one anticoal energy consultant said that Montanans…

I want to thank the gentlewoman for her leadership on this amendment, as well as the chairman for allowing us to have this debate. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment. In the appropriations process, we must prioritize funding…

I think that is where the real success is generated in a lot of cases.

It seems like any more in Montana the trial lawyers are running our forests, instead of forest management professionals and the people of Montana.