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ICYMI: Sheehy finds his footing after bruising campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2025 ICYMI: Sheehy finds his footing after bruising campaign Punchbowl reports that Senator Sheehy has hit the ground running on bipartisan legislation to overhaul how the U.S. government fights and prevents wildfires. Senator Sheehy is the only first-year senator to have passed a bill in the first 100 days of the 119th Congress. In case you missed it… Sheehy finds his footing after bruising campaign Andrew Desiderio April 16, 2025 Punchbowl Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) was elected to the Senate last year as a full-throated supporter of President Donald Trump, promising to “back him up 100% of the time.” But during his nascent Senate tenure, Sheehy — a former Navy SEAL
Sheehy Statement on President Trump Protecting Colstrip and Montana Jobs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2025 Sheehy Statement on President Trump Protecting Colstrip and Montana Jobs U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy (R – Mont.) today released the following statement in support of President Donald J. Trump recently lifting a burdensome Biden administration environmental mandate intended to shut down certain coal-fired power plants, including Montana’s Colstrip Power Plant. “Thank you, President Trump, for protecting Colstrip, Montana jobs, and American coal. It’s time to put an end to the radical climate cult mandates of the Biden era and make America energy dominant. With President Trump back in charge, we are unleashing our resource economy and making
Sheehy Speaks with Montana Students About Leadership and Service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2025 Sheehy Speaks with Montana Students About Leadership and Service Sheehy is Encouraging Students to Consider Attending a U.S. Service Academy MILES CITY, Mont. – U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy (R – Mont.) today visited Lewistown and Miles City to talk with Montana students about leadership and service and help them learn more about attending a United States Service Academy. “My wife and I met at the Naval Academy and were both proud to serve our country, me as a Navy SEAL and Carmen as a Marine. We both know how rewarding it is to live a life of service after
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: One of Sheehy’s wildfire bills passes through the Senate
Laurenz Busch Chronicle Staff WriterApr 9, 2025 One of Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy’s bills to revamp the country’s wildland firefighting apparatus has passed through the U.S. Senate and is on its way to the House of Representatives. The Aerial Firefighting Enforcement Act, a bipartisan effort, seeks to reauthorize the Department of Defense to sell excess aircraft and parts to companies that contract with the government to suppress wildfires. “The Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act supports that mission by eliminating bureaucratic obstacles to provide our aerial wildfire suppression fleet the resources necessary to fight wildfires quickly and aggressively,” Sheehy said in a statement. The bill was
NBC News: A proposed tax credit could help homeowners hit by climate-fueled natural disasters
Denise Chow April 8, 2025 Two U.S. senators introduced a bill Tuesday that aims to minimize damage to homes and communities from floods, wildfires and other natural disasters through a federal tax credit. The legislation, from Sens. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., would create a tax credit to reimburse people for retrofitting their homes with upgraded protections against major disasters, including hurricanes and wildfires. The bipartisan bill — known as the Facilitating Increased Resilience, Environmental Weatherization And Lower Liability Act, or Firewall Act — seeks to build resilience in communities across the country, particularly as climate change increases both the frequency and intensity
NBC Montana: Senators Daines and Sheehy drive bipartisan push for National Asbestos Awareness Week
NBC Montana StaffMarch 29, 2025 U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy joins the bipartisan effort to designate April 1-7 National Asbestos Awareness Week. In statements – both senators brought up Libby and Troy as two local areas that have been impacted by asbestos contamination. According to the World Health Organization, globally, more than 200,000 deaths yearly are believed to be the result of asbestos exposure. Senator Steve Daines’ office sent NBC Montana the following: Daines, Sheehy Resolution to Designate National Asbestos Awareness Week Passes U.S. Senate U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) today introduced and passed a