July 2022
Sunday, July 31
3:00 p.m.
Press Interview
Friday, July 29
6:30 a.m.
Press Interview
Thursday, July 28
9:00 a.m.
Met with students from Montana American Legion Boys Nation: Grady Radtke, Philipsburg and Roman Jacobson, Helena
9:15 a.m.
Attended Special Caucus Meeting
9:30 a.m.
Met with Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith
10:00 a.m.
Met with students from the Native American Agriculture Fund Montana Future Farmers of America: Alyssa Jean Opperman, Chippewa-Cree; Angelina Rose Toineeta, Cree Tribe; Brooke Cheryl Jackson, Kootenai; Frank Dawald Weigum, Fort Belknap; and Macy Marie Burns, Northern Cheyenne Tribe
10:00 a.m.
Attended Banking Committee hearing
11:00 a.m.
Attended PACT Act Press Conference with Veteran Service Organizations
11:00 a.m.
Met with Hal Holmes, retired special education teacher and son of a Korean/Cold War Missing In Action B-29 pilot, 1Lt Harold Ray
11:30 a.m.
Met with Meredith Atwell Baker, CEO, Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA), Everything Wireless; Trevor Jones AVP, CTIA; and Jay Driscoll
12:15 p.m.
Press interview
12:30 p.m.
Senate floor session
1:00 p.m.
Attended USCENTCOM classified meeting
1:30 p.m.
Met with Alison Vergeront, Executive VP, Montana Grain Growers Association
1:45 p.m.
Met with U.S. Bank Chairman, President and CEO Andy Cecere
1:50 p.m.
Senate floor session
2:00 p.m.
Phone call with Defense Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks
Wednesday, July 27
9:15 a.m.
Press Interview
9:30 a.m.
Met with Gary Wiens, CEO, MT Electric Cooperatives’ Association and Ian Lyle
10:00 a.m.
Commerce Committee Executive Session
10:00 a.m.
Attended USO Care Package Assembly Service Project event
11:45 a.m.
Senate floor session
11:30 a.m.
Met with Crow Tribe Chairman Frank White Clay, Vice-Chairman Lawrence DeCrane, and Comptroller Clint Sowden, and Matthew Wise, Wise Capital Strategy
12:00 p.m.
Met with Leidos CEO Roger Krone
12:30 p.m.
Met with June Hermanson and Emma Hixson, State Independent Living Council, and Deborah Swingly and Judy DesJarlais
2:00 p.m.
Press interview
2:15 p.m.
Chaired Veterans’ Affairs Committee nominations hearing
2:30 p.m.
Attended Indian Affairs Oversight hearing
4:45 p.m.
Senate floor speech
4:50 p.m.
Senate floor session
5:15 p.m.
Met with representatives from Edward Jones of Montana: Penny Pennington, Managing Partner; Lamell McMorris, Head of Policy, Eli Joseph, Govt Relations, Donna Torgerson, Helena; and Jared Hauskins, Bozeman
6:00 p.m.
Senate floor speech
6:30 p.m.
Senate floor speech
Tuesday, July 26
9:00 a.m.
Met with Veterans Affairs Inspector General Mike Missal
9:45 a.m.
Met with Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Governor Michael Silvas, and Lieutenant Governor Adam Torres
11:00 a.m.
Met with President Deborah Dotson and Ambassador Daniel StrongWalker Thomas, Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Principal Chief Richard Sneed & Chairman Richard French, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, North Carolina; Chief Ben Barnes and Second Chief Roy Baldridge, Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma; President Margo Gray, United Indian Nations of Oklahoma; Chief Joe Bunch and Assistant Chief Jeff Wacoche, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, Oklahoma
11:15 a.m.
Senate floor session
12:00 p.m.
Met with representatives from the Fort Belknap Indian Community: President Stiffarm, Councilman Brian Wing, Andy Government Affairs Werk, Water Director Kristal Fox, Attorney Terryl Matt, and Attorney Dan Belcourt
12:30 p.m.
Phone call with Greg Hayes, CEO, Raytheon
12:45 p.m.
Attended Democratic Caucus meeting
2:30 p.m.
Met virtually with representatives from the Connected Commerce Council: Gabriel Silverman, Creative Director, Gecko Designs, Missoula; and Rob Ellsworth, CCC;
3:30 p.m.
Met with Kratos Defense and Security Solutions CEO Eric DeMarco
4:30 p.m.
Met with Amy Caldeira from Laurel
4:55 p.m.
Senate floor session
5:15 p.m.
Press interview
5:30 p.m.
Attended the U.S. Coast Guard 232nd birthday celebration
Thursday, July 21
9:40 a.m.
Met with students from Future Farmers of America: Rylee Pederson, Annika Lunde, Quinlan Turner, Shaun Billingsley, and Faith Berow
10:00 a.m.
Attended Banking Committee hearing
11:05 a.m.
Phone call with Transportation Secretary Buttigieg
11:30 a.m.
Senate floor session
12:00 p.m.
Met with Summer Interns
1:30 p.m.
Senate floor speech
1:40 p.m.
Senate floor session
Wednesday, July 20
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast with Veterans Affairs Secretary McDonough and House Veterans Affairs Chairman Takano
9:15 a.m.
Press Interview
10:00 a.m.
Attended Ukraine Special Operations Forces Classified Briefing
10:00 a.m.
Attended Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies hearing
10:00 a.m.
Attended Commerce Committee Nomination hearing
11:30 a.m.
Senate floor session
12:00 p.m.
