WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: After a push from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently announced funding availability to mitigate the effects of last year's devastating spring flooding in Montana. The funding comes from Tester's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and will work to deliver critical resources for flood mitigation in Montana. Tester worked with five Republicans and four De  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: After applying continued pressure on the agency, U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced today that he successfully pushed the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to delay implementation of its 1099-K reporting requirement that would have unnecessarily burdened individual Montana taxpayers using online payment platforms. Tester wrote a letter to the IRS last week urging the agency to delay implementation of the rule. "T  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Steve Daines (R-Montana) today sent a letter to President Biden voicing severe concerns regarding the Administration's efforts to breach the lower Snake River dams. The effort, outlined in September in the "Memorandum on Restoring Healthy and Abundant Salmon, Steelhead, and Other Native Fish Populations in the Columbia River Basin," h  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines, along with Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), sent a letter to President Biden regarding severe concerns over the administration's efforts to breach the lower Snake River dams. The effort, outlined in September in the "Memorandum on Restoring Healthy and Abundant Salmon, Steelhead, and Other Native Fish Populations in the Columbia River Basin," h  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Following efforts from U.S. Senator Jon Tester demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) take immediate action to protect thousands of veterans and servicemembers using VA home loans facing foreclosure through no fault of their own, VA is stopping foreclosures for six months to ensure these veterans and servicemembers can stay in their homes. "I'm encouraged to see VA answering my call to quickly addr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Following efforts from U.S. Senator Jon Tester demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) take immediate action to protect thousands of veterans and servicemembers using VA home loans facing foreclosure through no fault of their own, VA is stopping foreclosures for six months to ensure these veterans and servicemembers can stay in their homes. "I'm encouraged  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: 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 protective equipment and essential medications  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) emergency response. The Senators' Advancing VA's Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2023 would improve VA's response to n  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) emergency response. The Senators' Advancing VA's Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2023 would improve VA's response to natural disasters, pandemics, and other emerg  more