November 2022
Wednesday, November 30
9:15 a.m.
Met with Catherine Matthews, Montanan’s Teacher of the Year
10:00 a.m.
Attended Banking Committee nominations hearing
10:40 a.m.
Gave remarks virtually at the National Association of Sportsmen’s Caucus Summit
11:00 a.m.
Attended classified briefing on Russia and Ukraine with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan
11:30 a.m.
Senate floor session
2:00 p.m.
Press interview
2:15 p.m.
Senate floor session
3:00 p.m.
Chaired Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing
4:30 p.m.
Attended Space Force 3rd birthday reception
5:10 p.m.
Senate floor session
Tuesday, November 29
9:15 a.m.
Met with Fred and Andrea Maker, Missoula
11:00 a.m.
Phone call with Department of Veterans’ Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough
11:05 a.m.
Met with Matt and Kris Pierson, MT Producer Partnership
11:30 a.m.
Met virtually with Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
12:45 p.m.
Attended Democratic Caucus meeting
2:30 p.m.
Gave remarks at Leader Schumer Stakeout
3:30 p.m.
Met with representatives from CACI International: John Mengucci, CEO and Dan Walsh, Senior Vice President
3:45 p.m.
Senate floor session
Monday, November 28
5:30 p.m.
Senate floor session
Saturday, November 19
1:00 p.m.
Attended 6-Man Football State Championship game (Big Sandy High vs. Broadview Lavina Pioneers)
Thursday, November 17
07:30 a.m.
Met with Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday
9:00 a.m.
Met with Paul and Terri Hayden, Bigfork
09:15 a.m.
Met with representatives from Billings Head Start: Janice King, Sandra Caufield, Karen Dutton, Lisa Garner, Gloria Boyd, and Kissy Bird Rattler
9:55 a.m.
Press interview
10:40 a.m.
Met with Senator Collins and the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Finland
11:30 a.m.
Gave Senate Floor speech in support of Rheanne Wikkala, nominee to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense
12:15 p.m.
Press interview
1:15 p.m.
Met with Garry Tan, Founder of Initialized Capital and incoming CEO, YCombinator; Jeremy Stoppelman, CEO, Yelp; Angela Hoover, CEO, Andi Search; Eric Migicovsky, CEO, Beeper; and Luther Lowe, Yelp
1:45 p.m.
Gave Senate floor speech in support of Milancy Danielle Harris, nominee to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
3:20 p.m.
Phone call with Katie Farmer, CEO, BSNF Railway
10:05 p.m.
Senate Floor Session
Wednesday, November 16
9:20 a.m.
Press interview
9:45 a.m.
Met with Priscilla Sims Brown, CEO, and Sam Brown, Vice President, Amalgamated Bank
10:45 a.m.
Phone Call with Defense Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks
11:00 a.m.
Phone call with Rohit Chopra, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
11:45 a.m.
Met virtually with representatives from Microsoft: Brad Smith, President; Chan Park, Senior Director, Congressional Affairs; and Carol Ann Browne, Chief of Staff
12:30 p.m.
Met with Don Loranger and Professor Shaima Khinjani
12:45 p.m.
Attended Democratic Caucus meeting
2:15 p.m.
Met with representatives from the Montana Electric Cooperatives’ Association: Mark Lambrecht, Ryan Hall, DeeDee Isaacs, Larry Trexler, Dennis Nelson, Mark Hayden, and Dave Kelsey
2:30 p.m.
Attended Indian Affairs Committee business meeting
2:45 p.m.
Attended Indian Affairs Committee Legislative hearing
3:00 p.m.
Chaired Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing
3:15 p.m.
Senate floor session
5:15 p.m.
Met virtually with representatives from MT Credit Unions: Jeremy Presta, Park Side FCU – President/CEO, MCU Chairman; Eddie Black, Vocal CU –President/CEO; Jason Hagadone, Altana FCU – President/CEO; Leslie Womack, Montana Educators’ CU– President/CEO, MCU Treasurer
Tuesday, November 15
9:00 a.m.
Met with Brian Nelson, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Helena
9:30 a.m.
Phone call with Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH-10)
10:00 a.m.
Attended Banking Committee hearing
12:00 p.m.
Met with Josh Jacobs, Veterans Benefits Administration Under Secretary for Benefits; Dr. Shereef Elnahal, Veterans Affairs Under Secretary for Health
12:45 p.m.
Attended Democratic Caucus meeting
2:15 p.m.
Senate floor session
2:30 p.m.
Met with Travis Hill, FDIC nominee
2:45 p.m.
Met with Jonathan McKernan, FDIC nominee
4:00 p.m.
Met with representatives from the Fort Belknap Indian Community: President Stiffarm, Councilman Warren Morin, Advisor Ben SpeakThunder, Water Director Kristal Fox
4:30 p.m.
Met virtually with representatives from Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Montana: Sheriff and County Attorney Leo Dutton, Lewis & Clark County; Jed Fitch, Beaverhead County; Jonathan Elkin, VP External Affairs; Chris Berardi, Federal Policy Deputy Director; and Martha Brooks, Western States and Montana Director
5:00 p.m.
Met virtually with Richard Miltenberger, CEO, and Blair Fjeseth, Senior Vice President, Mountain Health CO-OP
Monday, November 14
5:30 p.m.
Senate floor session
Friday, November 11
6:05 a.m.
Press interview
7:10 a.m.
Press interview
7:40 a.m.
Press interview
8:15 a.m.
Met with City of Billings Leadership: Councilwoman Kendra Langford-Shaw, Councilman Ed Gluick, City Administrator Chris Kukulski
9:45 a.m.
Attended Lockwood Veterans Day Ceremony
11:00 a.m.
Press interviews
11:30 a.m.
Toured Lockwood High School with Superintendent Tobin Novasio
1:00 pm
Met with USS Billings Gold Crew
2:00 p.m.
Met with Miguel Gonzalez, Warrior Wishes Montana
3:00 p.m.
Met with representatives from Cardsetter
5:00 p.m.
Met with USS Billings Gold Crew
Wednesday, November 9
10:45 am
Spoke to Big Sandy High School Government class
Monday, November 7
6:05 a.m.
Press interview
6:30 a.m.
Press interview
1:00 p.m.
Press interview
Sunday, November 6
3:10 p.m.
Press interview
Friday, November 4
7:15 a.m.
Press interview
7:35 a.m.
Press interview
7:50 a.m.
Press interview