Daines: Senate Needs to Confirm Alme for U.S. Attorney

Statement

U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced building support for Billings's attorney Kurt Alme nomination to be the next U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana.

Earlier today, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary favorably reported out Alme's nomination. The nomination now awaits action on the U.S. Senate floor.

Congress organized the District of Montana as one judicial district in 1889. It is the largest geographical federal court district in the continental United States. The President of the United States nominates U.S. Attorneys based on the Senator's recommendation. Nominees must then be confirmed by the full U.S. Senate. The United States Attorney is the chief federal law enforcement officer in their district and is also involved in civil litigation where the United States is a party.

"Kurt Alme is the right man for the job," Daines stated. "Montanans across the political spectrum have endorsed his nomination as someone who respects the rule of law. I urge the U.S. Senate to swiftly confirm Kurt Alme as Montana's next U.S. Attorney."

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