WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Congressman Matt Rosendale (R-Montana) voted against H.R. 2617, the Consolidated Appropriations Act. "It is shameful that Congress passed a 4,155 page bill, with nearly $2 trillion in spending, was given only six hours to read it, and had 226 members voting by proxy, meaning they were not even here," said Rep. Rosendale. "While Americans struggle with inflation, an energy crisis, and a s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: The Senate came to an agreement on an omnibus federal funding package consisting of 12 fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills championed by U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. The bill, otherwise known as the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Omnibus Appropriations Package to fund the gov  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: The Senate today passed an omnibus federal funding package consisting of 12 fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills championed by U.S. Senator Jon Tester--funding the government through September 2023 and delivering critical funding and provisions to expand medical care and benefits for veterans nationwide and support our military. The package now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives for   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 21, 2022: Two bipartisan bills spearheaded by U.S. Senator Jon Tester to support veterans nationwide are one step closer to law after unanimously passing the Senate yesterday. These priorities now head to the U.S House of Representatives for consideration. "This is a big step forward for veterans across the country who are relying on VA to deliver stronger be  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2022: Two bipartisan bills spearheaded by U.S. Senator Jon Tester to support veterans nationwide are one step closer to law after unanimously passing the Senate yesterday. These priorities now head to the U.S House of Representatives for consideration. "This is a big step forward for veterans across the country who are relying on VA to deliver stronger benefits and earned support," said Tester. "Un  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2022: As a part of his continued effort to strengthen rural America and improve the country's competitive edge over China, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today is making targeted investments in Montana and the Department of Defense with the introduction of the full federal budget for 2023, otherwise known as the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Omnibus Appropriations Package which funds the government through Septe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: As a part of his continued effort to strengthen rural America and improve the country's competitive edge over China, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today is making targeted investments in Montana and the Department of Defense by passing the full federal budget for 2023, otherwise known as the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Omnibus Appropriations Package, which funds the government through September 2023. Te  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) today secured $25 million for the City of Kalispell to upgrade and expand transportation infrastructure in order to support economic growth and increase public safety. This funding will come from the Rural Surface Transportation Grant program, which was created as part of the Senator's bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Tester negotiated the IIJA and he  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: The Senate came to an agreement on an omnibus federal funding package consisting of 12 fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills championed by U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. The bill, otherwise known as the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Omnibus Appropriations Package to fund the government through September 2023, includes cri  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2022: U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced $637,360 in Mutual Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance Grants from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development to increase housing accessibility in Helena. The funding will go to the Helena Area Habitat for Humanity and will be used to help recruit, screen, and provide loan packing assistance to prospective self-help housing applicants. T  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As a part of his continued effort to strengthen border security, U.S. Senator Jon Tester this morning spoke on the Senate floor in support of his amendment to the annual government funding bill which would've invested additional resources into law enforcement on the southern border and extended Title 42 - a policy that empowered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to expel migrants illegally crossing the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: After urging from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today delayed implementation of its 1099-K reporting requirement that unnecessarily burdens individual taxpayers using online payment platforms for one year. "I will always stand up to my own party when they are wrong, and today's news is a big win for Montanans and small businesses," said Tester. "I repeatedly rai  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed the Local Assistance Fairness Act championed by U.S. Senator Jon Tester as part of his continued effort to support Montana's small businesses, law enforcement, and critical infrastructure. This legislation will ensure that Butte-Silver Bow and Anaconda-Deer Lodge Counties are eligible for the American Rescue Plan Act's (ARPA) Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund. The two counties  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: This week, several Montana sheriffs voiced their support for Senator Daines' bipartisan "SAFE Banking Act" to promote public safety. "Regardless of how you feel about recreational marijuana, the people of Montana have spoken. Recreational marijuana is legal in our state. It's our responsibility to make sure we have a safe way for businesses to conduct their business. Every time that I've seen a cash-only bu  more