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Democrats are lying to Montanans about Steve's successful business record.

FactCheck.org found Democrats attempts to spread false claims about Steve's successful business record to be "unsupported" and said "clear evidence is lacking."

Steve Daines spent 28 years in business, growing companies and creating jobs. At RightNow Technologies, Steve created hundreds of good-paying Montana jobs with an average salary of $75,000, and helped grow the company into Bozeman's largest commercial employer, with more than 1,000 employees.

At RightNow Technologies, Steve helped locate and cut waste and inefficiencies in the federal government - saving taxpayers millions of dollars.

Steve has a successful record creating good-paying jobs here in Montana and is fighting to expand opportunities for all Montanans with more jobs and less government. Steve is fighting to bring Montana common sense solutions to Washington D.C. It's Montana-led solutions, not failed big government policies, that will grow the economy and create good-paying Montana jobs.

Billings Gazette: Daines' work with cloud computing pioneer shapes his perspectives on government

• Daines, Montana's Republican U.S. representative, pitches himself as the candidate who helped grow a Montana-based company that became a major employer, supplying scores of top-paying jobs in Bozeman and bringing hundreds of millions of dollars of new wealth to the state.

Bozeman Daily Chronicle: RightNow grows to more than 1,000 employees

• RightNow, Bozeman's largest commercial employer and only publicly traded company, has recently grown to more than 1,000 employees

Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Montana Democratic Party apologizes for incorrect campaign information

• The Montana Democratic Party has apologized to a Bozeman businessman for incorrect statements it made about Republican Congressman Steve Daines during last year's election.
• In a letter to former RightNow Technologies CEO Greg Gianforte, dated Feb. 15, Montana Democratic Party Chairman Jim Elliott admitted two statements in a series of political mailers sent last year attacking Daines were false. Daines is a former RightNow vice president.
• One statement claimed that employees at RightNow were laid off in order to outsource Montana jobs to India.
• "We now believe this is not correct," Elliott wrote.
• Democrats also claimed in the mailers that money from government contracts was used to ship jobs overseas.
• "We also now believe that is not correct," Elliott wrote. "We regret any inconvenience this may have caused you."

Montana Associated Technology Roundtables: Senator Baucus Announces That Oracle Plans to Expand Business in Bozeman Through RightNow Acquisition

• Former-Senator Baucus praised Right Now Technologies. "RightNow Technologies is a great company that has proven Montana can produce home-grown, state-of-the art technology. Landing Oracle's business in Montana is a big win for Montana jobs and another great return on our investment in Economic Development in Montana."

Democrats are making misleading claims about Steve's commitment to support and protect our public lands.

Growing up in Montana, Steve spent most of his free time outside hiking, hunting, fishing and enjoying the wilderness. Like most Montanans, Steve loves the outdoors and is a strong supporter of preserving, protecting and increasing Montanans' access to our public lands.

The transfer of federal lands to Montana is not feasible, but it is essential that Montanans have greater input and control in the management of our public lands, because the federal government has failed us.

Steve introduced the Making Public Lands Public Access Act- endorsed by numerous sportsmen groups- to preserve and increase Montanans' access to our public lands for hunting, fishing, and recreation.

Steve introduced the East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to preserve the natural beauty and recreational areas of the East Rosebud Creek and the surrounding areas of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness and Custer National Forest.

Steve introduced the North Fork Watershed Protection Act, which protects the North Fork Flathead watershed and ensures recreation areas are maintained. With Steve's support, the House of Representatives passed the North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013, marking the first time this legislation has ever been passed by either chamber of Congress

Steve joined a bipartisan group of Congressmen in urging Chairman Calvert of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies to prioritize funding for the Land Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

Steve cosponsored the Conservation Easement Incentive Act, which promotes conservation by incentivizing individuals to donate their land to nonprofit organizations for conservation purposes. As this tax credit has expired, H.R. 2807 would make the credit permanent.

