Steve Daines

It is like a 40-year ranch pickup. It served a useful purpose, but it is in bad need of repair.

Earlier this week I held a tele-townhall meeting and had the opportunity to talk with several thousand Montanans about the House's efforts to bring needed accountability to Washington and the regulatory burdens that are hurting Montana…

One size does not fit all. We know the geology of Montana and the Powder River Basin is very different than West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia, Colorado, and other coal mining States.

Our tribal nations are begging, and I tell you, they are begging right now for the freedom to develop their own natural resources.

I represent the State of Montana, and we are proud of the fact that we have more recoverable coal deposits than any other State in the country.

After spending 12 years in the technology sector--more specifically, cloud computing--I know firsthand the power that data holds. I also understand the potential for abuse and the threats to Americans' civil liberties that come with mass…

I am always concerned when the Joint Chiefs have a strong opinion about our national defense. Given that, these reductions have been directly and explicitly recommended against by the Joint Chiefs and by senior DOD civilian officials…

I stand in strong opposition to this amendment, which amounts to the unilateral reduction of our nuclear forces. Unilateral reductions of our nuclear forces are wrong for national security--period. These reductions have been directly and…

Montanans tell me every day how the EPA's ever-changing rules are preventing them from hiring new workers or forcing them to foot the bill for unreasonable compliance costs. In fact, one Montanan said, you know, the EPA must stand for the…

One of the best parts of my job is meeting with Montana students. These young people are the future leaders of our State, and it's exciting to hear about their ideas and aspirations for making their communities and our State a better place…

Land management decisions are best made right at home in Montana instead of here in Washington.

One of the advantages of doing field hearings is we get to hear from your folks who are right here at the coal face.

What percent of our Northern border is secure? And the answer was about 5 percent.

Thanks, Senator. Sheriff Brostrom, thank you for your service to the community, allowing parents to sleep better at night and the community.

As the Senator mentioned, so much of the focus is on the Southwest border, and we are very concerned about the Northern border as Montanans.

I really appreciate him setting this up and allowing us to be here together as Montanans to deal with very important issues: Securing our Northern border.

Unfortunately Washington is described more by gridlock and partisanship.

I think there's consensus that we could have done better in that regard, and one of the challenges was a breakdown between intelligence of what the FBI knew versus what the local law enforcement knew.

I do believe strongly that coalitions and partners, not just law enforcement, with community, is critical to our success.

When you think about the risks out there, what are some of the greatest risks that you see as you think about protecting your county and our State and so forth?

I think the Senator's point, one we want to keep an eye on, to have presence there, so we can get ahead of it, before it becomes a bigger problem.

I represent an entire State, the State of Montana, so I spend a lot of time in a pick-up truck, driving around, when I am back home.

I go to a mill, another mill, I was at Chuck Roady's mill and I went down the south central part of our State to the RY mill outside of Livingston, Montana.

I, too, am a little bit of a skeptic when I hear the word 'sequestration' is the problem. I don't buy it.

The folks who are stopping this are not the folks who are collaborating at the table right now; it is the folks who aren't there who file these lawsuits and stop responsible forest management.