WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Western Montana Congressman Zinke released the following statement following President Joe Biden's State of the Union address. "Montanans deserved to hear a lot more from President Biden at the State of the Union, but unfortunately this is exactly what we have come to expect. He did everything but admit our country is worse off than it was before he took office. And the things he did admit were worse, he blame  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined a group of bipartisan colleagues in sending a letter to the Biden administration urging continued support for the Medicare Advantage program, which provides quality health care to millions of American seniors and people with disabilities and over 60,000 Montanans. "The number of Americans who choose Medicare Advantage continues to grow each year, with enrollment do  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement after his Twitter account was locked because of his profile picture of him and his wife hunting and later restored after Elon Musk announced changes to Twitter policy. "I am grateful Elon Musk reached out to me to resolve this issue and am glad that he recognizes that free speech is a bedrock of our country, and acted quickly   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement in response to President Biden's State of the Union address: "President Biden has surely had a record-breaking year. Soaring gas and food prices continue to cripple the budgets of Montana families, record illegal crossings on our southern border continue to make our nation's fentanyl crisis worse, and China continues to challe  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines appeared on Fox News' Fox & Friends this morning to discuss President Biden's mishandling of the Chinese spy balloon and the fentanyl crisis. Daines talked about Larry Mayer, the photographer for the Billings Gazette who took the first photos of the balloon. He also talked about the fentanyl crisis sweeping the country and how it is specifically affecting Montana. He talked about his g  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2023: U.S. Senator Steve Daines appeared on Fox Business' Varney & Co today to talk about being censored on Twitter and react to President Biden's comments on energy policy at the State of the Union Address last night. Daines on Twitter Censorship "We were notified, without out any prior warning that we're going to have our Twitter account shut down and censored Monday night about 11 p.m. By the w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines' State of the Union guest Tom Schrapps, who lost his son Reilly to fentanyl poisoning, left Butte, Montana, to head to Washington, D.C. ahead of the President's address tomorrow night. "I look forward to having Tom in our nation's capital to shine a light on the horrible fentanyl crisis that sadly took his son Reilly's life and is plaguing Montana communities. I hope that the Presid  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester led a bipartisan group of colleagues in designating the week beginning February 5th as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week" to highlight the importance of higher education in Indian Country. "Montana's Tribal Colleges support, inspire and cultivate the next generation of Montana's leaders. Just like the Tribes themselves, Tribal Colleges are an integral   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2023: * * * Senator's bill would fight consolidation by appointing a special investigator within USDA to address and prevent anticompetitive practices in the meat and poultry industries * * * In his continued push to support Montana cattle producers and combat anti-competitive practices in the meat processing industry, Senator Tester today reintroduced his Meat Packing Special Investigator Act to f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release and letter on Feb. 8, 2023: Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers on the Chinese government's espionage efforts within the United States, slamming the Biden administration for hiding these efforts from the American people. "For an entire week, the Biden Administration allowed the Chinese government to fly a survei  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting YES on H.Res 104, a resolution condemning the Chinese Communist Party's use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over United States territory as a brazen violation of United States sovereignty. "President Biden failed the American people this week when he allowed a spy balloon to fly over our country from Monta  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release and letter: Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) sent a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Billy Nolan requesting answers on the FAA's issuance of a ground stop due to Chinese surveillance activity last week. On Saturday, after the balloon had entered U.S. airspace and made its way from Montana to the Carolinas, a ground sto  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, today led the first public briefing demanding answers from Biden Administration officials on the Chinese spy balloon that was first publicly reported in U.S. airspace above Billings, Montana. During the briefing, Tester continued his efforts to secure real answers for Montanans and all Americans on this unacceptable provocation by C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following list of questions that remain unanswered regarding the Chinese spy balloon that crossed the United States from January 28 to February 4, 2023, spending eight days in American airspace. Daines will receive a security briefing later today from Biden Administration officials where he hopes the questions below will be answered. Daines viewed   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Matt Rosendale introduced the Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act. This legislation would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to require the disclosure of dual citizenship when candidates file. "The Dual Loyalty Disclosure Act will ensure that elected officials are fully committed to serving the best interests of their constituents and the United States," said Rep. Rosendale. "This legislation s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) released the following statement after American Crystal Sugar Company announced it would be closing its factory in Sidney, Montana. "I am disappointed