When his turn came to address the U.S. Senate on the issue of President Trump’s impeachment, Montana’s Steve Daines said he was standing by the President and voting to acquit.
He said Montanans are solidly behind the President and have been since he was elected in 2016.
“Tonight, President Trump sent a clear message to Montanans, and all Americans. The state of our union is strong.
“Our economy is booming.
“We have the lowest unemployment in over 50 years. Middle class wages are at an all-time high.
“We are delivering on our promise of less government and more jobs.
Sen. Steve Daines on Wednesday criticized the impeachment proceedings now under in the Senate against fellow Republican President Donald Trump, saying it was the most partisan impeachment proceeding in the country’s history.
“It reminded me of when I went to high school in Bozeman, Montana. If I turned in a term paper and it was half complete, my teacher would toss it back to me and say ‘You didn’t get it done, it’s incomplete,’” the Montana Republican said during remarks shown on CSPAN2. “That is what I felt like what we saw last night was an incomplete case, they have not done their complete homework.”
The other senators involved with the legislation are James Lankford (R-OK) and Mike Rounds (R-SD).
The legislation bolsters the Firearm Owners Protection Act by adding protections for Americans who cross state lines from gun-friendly states to states that are less-gun friendly. To that end, the legislation seeks to ensure that law-abiding gun owners are not arrested for violation of local laws that center upon “the possession, transportation, or carrying of firearms.”
There would be exceptions to the protection, as in a case where law enforcement has “probable cause.” But otherwise, the legislation seeks to lessen the hoops through which a law-abiding citizen must jump in order to travel with a gun.
Daines said, “This is about protecting law abiding gun owners and their right to safely transport their firearms. Montanans want their 2nd Amendment rights protected and that’s what I’m fighting for.”
HELENA – A new bill was announced addressing the Firearm Owners Protection Act, with a focus on protecting travelers who bring firearms across state lines.
The bill will clarify the term transport to include staying in temporary lodging overnight, stopping for food, fuel, and vehicle maintenance to name a few.
It will also ensure that law-abiding gun owners will not be arrested for violating local laws when it comes to the possession, transportation, or carrying of firearms, unless there is probable cause.
Senator Steve Daines introduced the new bill and had this to say about his motivation behind it:
“This is about protecting law-abiding gun owners and their right to safely transport their firearms.
“Montanans want their 2nd Amendment rights protected and that’s what I’m fighting for,” Senator Steve Daines said.
With the help of Sen. Steve Daines, the U.S. Senate has the chance to finally consider full funding for a public land and parks grant program and some funding for overdue national park maintenance.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, of which Daines is a member, passed more than a dozen bills out of committee, but two may be of particular interest to Montanans.
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U.S. Sen. Steve Daines visited the Q2 Studio on Monday to share information about his visit to Billings on Veterans Day and his views on the ongoing impeachment inquiry of President Trump.
Sen. Daines spoke during a Senate Finance Committee hearing Wednesday on complying with Medicaid eligibility. The Montana Republican senator noted that the federal government loses tens of billions of dollars every year due to waste, fraud, and abuse.
According to a Montana state legislature audit, Montana is very at risk for Medicaid abuse and fraud due to a number of the state government’s lax compliance policies.
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines praised President Donald Trump and U.S. troops Sunday for the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
“This is absolutely a great morning for America,” the Montana Republican told Fox News journalist Maria Bartiromo. “This is a great day for the world.”
“It’s only fitting that the last sounds that al-Baghdadi would have heard on this Earth would have been the thumps of U.S. forces helicopters …” he said.
Responding to a question from Bartiromo about lack of Democratic comment on the raid as of Sunday morning, Daines said the Democrats were obsessed with impeaching Trump.
Montana U.S. Sen. Steve Daines announced Thursday that he’s signed onto a Senate Resolution condemning the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
In a video posted to Twitter, Daines, a Republican running for reelection in 2020, said House Democrats are throwing out 100 years of precedent.
“What’s going on in Washington, DC right now is crazy. I wish House Democrats and Nancy Pelosi were as obsessed with creating jobs and growing this economy as they are with impeaching President Trump,” Daines said.