{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.daines.senate.gov/2026/06/05/daines-urges-colleagues-to-support-katie-lanes-nomination-to-be-montanas-federal-judge/", "Daines Urges Colleagues to Support Katie Lane\u2019s Nomination to be Montana\u2019s Federal Judge", "2026-06-05", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MT", "Steve Daines", "D000618", "www.daines.senate.gov", "daines", "https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cShe will bring honor, decency, and integrity to the bench\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Steve Daines gave a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, where he urged his colleagues to vote in favor of Katie Lane\u2019s confirmation to serve as the next judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana.\n\nWatch Daines\u2019 speech HERE.\n\nDaines\u2019 remarks as prepared for delivery:\n\nThank you, Mr. President,\n\nToday, I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of confirming Katie Lane to serve as the next Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana.\n\nKatie attended kindergarten through 12th grade in Bozeman. We went to the same high school- we\u2019re both Bozeman High Hawks.\n\nShe spent her childhood summers skiing, camping, and hiking, which instilled in her a deep love of the Treasure State and the values that make it the Last Best Place.\n\nKatie went on to attend George Mason University\u2019s Antonin Scalia Law School, where she graduated magna cum laude.\n\nShe then clerked at both the trial and appellate levels of the federal judiciary for two federal judges.\n\nShe returned to Montana to serve as Deputy Solicitor General under Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen from 2021 to 2023.\n\nDuring her time in Helena, Katie worked zealously to defend Montana\u2019s laws and challenge federal overreach.\n\nShe litigated cases in both state and federal courts on issues important to Montanans, including defending the Second Amendment, multiple land use and grazing rights cases, as well as defending Montana\u2019s coal industry.\n\nAs Montanans know well, federal judges play a critical role in our daily lives.\n\nFor many years, we have dealt with an activist judiciary that repeatedly rules against Montana\u2019s interests.\n\nThat\u2019s why it\u2019s essential we pick principled jurists who are committed to upholding the Constitution and making decisions based on the rule of law, not personal politics or viewpoints.\n\nWith this in mind, Senator Sheehy and I are confident that Katie is the right choice to serve Montana as our next federal judge.\n\nKatie\u2019s values are rooted in Montana and grounded in the Constitution.\n\nKatie\u2019s distinguished record of public service and experience in the federal and state judiciary makes her well-qualified to serve on the federal bench.\n\nI am confident she will be fair-minded, principled, and bring honor, decency, and integrity to the bench.\n\nI cannot recommend Katie highly enough and urge my colleagues to vote to confirm her today without delay.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-06T06:16:30Z", "2026-06-06T06:17:47Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.daines.senate.gov/2026/06/05/daines-urges-colleagues-to-support-katie-lanes-nomination-to-be-montanas-federal-judge/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7484941743314266, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}