March 2021

Wednesday, March 31

No official Senate events.

Tuesday, March 30

7:15 a.m.
Press interview

8:00 a.m.
Met with Kalispell Mayor Mark Johnson

9:00 a.m.
Met with Loraine Clarno, President/CEO of the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce

10:30 a.m.
Hosted American Rescue Plan event at Kalispell Brewing Company with owners Maggie Doherty and Cole Schneider, Flathead County Public Health Officer Joe Russell, and the Kalispell School District Superintendent Micah Hill

11:15 a.m.
Met with Randy Chessler, CEO of Glacier Bancorp; Don Cherry, Chief Administrative Officer of Glacier Bancorp; and Mike Smith, Marketing President of Glacier Bank-Kalispell

12:15 p.m.
Visited Veteran/Flathead Country Vaccine Clinics

1:00 p.m.
Spoke on the phone with VA Secretary McDonough

1:30 p.m.
Attended lunch meeting with Dave Wick, Superintendent of Columbia Falls School District; Paula Koch, Columbia Falls Middle School Teacher/Union President; and Dean Chisholm, School Board Vice Chair

Monday, March 29

9:30 a.m.
Received American Ambulance Association Award in Great Falls

11:00 a.m.
Hosted American Rescue Plan event at the Celtic Cowboy Pub and Restaurant with owner Peter Jennings, Great Falls City Commissioner Mary Moe, and the Great Falls Development Authority’s Brent Doney

12:00 p.m.
Met with Great Falls Superintendent Tom Moore and East Middle School students/teachers

1:00 p.m.
Attended lunch meeting with Susan Wolff

Sunday, March 28

No official Senate events.

Saturday, March 27

No official Senate events.

Friday, March 26

7:13 a.m.
Press interview

7:48 a.m.
Press interview

11:15 a.m.
Press interview

12:00 p.m.
Spoke at virtual MACo Town Hall

Thursday, March 25

9:30 a.m.
Spoke on the phone with JoAnne S. Bass, Chief Mast Sergeant of the Air Force

10:00 p.m.
Met virtually with Brian Schimpf, CEO of Anduril

10:15 a.m.
Attended remote Banking Committee hearing

10:30 a.m.
Attended National Association of Surety Bond Producers & Surety & Fidelity Association of America virtual fly-in meeting

10:45 a.m.
Senate Floor session

11:00 a.m.
Spoke on the phone with Kathy Warden, President & CEO of Northrop Grumman

11:30 a.m.
Press interview

12:15 p.m.
Press interview

12:45 p.m.
Attended Caucus meeting

1:00 p.m.
Attended virtual meeting with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, MeatEater, and others

Wednesday, March 24

9:00 a.m.
Recorded video remarks

9:05 a.m.
Spoke on the phone with Jason Furman, Former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors; John B. King, Jr., Former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education; Lee Savio Beers, MD, FAAP, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics; and Bruce Lesley, President of First Focus

9:15 a.m.
Press interview

10:00 a.m.
Attended Commerce Committee hearing

10:05 a.m.
Attended Banking Committee hearing

10:15 a.m.
Attended Commerce Committee hearing

11:30 a.m.
Senate Floor session

11:45 a.m.
Attended National Roofing Contractors Association virtual fly in meeting

12:00 p.m.
Attended Montana Space Grant Consortium virtual meeting

12:30 p.m.
Attended TRIO Programs virtual meeting

1:00 p.m.
Attended Caucus meeting

2:00 p.m.
Press interview

2:30 p.m.
Attended Indian Affairs Committee hearing

3:00 p.m.
Attended Veterans Affairs Committee hearing

4:30 p.m.
Attended 340B Health virtual fly-in meeting

4:45 p.m.
Senate Floor session

Tuesday, March 23

9:15 a.m.
Met with U.S. Strategic Commander, Admiral Charles “Chas” Richard

10:00 a.m.
Attended Defense Subcommittee Briefing

11:45 a.m.
Senate Floor session

12:00 p.m.
Attended Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation virtual fly-in meeting

12:30 p.m.
Met virtually with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

12:45 p.m.
Attended Caucus meeting

2:00 p.m.
Met virtually with Kristen Clarke, DOJ Civil Rights Division Nominee

2:15 p.m.
Senate Floor session

2:30 p.m.
Met virtually with the Alliance for Headache Advocacy

2:45 p.m.
Met virtually with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

3:00 p.m.
Met virtually with Dr. Scott Mickelsen, President of Dawson Community College

3:30 p.m.
Met virtually with Ron Slinger, President of Miles Community College

4:00 p.m.
Attended Caucus meeting

4:30 p.m.
Senate Floor session

Monday, March 22

3:30 p.m.
Spoke on the phone with General Richard Clarke, Commander of SOCOM

5:00 p.m.
Spoke on the phone with Federal Reserve Chairman Powell

5:30 p.m.
Senate floor session

7:00 p.m.
Attended Caucus meeting

Sunday, March 21

No official Senate events.

