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Following Montana Delegation Letter, USITC to Continue Investigation of Russia’s Predatory Palladium Trade
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2025 Following Montana Delegation Letter, USITC to Continue Investigation of Russia’s Predatory Palladium Trade U.S. SENATE – The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to continue investigations of imports of unwrought palladium from Russia. The USITC determined there is reasonable indication that the U.S. mining industry is injured by these imports that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value, subsidized by the Russian government. The USITC decision follows a letter from Montana’s congressional delegation last month, calling on the Trump administration to take action to stop Russia’s predatory palladium trade practices and protect critical
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
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
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Amid bipartisanship efforts, Sheehy urges Trump to use executive power for wildfire response
Laurenz Busch Chronicle Staff Writer May 7, 2025 Amid numerous bipartisan endeavors in the U.S. Senate to revamp the country’s wildfire response apparatus, Sen. Tim Sheehy and fellow Republicans are now looking toward Pres. Trump to expedite change with executive power. In a letter sent Wednesday, 17 Republicans praised Trump’s recent mention of a Federal Wildland Fire Service to provide a “streamlined approach to wildfire response,” and urged him to take “immediate, decisive action”. “While some improvements to our federal wildfire response will require congressional action,” the group wrote, “we believe executive action offers the most immediate path to fostering interagency cohesion, streamlining outdated processes,
Semafor: GOP pushes coordinated response ahead of wildfire season
Burgess EverettMay 7, 2025 Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., is leading a new letter from Republicans to President Donald Trump urging the president to take “immediate, decisive action” on a coordinated response ahead of the May-November wildfire season, according to correspondence first shared with Semafor. The Montana Republican, who founded an aerial firefighting company and sponsored bipartisan wildfire legislation, is also in discussions with the administration about a potential executive order on fighting wildfires, according to a person familiar with the conversations. The letter, which is signed by 17 House and Senate Republicans mostly from Western states, tells Trump that “while some improvements to our
The Hill: Republicans press Trump for action ahead of wildfire season
Lauren Irwin May 7, 2025 A group of Republicans has asked President Trump in a letter to implement “immediate, decisive action” ahead of wildfire season. Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) is leading the group of GOP lawmakers to request Trump take action as the May-to-November wildfire season begins, noting fires have already impacted communities and the environment across the country. The letter, signed by Sheehy and 16 other Republicans, was first reported by Semafor. “We write to express our strong support for executive action your Administration is considering to mitigate the escalating wildfire crisis threatening our nation,” the letter began. They noted that while wildfire season