WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Jon Tester today grilled Federal Trade Commission (FTC) nominees on robocalls and phone scams during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing. At the beginning of his questioning, Tester asked the entire panel if they also continue to receive robocalls daily just like he does:"So I just wanna ask: how many people get robocalls of the folks that are testifying? Do you get [robocalls]  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: During a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing yesterday, Chairman Jon Tester called on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials to do "absolutely everything possible to connect more veterans with the mental health care and suicide prevention resources they need, no matter where they live." He also pressed VA to address oversight issues brought up in a rec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Bill improves conservation of 100,000 acres of public land Today U.S. Senator Steve Daines' "Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act" to return to general management three restrictive Wilderness Study Area (WSA) designations that can hinder land management and public access passed the Energy and Natural Resources Committee with bipartisan support. "My 'Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act' will help protect our   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Bill Ensures Permanent End to Obama-era Operation Chokepoint that Targeted Conservative-Aligned Industries U.S. Senator Steve Daines secured important protections for energy companies and gun manufacturers in the "SAFER Banking Act," which will be considered before the Senate Banking Committee next week. Daines' efforts will protect Montana businesses from liberal initiatives that are part of the Environme  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Bill would retain Trump-era flexibility for Montana landowners that helps with species recovery U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined his colleagues in introducing a bill to keep flexibility needed for species recovery and protect Montana landowners from onerous regulations under the "Endangered Species Act" (ESA). The bill would prevent the Departments of the Interior and Commerce from finalizing three rule pr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) today introduced the bipartisan "Multi-Cloud Innovation and Advancement Act" to modernize and streamline the adoption of cloud computing technology in federal agencies. "Implementing multi-cloud services will help the federal government keep up with the newest technology and better serve Montanans by increasing efficiency, security and innovatio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: "Put the pain on Congress, not the American people" To watch Daines' remarks, click HERE. U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference, slamming Congress's dysfunctional budgeting process, which hasn't passed a budget on time in 26 years. "Twenty-six years ago, in 1997 is when Hong Kong was handed back to the Chinese by the U  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) sent a letter to the Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Martha Williams, requesting information regarding an unprecedented and covert action being undertaken by the service, in conjunction with the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Nature Conservancy, and potentially other NGOs and private actors, to substantially limit public and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Following years of work and collaboration between Montana ranchers, recreationists, loggers, mountain bikers, and business owners to craft his widely supported bill, U.S. Senator Jon Tester's Blackfoot-Clearwater Stewardship Act (BCSA) today passed through the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources - setting up the legislation for a full Senate vote. Tester's legislation, whi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: In his continued push to lower costs and address affordable housing shortages in Montana, U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently introduced his bipartisan Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023. Tester's bipartisan legislation would improve federal rural housing programs and strengthen the supply of affordable housing across Montana. "Improving access to affordable housing is one of the most pressing issues faci  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 21, 2023: Following his sustained efforts, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced $2.15 million in funding for Montana organizations to support efforts to end veteran suicide. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded these funds under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, a first-of-its-kind program created under the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 22, 2023: Following his continued efforts to fight veterans homelessness in Montana, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced $158,911 in funding for the Missoula Housing Authority to help homeless veterans and their families find and retain permanent housing. This will amount to nearly 20 new permanent housing vouchers for the Missoula Housing Authority to h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * Chairman Jon Tester of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released a statement today following news of the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) misguided use of a critical skill incentive (CSI) authority in the PACT Act to ensure VA can better recruit and retain employees to serve veterans and their families: "The PACT Act gave VA   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 20, 2023: Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution led by U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, marking today, September 20th, as National Service Dog Day in honor of service dogs across the country. "Service dogs play an incredible rol  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution led by U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, marking today, September 20th, as National Service Dog Day in honor of service dogs across the country. "Service dogs play an incredible role in helping our nation's veterans heal bot  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: This week, Western Montana Congressman and combat veteran Ryan Zinke joined House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost (IL-12) in introducing H.R. 5530, the VA Emergency Transportation Access Act. The bill is a response to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rule "Changes in Rates VA Pays for Special Modes of Transportation" (88 Fed. Reg. 10032) which dramatically lowers ground   more