Saturday, March 20

No official Senate events.

Friday, March 19

8:00 a.m.
Spoke on the phone with MSU President Waded Cruzado

8:45 a.m.
Press interview

9:00 a.m.
Press interview

9:30 a.m.
Press interview

Thursday, March 18

8:30 a.m.
Press interview

10:00 a.m.
Attended Banking Committee hearing

10:15 a.m.
Attended Joint Veterans Affairs Committee virtual hearing

11:40 a.m.
Press interview

12:00 p.m.
Met virtually with the Montana Food Bank Network

12:30 p.m.
Met virtually with Blue Origin, Seacast Inc. in Butte

12:45 p.m.
Attended Caucus meeting

Wednesday, March 17

9:00 a.m.
Attended Caucus meeting

10:00 a.m.
Met virtually with NeighborWorks Great Falls

10:15 a.m.
Attended Commerce Committee hearing

11:30 a.m.
Senate Floor session

11:45 a.m.
Met virtually with the American Lung Association

12:00 p.m.
Met virtually with AIPAC National Council

12:30 p.m.
Met virtually with the U.S. Travel Association

1:45 p.m.
Met virtually with Dr. Whitley and General McConville

2:15 p.m.
Press interview

2:30 p.m.
Met virtually with the Hamilton High School AP Government Class

3:00 p.m.
Met virtually with the Sidney Public Schools Applied Government Honors Class

3:45 p.m.
Recorded video remarks

4:00 p.m.
Met virtually with Indian Impact Schools of Montana

5:00 p.m.
Press interview

Tuesday, March 16

10:00 a.m.
Met virtually with the League of Conservation Voters

10:30 a.m.
Met with Fort Belknap representatives and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)

11:00 a.m.
Met virtually with California Attorney General and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Nominee Xavier Beccera

11:30 a.m.
Spoke on the phone with Mr. John P Roth, Acting Secretary of the Air Force; General Charles Q. Brown, Chief of Staff of the Air Force; and General John W. Raymond, Chief of Space Operations

12:00 p.m.
Senate Floor session

12:05 p.m.
Met virtually with Dr. Mike Kavanaugh and Dr. Renee Pera

12:45 p.m.
Attended Caucus meeting

2:00 p.m.
Attended Banking Committee hearing

2:15 p.m.
Met virtually with Mothers Against Drunk Driving

2:30 p.m.
Senate Floor session

3:30 p.m.
Met virtually with Denton High School students

4:00 p.m.
Attended Caucus meeting

5:00 p.m.
Met virtually with the Montana Bankers Association

Monday, March 15

10:00 a.m.
Met virtually with Dave Calhoun, CEO of Boeing

10:30 a.m.
Spoke on the phone with Dr. Colin Kahl, DOD Undersecretary of Defense for Policy nominee

11:30 a.m.
Met virtually with Dr. Mark Emmert, President of NCAA

2:30 p.m.
Spoke on the phone with General McKenzie, U.S. Central Command Commander

3:30 p.m.
Met virtually with California Attorney General and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Nominee Xavier Beccera

5:30 p.m.
Senate Floor session

Sunday, March 14

No official Senate events.

Saturday, March 13

No official Senate events.

Friday, March 12

11:00 a.m.
Hosted Virtual Town Hall with Montana League of Cities and Towns

Thursday, March 11

9:15 a.m.
Met with Admiral Philip S. Davidson, Commander of INDOPACOM

9:30 a.m.
Attended Defense Appropriations Subcommittee briefing

11:15 a.m.
Press interview

11:30 a.m.
Met virtually with the Montana Grain Growers

12:00 p.m.
Senate Floor session

12:05 p.m.
Spoke on the phone with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

12:45 p.m.
Attended Caucus meeting

1:30 p.m.
Senate Floor session

Wednesday, March 10

9:10 a.m.
Press interview

10:00 a.m.
Attended Commerce Committee hearing

10:30 a.m.
Met virtually with Attorney General Nominee Merrick Garland

12:00 p.m.
Senate Floor session

12:05 p.m.
Met virtually with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Supplier

