Daines, Sheehy, Zinke Request Presidential Emergency Declaration for Northwest Montana

U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy, as well as Representative Ryan Zinke (MT-01), today sent a letter to President Trump in support of Governor Greg Gianforte’s emergency declaration request for Lincoln County, Sanders County, and the Blackfeet Tribe following a catastrophic severe storm and flooding event. “On December 10-11, 2025, intense rainfall combined with snowmelt caused major flooding in Lincoln and Sanders County as well as on Blackfeet tribal land in Northwest Montana. Rivers in the area experienced flood stages of between 7.5 feet and 8.3 feet and caused major infrastructure damage, making multiple bridges impassable and causing the...

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