to hear that American Crystal will be closing the Sidney factory after the conclusion of this year's campaign," said Rep. Rosendale. "The factory and sugar beet industry have been a large part of Sidney and the surrounding  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2023: * * * Following President Joe Biden's call to deliver stronger support to homeless veterans during his State of the Union address yesterday, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester released the following statement underscoring his continued commitment to this effort in the 118th Congress: "The men and women who risk their lives t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Continuing his push to improve rural veterans' access to health care, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester introduced the bipartisan Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act alongside U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.). This legislation would expand home and community-based services for aging veterans as well as improve support for veterans and caregivers of all   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following statement on Feb. 4, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and a member of the Intelligence Committee, released this statement following the U.S. military shooting down a Chinese surveillance balloon. "China's brazen deployment of a spy balloon to surveil some of our most sensitive military assets required a forceful response by our government. "I support the decisio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news and letter: U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) are calling on the Department of Defense (DoD) to proactively restore TRICARE benefits for 25,000 servicemembers, veterans, and their families who were wrongly removed from the system earlier this month due to technical issues with the U.S. Army's new human resources platform. The Senators' biparti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman introduces Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act to expand community-based services for aging veterans and support caregivers * * * Continuing his push to improve rural veterans' access to health care, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester introduced the bipartisan Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act alongside U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.). This legislation would expand home and community  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2023: * * * Following American Crystal Sugar's announced closure of Sidney Sugars by the end of 2023, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today issued the following statement. "This is tough news for Sidney Sugars employees, beet growers, and for the broader Sidney community. "I'm ready to help the region rebound, whether that's by ensuring the quick approval of federal resources to support local workforce develo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester today released the following statement after passage of Anthony Johnstone's nomination to be a Judge for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals through the Senate Judiciary Committee on an 11-10 vote. The nomination now awaits a vote by the full Senate. "Anthony Johnstone has applied the law with fairness and integrity throughout his entire career, and I'm certain that he will make an exce  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2023: * * * * * * Chairman Tester underscored continued commitment to building on efforts to end veterans homelessness following address * * * Following President Joe Biden's call to deliver stronger support to homeless veterans during his State of the Union address yesterday, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester released the following statement underscoring his continued commitment  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jon Tester released the following statement on President Biden's State of the Union Address. "Too many people in Washington don't understand the challenges Montana families face. I appreciate President Biden tonight laying out his plan to tackle some of these issues, from inflation to housing to health care and childcare costs. "It's my hope that in addition to working alongsi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2023: * * * The bipartisan Rural Physician Workforce Production Act would improve access to health care in frontier communities * * * Continuing their efforts to address the shortage of medical professionals in rural America, U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today re-introduced their bipartisan Rural Physician Workforce Production Act to improve access to health care in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines led a bipartisan group of colleagues in designating the week beginning February 5th as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week" to highlight the importance of higher education in Indian Country. "Montana's Tribal Colleges and Universities provide a top-notch education to Montana's students and prepare them to make a real impact on the world once they graduate,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release and letter: * * * Senators: "We urge the Department to conduct immediate, targeted outreach to affected individuals to provide them with the information they need to re-enroll and submit reimbursement claims for any care or prescriptions they received while disenrolled from TRICARE." * * * U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) are calling on the Department of Defense (DoD) to proactivel  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) introducedbipartisan legislation today that pushes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct research on the health effects of medicinal cannabis for veterans experiencing chronic pain and symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). "Our nation's veterans deserve options when it comes to treating the wounds of war, which is why VA   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2023: During the State of the Union Address, President Joe Biden told Montanans that Republicans are attempting to cut Medicare and Social Security, a lie that has been repeated by Senate Democrats. Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke joined CNN's This Morning with Kaitlyn Collins to correct the President's blatant lies. Rep. Zinke: There was some blatant mistruths. That the Republicans, fo  more