April 2022

Thursday, April 28

09:30 a.m.
Met with representatives from the Council of Chief State School Officers National Teacher of the Year
Program

10:00 a.m.
Met virtually John Feinblatt, President, Everytown for Gun Safety

10:10 a.m.
Attended Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies hearing

10:15 a.m.
Attended Commerce Committee nomination hearing

11:35 a.m.
Delivered Senate floor speech

12:00 p.m.
Senate Floor Session

12:30 p.m.
Press Interviews

01:00 p.m.
Met virtually with representatives from the Montana Primary Care Association

01:30 p.m.
Met with SIFMA Board of Directors

1:45 p.m.
Met with Marc Rowan, CEO, and David Krone, Head of Global Affairs, Apollo Global Management

01:45 p.m.
Senate Floor Session

Wednesday, April 27

9:00 a.m.
Met with BRAVO VICTOR

9:20 a.m.
Press Interview

09:30 a.m.
Attended Commerce Committee hearing

09:45 a.m.
Met with students from Sidney High School, West Yellowstone High School, White Sulphur Springs High School and Red Lodge High School

11:00 a.m.
Met virtually with 5th and 6th grade students from Alberton School

11:45 a.m.
Met with Gene Jarussi

12:00 p.m.
Met with representatives from the Mortgage Bankers Association

12:40 p.m.
Met virtually with Montana Sugarbeets

01:10 p.m.
Press interview

01:30 p.m.
Met with representatives from the Fort Belknap Indian Community

02:00 p.m.
Press interview

03:00 p.m.
Attended Veterans Affairs Committee nomination hearing

03:30 p.m.
Senate Floor Session

05:15 p.m.
Met with Kerri Emmons, CEO, Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Montana

06:00 p.m.
Senate Floor Session

10:20 p.m.
Press Interview

Tuesday, April 26

09:45 a.m.
Met with Department of Defense Director of Missile Defense Agency Vice Admiral Jon Hill

10:00 a.m.
Attended Banking Committee hearing

10:10 a.m.
Gave Remarks at the Senate Agriculture Committee legislative hearing

10:30 a.m.
Attended Defense Appropriations Subcommittee classified hearing

12:00 p.m.
Met with Shereef Elnahal, Nominee for Department of Veterans Affairs Under Secretary for Health

12:30 p.m.
Met with Architect of the Capitol Brett Blanton and Christine Leonard, Director for Legislative and Public Affairs

12:45 p.m.
Attended Democratic Caucus Meeting

02:15 p.m.
Senate Floor Session

02:45 p.m.
Attended Senate Appropriations Committee meeting

03:15 p.m.
Met with Ray Jefferson, Nominee for Department of Veterans Under Secretary for Benefits

04:00 p.m.
Met with representatives from the Montana Hospital Association

04:30 p.m.
Met with David Englund, Assistant Business Manager/LEAP Committee Chairman, Boilermakers Local Lodge 11

05:00 p.m.
Met with representatives from the Montana Stockgrowers Association

05:30 p.m.
Met with representatives from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers

Monday, April 25

05:30 p.m.
Senate Floor Session

Friday, April 20

10:00 a.m.
Tour Pureview Community Health Center and receive National Association of Community Health Centers award

11:00 a.m.
Old Salt ARPA Grant Event

11:45 a.m.
Press meeting

12:15 p.m.
Lunch with Helena Mayor Wilmot Collins and City Manager Tim Burton

01:10 p.m.
Press interview

01:45 p.m.
Prickly Pear Land Trust meeting and site tour

02:45 p.m.
Call with Buck Richardson, VISN 19 Minority Veterans Coordinator

04:00 p.m.
Meeting with Pison Technology

Friday, April 15

06:20 a.m.
Press interview

6:45 a.m.
Press interview

7:20 a.m.
Press interview

08:45 a.m.
Breakfast meeting with Jane Weber and Bill Bronson

09:45 a.m.
Tour Montana Academy of Salons

11:00 a.m.
NeighborWorks Housing Press Event

12:00 p.m.
Meeting with Sherrie Arey, Executive Director of NeighborWorks

01:00 p.m.
Lunch with Jason and Tara Beam, owners of Roadhouse Diner

Tuesday, April 12

07:45 a.m.
Press interview

Wednesday, April 6

9:10 a.m.
Press interviews

9:30 a.m.
Virtually met with Montana Nonprofit Association

9:45 a.m.
Met with high school students from Powell County and Arlee

10:00 a.m.
Attended Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy & Water Development hearing

10:30 a.m.
Attended Banking Committee hearing

11:15 a.m.
Attended Financial Services Forum meeting with member CEOs

11:45 a.m.
Senate floor session

12:15 p.m.
Met with students from C.R. Anderson Middle Schools

1:00 p.m.
Virtually met with Montana State University Students

1:30 p.m.
Met with Montanans from the US Travel Association including Glacier County Regional Tourism Commission President & CEO Racene Friede, Destination MT Executive Director Barbara Neilan, Visit Big Sky CEO Brad Niva, Voice of MT Tourism CEO Dax Schieffer, Candace Strauss of Big Sky, and Izzy Klein of Klein and Johnson

2:30 p.m.
Attended Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development hearing

3:00 p.m.
Attended Indian Affairs Committee business meeting

3:30 p.m.
Attended Veterans Affairs Committee Virtual Roundtable

5:30 p.m.
Virtually met with leaders from the City of Helena including Mayor Wilmot Collins, Natalie Meyer, BD Erickson, Bradley Layton, Bill Milton, Willie Keenan, Rich Janssen & Mike Durglo

Tuesday, April 5

10:00 a.m.
Attended Banking Committee hearing

10:30 a.m.
Senate floor session

11:00 a.m.
Attended Commerce Committee hearing

12:00 p.m.
Met with the New York Stock Exchange President Lynn Martin

12:45 p.m.
Attended Democratic Caucus Meeting

2:00 p.m.
Met with Senator Merkley (OR)

2:30 p.m.
Met with Montanans Kristi Blazer, Mike Markovich, and Hannah Tagliaferro of the National Beer Wholesalers Association

3:00 p.m.
Met with Reveal Technology CEO Garrett Smith

3:30 p.m.
Met with American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers CEO Chet Thompson

3:50 p.m.
Senate floor session

4:00 p.m.
Met with U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Deputy Commissioner for Operations/ Acting Commissioner David Palumbo

4:45 p.m.
Met with representatives from the Northwest Public Power Association including Dave Kelsey of Yellowstone Electric Co-op, Doug Schmier of Fall River REC, Paul Hauser of Trinity PUD, Steve Lins of Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Cyndi Gentry of Northern WASCO County PUD, Jonathan Dahl of Wells Rural Electric, and Joy Grewatz of Meguire Whitney

5:30 p.m.
Met with Montana Electric Cooperatives’ Association Legislative Committee

Monday, April 4

6:25 p.m.
Senate floor session