Steve Daines, United States Senator for Montana
JULY 2019
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*Breaking ground for the Butte Veteran's Home. *
**TOP
STORY - FIGHTING FOR ELDERLY VETERANS**
The number of pension
poachers have steadied increased in Montana. To address this problem, I've
introduced S.2407 the Financial Refuge for Every Elderly (FREE) Veteran
Act
[link 1]to punish those responsible for taking advantage of
Montana's veterans. I introduced this bill after hearing from Pat Purdue,
the widow of a World War II Navy Veteran from Kalispell who had a
company illegally steal the majority of her pension. Read more about Pat's
story in the Daily Inter Lake [link 2].
*SUPPORTING THE MILITARY,
VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES**
On July 22nd, I had the pleasure of
meeting Major General Barbara Holcomb, U.S. Army from Miles City prior to
her retirement after 32 years of service. MajGen Holcomb was the
first female Commander of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development
Command. A summary of her achievements were inserted into the
Congressional Record [link 3].
On July 2nd, I spoke at the ground breaking
ceremony for the new South West Montana Veterans Home [link 4]. From
the moment I began serving Montana as a member the House of
Representatives in 2013, I have fought to build the Butte home and ensure that the
VA prioritizes its construction. I'm glad the efforts of many have
brought about this important victory for Montana veterans.
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*Meeting
with Major General Barbara Holcomb.*
**MY RECENT BIPARTISAN
VETERANS' LEGISLATION**
To support our warfighters battling the compulsion
of gambling, I co-led S.2060 Gambling Addiction Prevention Bill [link
5] with Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA). This bill implements programs
that prevent and treat gambling disorders among members of the Armed
Forces.
Focused on improving Montana's STEM program enrollment, I
cosponsored Senator John Cornyn's (TX) S.2011 Veteran STEM Scholarship
Act [link 6] of 2019 to lower the scholarship eligibility from a 128
credit hour requirement to 120 credit hour requirement.
To expand the
reach of services aimed at preventing veterans' suicide, I sponsored
Senator Elizabeth Warren's (MA) S.1906 Improve Well Being for Veterans
Act [link 7] to create a new grant program at the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve coordination of veteran mental health and
suicide prevention services.
As a strong supporter of growing the
economy, I cosponsored Senator Jacky Rosen's (NV) S.2100 Veterans Job
Opportunities Act [link 8] to provide veterans starting a small business
with a 15% tax credit on the first $50,000 of their small business'
startup costs in underserved communities.
Best Wishes,
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Steve Daines
United States Senate
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Kalispell, MT 59901
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Sidney, MT 59270
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