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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday January 08, 2023 ( 5 items )  

Daines, Risch: Biden Administration Report Admits Cancelling Keystone XL Pipeline Killed Thousands of Jobs, Cost Billions
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2023: Senators Steve Daines (Mont.) and Jim Risch (Idaho) today issued the following statements in response to the Biden administration releasing a past-due report demanded by the two senators and required by law that had the administration give a detailed account of the effects of its decision to cancel construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. President Biden revoked the cross-border oper  more

Tester Delivers Key Wins for Veterans in Second Year as Chairman, Passing 19 Bills
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester successfully introduced, spearheaded, and sent 19 veterans bills to the President's desk in his second year as Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. These new laws are part of Tester's continued commitment to deliver timelier, quality care, benefits, and services to veterans and their families in Montana and nationwide at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). "We took   more

Tester Pushes VA to Expand Mental Health Services at Helena Vet Center for Local Veterans, Servicemembers
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2023, and letter: U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to upgrade the Helena Vet Center Outstation in Helena, Montana to a full-service Vet Center to provide expanded mental health and readjustment counseling services to local veterans, active duty servicemembers, members of the Reserve andNational Guard, and  more

Tester Secures More Than $1.1 Million to Expand Meat Processing Capacity in Montana
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As part of his continued push to support small business in rural America, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today secured $1.109 million to support and expand meat processing operations across Montana. The funding comes from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development and will be awarded in the form of seven Value-Added Producers Grants (VAPG). The grants will help seven Montana meat processors keep up with g  more

Tester Urges Forest Service to Address Flood Damage in Custer-Gallatin National Forest
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release and letter: As part of his continued effort to support flood recovery in Montana, U.S. Senator Jon Tester sent a letter to U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore urging the Forest Service to swiftly direct funds he secured for disaster assistance in the recently passed government funding bill to address damage caused by this past summer's flooding in the Custer-Gallatin National Forest. "Both in the immed  more