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ICYMI: Senator Sheehy Questions Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2025 ICYMI: Senator Sheehy Questions Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth Washington, DC – Today, Senator Sheehy questioned Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth during his confirmation hearing. Watch Senator Sheehy’s questions HERE. ### Contact: Tate Mitchell, Jack O’Brien
ICYMI: Exclusive: Sen. Tim Sheehy donates salary to charity, follows through on ethics pledge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2025 ICYMI: Exclusive: Sen. Tim Sheehy donates salary to charity, follows through on ethics pledge The Washington Reporter reports that Senator Sheehy will be donating his Senate salary to charity, following through on the ethics pledge he took during his campaign. In case you missed it… Exclusive: Sen. Tim Sheehy donates salary to charity, follows through on ethics pledge Matthew Foldi January 13, 2025 The Washington Reporter After freshman Sen. Tim Sheehy (R., Mont.) won the most expensive Senate race in history on a per-vote basis, he will be “donating my senate salary to charity,” he told the Washington Reporter exclusively. “I was fortunate
Senator Sheehy Calls for Overhaul of Federal Wildfire Apparatus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2025 Senator Sheehy Calls for Overhaul of Federal Wildfire Apparatus Washington, DC – In the wake of wildfires erupting in California, Senator Tim Sheehy today called for an overhaul of the federal wildfire apparatus. Thousands of residents have reportedly been evacuated as the Palisades Fire, as well as other wildfires in the area, are threatening lives, homes, and property in southern California. “It’s clear that our wildland firefighting apparatus is not equipped for year-round response and we can do more for our communities threatened by wildfires at a lower cost for American taxpayers,” said Senator Sheehy. “Our brave first responders
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Sheehy calls for bipartisan wildfire reform promoting better wages and private partnerships
Laurenz Busch Chronicle Staff Writer Jan 13, 2025 As California’s most destructive fires in history continue, newly elected Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) wants bipartisan federal reform to tackle nationwide “year-round” wildfire threats causing billions of dollars in damage. The co-founder of the Gallatin County-based aerial firefighting company Bridger Aerospace said he wants to mandate response guidelines, promote year-round firefighter employment, and remove what he considers to be burdensome policies that hinder firefighting in moments of crisis. On Thursday, Sheehy called the Chronicle after leaving Jimmy Carter’s funeral, using the former president’s past bipartisanship as an analogy for doing the same in today’s highly polarized political
CNN: Montana elected a firefighter to the Senate. He’s already pushing for solutions
Zachary B. Wolf Jan 10, 2025 CNN — With wildfires fires ravaging Los Angeles, the firefighter-turned-senator from Montana wants to fight bureaucracy. Less than a week into his new job, Montana Republican Tim Sheehy is finding plenty of use for his previous experience as an aerial firefighter and wildfire entrepreneur as he pushes for new legislation to address the new reality of a fire season that never ends. Reset your view of wildfires “There’s a huge dichotomy in America between structural firefighting — the red fire truck, traditional firemen everyone’s familiar with — and wildland firefighting,” Sheehy told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Thursday, adding that the country
Trump will prioritize ‘communities’ over leftist environmental policy: Tim Sheehy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-and-environment/3281313/trump-prioritize-communities-leftist-environmental-policy-tim-sheehy/