Steve Daines in The Missoulian

On Health Care: Repeal Obamacare; protect those with pre-existing conditions

Daines has said repeatedly that even if the court upholds the repeal of the ACA, also known as Obamacare, he'd ensure protections--including against exorbitant fees--for people with preexisting conditions. When Bullock pointed out that repeal of the ACA would kill Montana's Medicaid expansion that provided health insurance to 90,000 Montanans, Daines termed the attack "Right out of Chuck Schumer's playbook." Source: The Missoulian on 2020 Montana Senate debate Sep 28, 2020

On Health Care: COVID: no masking mandate, personal responsibility

The two drew clear lines on the contentious subject of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Bullock instituted a mask mandate for all counties with more than four cases. Daines said masking should be a matter of personal responsibility, "not a federal or state mandate." Source: The Missoulian on 2020 Montana Senate debate Sep 28, 2020

On Principles & Values: AdWatch: Walsh appointment was "Big Sky buy-off" D.C. deal

Republican Steve Daines' campaign unleashed its first attack ad against Sen. John Walsh Wednesday, ripping Walsh's appointment to his post as a "backroom deal" arranged by the president and "D.C. insiders." The broadcast web ad, which targets various audiences on certain video websites across the state, calls Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock's Feb. 7 appointment of Walsh "the Big Sky buy-off."

"John Walsh can continue to deny the truth, but Montanans know that his appointment was a politically motivated, backroom deal that put Washington interests first," said Daines' campaign spokesman.

The ad says that President Barack Obama and "the D.C. insiders hand-picked John Walsh." Bullock said he chose Walsh because he was the best one for the job, and told reporters last month that he had told US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to "butt out" when Reid called and suggested Bullock appoint Walsh as Baucus' successor.

Source: The Missoulian: PacWatch on 2014 Montana Senate race Mar 19, 2014

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