Steve Daines
10/08/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/08/2025 18:37
IN THE NEWS: Senate GOP Nukes Biden-Era Rule Smothering Coal Production
- October 8, 2025
U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced the passage of his legislation overturning Joe Biden's anti-coal Miles City Resource Management Plan. Read reporting in the Daily Caller below:
Senate GOP Nukes Biden-Era Rule Smothering Coal Production
The Daily Caller
October 8th, 2025
Republicans in the Senate voted Wednesday to blow up a Biden-era rule that locked up thousands of acres for future coal leasing in the Powder River Basin, a region home to an arsenal of the nation's coal reserves that spans across Montana and Wyoming.
The Powder River Basin provided about 43% of U.S. coal in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Though the Biden administration blocked coal leasing in the key region through a last-minute rule, the Senate passed legislation Wednesday that overturns former President Joe Biden's ban on coal development opportunities in the Basin.
"Today's passage of my legislation to remove Biden's anti-coal rule is a massive win for Montana that sets a precedent for the nation," Republican Montana Sen. Steve Daines told the Daily Caller News Foundation. "The American people have rejected the left's radical climate hysteria and removing this harmful rule will help protect our energy dominance and our national security."
Read the full story in the Daily Caller HERE.
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