WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today joined students, veterans, local officials, and community members at Bigfork High School to celebrate and honor Montana's veterans. "Veterans Day is a great opportunity to talk with our state's future leaders about the kind of sacrifices our military men and women have made to keep us free--generation after generation. Montanan  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: New Regulation Would Hurt Montana Small Businesses U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today at a Senate Banking hearing pressed the Federal Reserve (Fed) Vice Chairman Michael Barr about the new Basel III Endgame proposal that would limit credit availability to Montana small businesses and Montana farmers and ranchers. Earlier this week, Daines joined his Republican colleagues in urging the Fed to imme  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference highlighting the drastic increase in criminals coming across President Biden's wide-open southern border. To watch Daines' remarks, click HERE. "It's not lost on the American people, the irony, the fact that President Biden is travelling all the way out to the Bay Area, San Franc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business' Kudlow slamming Biden's weakness on the world stage as he focuses on appeasement and climate instead of securing the southern border. Watch the interview HERE. Daines on Biden's Skewed Priorities Larry, just when you thought it couldn't get worse, it did in the last 24 hours when the Biden administration lifts the sanc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox New's America Reports to discuss the ongoing fight against terrorism in Israel and Daines' first-hand experience in the Hezbollah terror tunnels. He also discussed President Biden's meeting with Xi Jinping and called out the President for his weakness on the world stage. Watch the interview HERE. Daines on Terror Tunnels You take a look at Hamas and the tunnels i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Montana Witness Says Telehealth Services Help Address Workforce Shortages U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines at a Senate Finance Health Care Subcommittee hearing discussed the importance of expanding telehealth services, especially for rural states like Montana. Watch Daines' opening remarks HERE. "In rural states like Montana...telehealth has completely changed the game in terms of health care acces  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Ahead of Biden-Xi Meeting, Says American People Need Answers U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray today requesting an update on the investigation into how China used U.S. technology on the spy balloon that flew over Montana and the rest of the United States in February. The FBI was tasked with investigating how U.S. technology ended up on the spy balloon but  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester today answered questions and solicited feedback from a crowd of more than 100 constituents at Montana Tech in Butte during an in-person town hall that was free and open to the public. "Every decision that I make is based on what's best for Montanans, which is why I've always held public town halls to hear directly about the issues folks are facing," said Tester. "I'm looking forward to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As part of his relentless efforts to protect Montana and strengthen our national security, U.S. Senator Jon Tester is leading bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing foreign adversaries from acquiring property near sensitive American military and intelligence sites. Tester's bipartisan Protect Our Bases Act would empower the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review real estate   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) voted against a clean continuing resolution. H.R. 6363 does not make any spending cuts and continues President Biden's policies and Speaker Nancy Pelosi's budget. Our nation is facing over $33 trillion of national debt said Rep. Rosendale. Our credit has been downgraded. Something must change. Unfortunately, this CR changes nothing. Instead, i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02), along with Senator Steve Daines (MT), and Congressman Ryan Zinke (MT-01), sent a letter on Friday to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Montana District Court to delay a final decision by 120 days for the North American Wolverine's listing in the Federal Registry. This extension is necessary because there is not enough data to warrant a lis  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today joined the nation's leading Veterans Service Organizations at press conference to warn veterans about the dangers of pay-to-play claims consulting companies known as "claim sharks." Tester urged his colleagues to reinstate criminal penalties to hold these "unaccredited thieves" charging veterans unauthorized fees while helping t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: U.S. Senator Jon Tester today again called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to delay implementation of its 1099-K reporting requirement that would unnecessarily burden individual Montana taxpayers using online payment platforms. In his letter to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, Tester emphasized that the burdensome reporting requirement would hurt Montanans: "If these burdensome requireme  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As part of his longstanding efforts to remove the corrosive influence of corporations and dark money on our democracy, U.S. Senator Jon Tester sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pressing the agency to take immediate action to require corporations to disclose their lobbying expenditures. Writing alongside a group of his Senate colleagues, Tester told SEC Chair Gary Gensler that it is  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: As part of his continued work to protect Montana's public lands, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today re-introduced his Montana Headwaters Legacy Act, legislation that will protect 384 miles of Montana rivers --the most significant wild and scenic designation in nearly 45 years. "Protecting public lands in Montana is about preserving the livelihoods of our communities and making sure we pass on that  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, is sounding the alarm demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) take immediate action to protect thousands of veterans and servicemembers who used the VA home loan guarantee benefit from losing their homes through foreclosure. "The Biden Administration needs to act now to address this crisis facing our men and women who riske  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: U.S. Senator Jon Tester today led a bipartisan letter pressing President Biden to hold Chinese President Xi Jinping accountable during their meeting for China's role in the deadly fentanyl crisis that is wreaking havoc on Montana. In their letter, Tester and the bipartisan group of Senators call on President Biden to push President Xi to do more to stop the flow of illicit precursor chemicals  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Nov. 15, 2023: U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today joined the nation's leading Veterans Service Organizations at A press conference to warn veterans about the dangers of pay-to-play claims consulting companies known as "claim sharks." Tester urged his colleagues to reinstate criminal penalties to hold these "unaccredit  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 16, 2023: * * * Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester issued the following statement today after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released its National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, revealing an increase in veteran suicides from 2020 to 2021: "The epidemic of suicide continues to do irreparable damage to families in   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: During a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing this week, Chairman Jon Tester stressed the importance of the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) ability to support the nation in times of crises, especially by securing domestic supply chains. Tester underscored his concern that the US is too reliant on other countries, including China, for items like personal pr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, is sounding the alarm demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) take immediate action to protect thousands of veterans and servicemembers who used the VA home loan guarantee benefit from losing their homes through foreclosure. "The Biden Administration needs to act now to address th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following written testimony by NAMI Montana Executive Director Matt Kuntz involving a hearing on Nov. 1, 2023, entitled "Foundation of Care: Examining Research at the Department of Veterans Affairs": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Mo and distinguished members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), on behalf of NAMI Montana, the National Alliance on Mental Illness for Montana, I would like  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As part of his continued work to address the shortage of affordable housing in Montana, U.S. Senator Jon Tester introduced his Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement Act - legislation that would revitalize Montana's affordable housing supply by establishing a manufactured housing community improvement grant program. "As I travel across Montana, I hear about the need to tackle the l  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: As part of his longstanding efforts to protect Montana and our national security against hostile acts by the Chinese Communist Party, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today sent a letter pressing President Biden to make clear to China's President Xi Jinping during their meeting this week that the U.S. will not tolerate Chinese aggression that harms Americans. "I remain deeply concerned about the Chine  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As part of his continued push to lower costs for Montana's working families, two of U.S. Senator Jon Tester's bills that would lower prescription drug costs and prevent massive Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) from price gouging consumers passed through the Senate Finance Committee, setting up both bills for a full vote on the Senate floor. Tester's bipartisan Patients Before Middlemen Act and Pharmacy DIR Re  more