12:15 p.m.
Met virtually with the Parent Teachers Association Legislative Conference

12:30 p.m.
Met virtually with MT Credit Unions

12:45 p.m.
Attended Caucus meeting

2:00 p.m.
Attended Banking Committee hearing

2:15 p.m.
Senate Floor session

2:30 p.m.
Attended Indian Affairs Committee hearing

3:00 p.m.
Attended Veterans Affairs Committee hearing

5:00 p.m.
Hosted Facebook Live Town Hall

5:15 p.m.
Senate Floor session

7:00 p.m.
Met virtually with SEIU 775 (long-term caregivers)

Tuesday, March 10

10:00 a.m.
Attended Banking Committee hearing

10:15 a.m.
Spoke on the phone with Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.)

12:00 p.m.
Met virtually with the American Indian Higher Education Consortium Legislative Summit

1:00 p.m.
Press interview

2:40 p.m.
Met virtually with the Kalispell Middle School 7th Grade Class

3:30 p.m.
Press interview

4:00 p.m.
Met virtually with the United States Senate Youth Program

4:30 p.m.
Spoke on the phone with Deputy Secretary of Defense Hicks

4:30 p.m.
Met virtually with the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance

5:00 p.m.
Gave virtual remarks at the ATTRA Soil Health Innovations Conference

5:30 p.m.
Senate Floor Session

7:00 p.m.
Gave remarks at the Organic Farmers Association Annual Conference

Monday, March 8

10:15 a.m.
Press interview

11:15 a.m.
Press interview

1:00 p.m.
Attended Defense Appropriation Committee briefing

3:00 p.m.
Met virtually with the Kidney Cancer Coalition

Sunday, March 7

No official Senate events.

Saturday, March 6

12:00 a.m.
Senate Floor session

Friday, March 5

9:45 a.m.
Press interview

10:00 a.m.
Press interview

11:10 a.m.
Senate Floor session

Thursday, March 4

9:30 a.m.
Met virtually with Mike Mason, President of Lilly Diabetes, Eli Lilly and Company

9:45 a.m.
Met virtually with the American Society of Civil Engineers

10:00 a.m.
Attended virtual Veterans Affairs Joint Committee hearing

10:15 a.m.
Attended remote Banking Committee hearing

11:45 a.m.
Met virtually with the National Hemophilia Foundation

12:30 p.m.
Met virtually with the St. Mary’s Working Group

2:30 p.m.
Senate Floor session

5:00 p.m.
Met virtually with Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks

Wednesday, March 3

9:30 a.m.
Press interview

10:00 a.m.
Attended Commerce Committee hearing

10:15 a.m.
Attended virtual Veterans Affairs Joint Committee hearing

12:00 p.m.
Met virtually with the League of American Bicyclists

12:15 p.m.
Met virtually with Autism Speaks

1:00 p.m.
Attended virtual Appropriations Committee meeting

2:00 p.m.
Attended Butte Local Development Corporation “Building Butte” speaker series

2:40 p.m.
Press interview

3:00 p.m.
Met virtually with the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council

4:00 p.m.
Spoke on the phone with Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.)

4:30 p.m.
Met virtually with the Montana VFW

7:30 p.m.
Met virtually with the Schools First Credit Unit Board of Directors and Leadership Team

Tuesday, March 2

9:15 a.m.
Met virtually with Former CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

10:00 a.m.
Attended virtual Banking Committee hearing

11:30 a.m.
Met virtually with the Carbon Utilization Research Council

11:45 a.m.
Met virtually with the American Small Manufacturers Coalition

12:00 p.m.
Met virtually with the Organic Seed Alliance

12:30 p.m.
Press interview

12:45 p.m.
Attended Caucus meeting

2:15 p.m.
Senate Floor session

2:20 p.m.
Spoke on the phone with FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel

2:30 p.m.
Met virtually with Humanities Montana

2:45 p.m.
Met virtually with United Way

3:15 p.m.
Met virtually with MSU VPs of Ag & Extension

Monday, March 1

9:30 a.m.
Spoke on the phone with Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.)

10:00 a.m.
Press interview

10:30 a.m.
Press interview

11:00 a.m.
Met virtually with Montana League of Cities and Towns

12:00 p.m.
Met virtually with Montana Chamber of Commerce

1:00 p.m.
Attended Caucus meeting

2:00 p.m.
Met virtually with President Biden

4:15 p.m.
Spoke on the phone with Monica Tranel

5:30 p.m.
Senate Floor session