Steve helped introduce H.R. 1526, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act, which was passed by the House last year with bipartisan support. The bill will protect Montana's outdoor heritage and revitalize Montana's timber industry, reducing the threat of wildfires and creating thousands of good-paying Montana jobs.

The Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act has received strong backing from Montana county commissioners, timber workers, and several sportsmen and conservation groups, including Montana Outfitters and Guides Association and the Mule Deer Foundation.

Steve supports legislation that helps grow Montana's economy by supporting the outdoor recreation industry.

Conservation Easement Incentive Act

KGVO: Representative Steve Daines Passes Bill That Looks to Protect Landowners, Conserve Habitat

• Representative Steve Daines joined the House of Representatives Thursday to pass a stack of bills that hope to encourage charitable giving, including one co-sponsored by Daines. The Conservation Easement Incentive Act looks to make the tax deduction for charitable contributions permanent for individuals who have real property interests for conservation purposes.

Making Public Lands Public Access Act

FairField Sun Times: National Shooting Sports Foundation Hails Daines' Sportsmen's Access Legislation

• The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) strongly supports this legislation and the key work of Congressman Daines on its behalf.

Missoulian: Daines introduces bill on open access to public lands

• The measure won support from representatives of Ducks Unlimited, the Mule Deer Foundation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Pheasants Forever, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, and Boone and Crockett Club.

North Fork Watershed Protection Act

Independent Record: North Fork Protection Act passes U.S. House

• National Parks Conservation Association program manager Michael Jamison noted the bill has support of both energy companies such as ConocoPhillips and wilderness advocates around Glacier National Park.

Daily Inter Lake: House passes North Fork Protection Act

• Michael Jamison, Glacier program manager for the National Parks Association, praised Daines.
  • "By ushering this important and long-awaited legislation safely through the House of Representatives, Rep. Steve Daines has made a powerful and bipartisan statement: He has proved that serving as responsible stewards to places such as Glacier National Park and Flathead Lake absolutely transcends party politics," Jamison said. "This legislation defends our source of revenue and recreation - the place where we hunt and hike and fish, where we harvest timber and graze livestock."

Missoulian: Daines introduces North Fork Protection Act in U.S. House

• The bipartisan effort won broad support across multiple interests, ranging from the Montana Logging Association and Citizens for Balanced Use, among others.
• Trevor Kincaid, executive director of the Center for Western Priorities, hailed the bill as one that will protect Montana's outdoor heritage.

Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act

Missoulian: Daines tells wood products officials in Missoula he's working to turn around industry

• The lack of available timber is the single biggest issue facing the wood products industry in Montana, according to a group of foresters and sawmill managers who spoke with U.S. Rep. Steve Daines during a roundtable discussion on Monday.

Montana Outfitters and Guides Association: Montana Outfitters Support Key Land Conservation Bills

• MOGA Directors also voted to endorse H.R. 1526, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act, sponsored by Montana Representative Steve Daines, renews the federal government's commitment to actively managing federal forests for the benefit of all.

Hungry Horse News: Healthy forests and rural counties bill passes House

• A bill its supporters say will improve forest health on national forest lands and get money to rural counties for schools and road projects passed the U.S. House on Sept. 20 by a 244-173 vote
• The bill was supported by timber interests in Montana including Chuck Roady, vice president and general manager of F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Company, in Columbia Falls.
  • "As the vice president of the oldest family-owned lumber company in Montana, I know firsthand and witness every day the consequences of the lack of management of the federal forests in our state," Roady said. "This legislation could be a game-changer for increasing forest jobs while revitalizing our timber counties and communities in Montana, and I certainly hope it becomes law."
• Julia Altemus, executive vice president of the Montana Wood Products Association, also expressed support for the proposed bill.
  • "This is a major step forward in the legislative process that will improve forest health and our rural forest economies in Montana and throughout the West," she said. "I appreciate Congressman Daines' hard work and commitment to seeing this legislation through."

