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ICYMI: Sen. Tim Sheehy: With the events of this September 11, it is time to heal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2025 ICYMI: Sen. Tim Sheehy: With the events of this September 11, it is time to heal Senator Tim Sheehy penned an op-ed in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle as the nation observes the 24th anniversary of 9/11 and mourns the assassination of Charlie Kirk. In case you missed it… Sen. Tim Sheehy: With the events of this September 11, it is time to heal   Senator Tim Sheehy September 11, 2025 Bozeman Daily Chronicle Everyone over the age of 35 remembers exactly where they were on September 11, 2001. For the past quarter century, every September 11th, Americans pause for a moment and are

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Sheehy, Cantwell Fire Ready Nation Act Passes Senate Unanimously

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2025 Sheehy, Cantwell Fire Ready Nation Act Passes Senate Unanimously U.S. SENATE – The bipartisan Fire Ready Nation Act, introduced by U.S. Senators Tim Sheehy and Maria Cantwell (D – Wash.), today passed the Senate unanimously. Introduced in January, the bill establishes the Fire Weather Services program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to help prevent, forecast, and fight wildfires. “As a former aerial firefighter, one of my top priorities since taking office has been to reform our federal wildland firefighting apparatus to better protect our communities. The Fire Ready Nation Act ensures we can better predict these disasters

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Sheehy Leads Letter to President Trump to Stop Russia’s Predatory Palladium Trade, Protect Montana Jobs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2025 Sheehy Leads Letter to President Trump to Stop Russia’s Predatory Palladium Trade, Protect Montana Jobs U.S. SENATE – Today U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy led a letter from the Montana delegation to President Trump expressing strong support for decisive action to stop Russia’s predatory trade practices and protect American jobs and critical mineral production. The group urged the president to immediately impose a 50 percent tariff on imports of unwrought palladium from Russia in response to their ongoing market manipulation and dumping. The letter comes as Senator Sheehy tours the metallurgical complex for Sibanye-Stillwater, the only primary source of palladium and

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Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Fired up: Finding rare freshman success, Sheehy’s wildfire bill signed into law by Trump

Laurenz Busch Chronicle Staff Writer June 17, 2025 Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy is finding some freshman success in Congress after a bill he introduced to promote wildfire response reform was signed into law by President Trump. On Thursday, before he flew back to Montana, Sheehy met with Trump, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and firefighters in the Oval Office of the White House. There, the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act was signed by the renowned black Sharpie. “Eliminating bureaucratic obstacles to fight wildfires more quickly and aggressively is America First common sense,” Sheehy said in a statement. “I am honored to have President Trump sign

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FOX News: ICYMI: SENS SHEEHY, WARREN: Pentagon wastes billions with devastating repair rules. We’re working together to stop it.

Senator Tim Sheehy and Elizabeth Warren May 29, 2025 Our defense industrial base is stumbling. For years, the U.S. Department of Defense – under both Republicans and Democrats – failed to address one of the most fundamental issues within our military industrial complex, perverse incentives for contractors. But with the recently announced Army Transformation Initiative, Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll and General Randy George are taking a major step to stand up for soldiers and strengthen our military readiness. Driscoll’s plan will help end one source of waste, fraud, and abuse. Every other military branch should follow their lead – and, if they do,

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Semafor: The Senate’s bipartisan wildfire-fighting duo

Burgess Everett May 28, 2025 THE NEWS A few months ago, Alex Padilla was trying to keep Tim Sheehy out of the US Senate. Now the two senators are emerging as a forceful bipartisan duo. The California Democrat and Montana Republican are collaborating on a series of bills intended to more aggressively fight the wildfire epidemic now gripping the country from coast to coast. They’ve bonded over raising kids as senators, shared drinks, and — yes — Padilla thinks Sheehy is an OK guy, despite defeating former Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., during Padilla’s stint as a deputy on Democrats’ campaign arm last year. “Don’t get

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