WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Steve Daines issued the following press release:

U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy, as well as Representatives Troy Downing (MT-02) and Ryan Zinke (MT-01) today announced that President Trump signed their bill into law that unlocks Eastern Montana mining. The bill removes the harmful Biden-era Miles City Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA), which will further help unleash Made-In-Montana energy.

"Today marks a massive win for both Montana and the nation. Biden's disastrous Miles City RMPA was an anti-coal rule that would've blocked future coal leasing on two million acres of land, stifled job growth and caused the loss of over $4.3 billion in future revenue to our state. But now, thanks to the har...