East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

Billings Gazette:: Daines proposes East Rosebud Creek protections

• "We greatly appreciate that Rep. Daines has introduced legislation to protect the East Rosebud Creek. This area is a special place where many of us have chosen to live and raise our families - some have been here for generations," said Frank Annighofer, vice president of the Friends organization.

OP-EDs

Missoulian - Guest Opinion from 12 County Montana Commissioners: Luebeck wrong on Daines' forest management bill

Ravalli Republic - Viewpoint: Commissioners support Daines' bil

Missoulian - Guest Column from Steve Daines: Reforms needed to protect forests, strengthen timber industry

Democrats are using a misleading Washington, D.C. playbook to scare our seniors.

Steve knows the importance of protecting the promises that have been made to Montana's seniors and securing important programs like Medicare and Social Security for future generations.

He voted to protect Medicare benefits for Montana seniors and and continues to fight against Democrats' $700 billion cuts to Medicare to pay for Obamacare.

Montana's seniors can't count on the Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate to protect their health care- she supports cutting Medicare by over $700 billion and over 30,000 Montana seniors' enrolled in Medicare Advantage could have seen a premium increase because of Obamacare.

KGVO: Representative Steve Daines Looks to Protect Montanans From Obamacare Mandate

• The Ensuring Medicaid and Medicare Access to Providers Act, which Daines introduced earlier this week, provides a two year pardon from Obamacare's employer mandate for businesses that provide services through Medicare or Medicaid.

Missoulian: U.S. Rep. Daines seeks ACA delay to help personal care services

• In a meeting with employees from Consumer Direct Management Solutions, a Montana-based company that provides in-home services for the elderly and disabled, Daines said the bill will allow companies to maintain employees' wages in other states and continue providing care to the poor, disabled and elderly.

FactCheck.org said Democrats' misleading and false attacks on Steve's record of standing with Montana women "goes too far," and POLITICO awarded it the "Whopper of the Week."

Steve broke from House leadership and Republicans to support the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which provides critical support and services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

VAWA ensures justice for victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault and strengthens programs to keep victims safe. The law takes vital steps to support Montana women in rural areas- especially Native American women- providing greater justice and safety to all women in Montana.

Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Editorial: Daines' vote on Violence Against Women Act commendable

• Daines is to be applauded for putting politics aside and doing the right thing. Violence against women is a widespread and disturbing problem. And evidence indicates this law is having an effect. According to the U.S. Justice Department, sexual violence committed against girls and women over the age 12 has dropped by some 64 percent over the last decade.

Bozeman Daily Chronicle: 'I can't take any more of this violence'

• Uzenski recently opened up to a statewide audience, sharing some of her experiences in a TV ad for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Daines, an experience she called empowering.
• By sharing her story she can inspire and show that the cycle of violence can be broken.
• "You've got to keep on walking," Uzenski said. "I may fall down doing it, and I may stumble along the way, but I'm going to get back up and I'm going to keep on walking. Because somebody else might be taking notice of me."

As the son of a U.S. Marine, Steve knows that we have a responsibility to the men and women who have served our country. Steve is a leading voice in the fight to protect Montana's veterans and ensure they receive the benefits and services they deserve.

Steve joined 33 military, veteran, and uniformed service organizations in opposing cuts to veterans' benefits.

Steve was one of the first members of Congress to call for Veteran Affairs Secretary Shinseki to resign and demand reforms at the VA following reports of secret waiting lists and preventable deaths at VA facilities across the country.

Steve has voted for critical funding bills that support veteran services, including funding for mental health services and suicide prevention.

Flathead Beacon: A Veteran's Best Friend

• On July 18, Montana Congressman Steve Daines met with a group of these veterans at Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell to discuss the lack of support from the Department of Veterans Affairs when it comes to service animals; in Montana, VA hospitals do not allow se