Met with Montana Representatives in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Voices Program: Kristy Ferguson, Beyond the Box, Inc., Billings; Geof Gratny, GSS Electric, Inc, Kalispell; Jason Johnson, PRIME Incorporated, Bozeman; and Angela Matsen, Foundation Therapy Services, Bozeman
1:00 pm
Meeting with White House Counsel Katie Bies
1:45 p.m.
Met with Veterans Affairs Nominee to be General Counsel, Anjali Chaturvedi
2:00 p.m.
Met Veterans Affairs nominee to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, Jaime Areizaga-Soto
2:30 p.m.
Senate floor session
2:30 p.m.
Attended Indian Affairs Committee Legislative hearing
2:40 p.m.
Senate floor session
3:00 p.m.
Chaired Veterans Affairs Committee hearing
5:50 p.m.
Senate floor session
Tuesday, July 19
9:00 a.m.
Met with Jamie Dahman, Senate Page from Bozeman
11:15 a.m.
Met with Montana Ambassadors of the Do the Write Thing
11:30 a.m.
Met with Future Farmers of America Montana representatives Brighton Lane from Huntley and Olivia Collins from Joliet
11:45 am
Senate floor session
12:00 p.m.
Press interview
12:30 p.m.
Met with Consumer Bankers of America CEO Lindsey Johnson and Sam Whitfield
12:45 p.m.
Attended Democratic Caucus lunch
2:15 pm
Senate floor session
2:30 p.m.
Attended Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development hearing
3:30 p.m.
Press interview
4:00 p.m.
Senate floor speech
5:30 p.m.
Senate floor session
Monday, July 18
5:30 p.m.
Senate floor session
6:00 p.m.
Attended bipartisan member meeting on the China competition bill
Thursday, July 14
9:30 a.m.
Met with former Deputy Secretary for Defense and CEO David Norquist and Director of Legislative Policy Kea Matory, National Defense Industry Association
10:00 a.m.
Attended Banking Committee hearing
10:30 a.m.
Attended Commerce Committee nominations hearing
11:15 p.m.
Met with students from Powell County High School, Future Farmers of America
11:40 a.m.
Press interview
11:45 a.m.
Senate floor session
12:00 p.m.
Attended ceremony for Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, Chief Warrant Officer 4, USMC, lying in honor
1:00 p.m.
Met with Phebe Novakovic, CEO of General Dynamics
1:45 p.m.
Senate floor session
Wednesday, July 13
9:00 a.m.
Met with Admiral Linda Fagan, 27th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
9:30 a.m.
Met with the Montana School Board Association Board of Directors: Scott Walter, President; Tom Billteen, President-Elect; Sue Corrigan, Vice President; Luke Muszkiewicz, Immediate Past President; Dick Cameron; Rick Cummings; Mark Finnicum; Jennifer Hoffman; Barb Riley; Shaun Scott; Arlene Walker-Andrews; Krystal Zentner; and Emily Dean
9:45 a.m.
Attended Interior, Environment & Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee hearing
10:00 a.m.
Attended Commerce Committee nomination hearing
11:30 a.m.
Senate floor session
11:45 a.m.
Met with representatives from the School Administrators of Montana (SAM): Rob Watson, SAM Executive Director; Kirk Miller, former SAM Director; Tobin Novasio, Superintendent of Lockwood; Brad Moore, Assistant Superintendent of Havre; and Mike Perry, Superintendent of Arlee
12:15 p.m.
Met virtually with Disney and ESPN representatives Nell DeVane, Burke Magnus and Bill Bailey
12:45 p.m.
Met with Democratic Committee Chairs
2:00 p.m.
Met with FICO CEO Will Lansing
2:30 p.m.
Attended Indian Affairs Committee business meeting
2:40 a.m.
Senate floor session
2:45 p.m.
Attended Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing
4:00 p.m.
Attended all senators classified briefing
5:45 p.m.
Met with Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, Kyrsten Sinema, Mark Kelly, James Risch, Mike Crapo, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Martin Heinrich, Ben Ray Lujan, Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso
Tuesday, July 12
8:00 a.m.
Attended Capitol tour led by Assistant Historian Katie Scott
9:00 a.m.
Met with Frank Szollosi, Executive Director, MT Wildlife Federation
9:30 a.m.
Met with students from the Valley County 4-H group
10:00 a.m.
Attended Banking Committee hearing
10:15 a.m.
Attended Defense Appropriations Classified hearing
10:45 a.m.
Attended Commerce Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade and Export Promotion hearing
11:30 a.m.
Senate floor session
12:15 p.m.
Gave speech at National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies Board of Directors meeting
12:45 p.m.
Attended Democratic Caucus meeting
2:00 p.m.
Met with Montana representatives from the Special Education Legislative Summit: Don Christman, MT Team Leader and Assistant Superintendent of the Lockwood School District, and Rep. Sara Novak, House District 77 and President Elect, 2022-2023 School Administrators or Montana
2:30 p.m.
Senate floor session
4:00 p.m.
Attended White House Congressional Picnic
5:00 p.m.
Met virtually with Jay Carney, Senior Vice President of Global Corporate Affairs, Steve Hartell, Vice President for Public Policy, and Lucy Panza, Senior Manager for Public Policy, Amazon
7:15 p.m.
Attended BlackRock Cocktail Reception
Monday, July 11
1:45 p.m.
Met with C.M. Russell High School students from Key Club International
3:00 p.m.
Met with State Senator Diane Sands and Mary Ann Dussault
5:30 pm
Senate floor session
Thursday, July 7
11:00 am
Met with representatives from the Sibayne-Stillwater Mine in Big Timber
11:45 a.m.
Press interview
2:30 p.m.
Toured Yellowstone National Park flood damage
Friday, July 1
1:30 p.m.
Press Interview