WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Joins Republican Banking Committee Colleagues in Sending Letter to Biden Administration U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined every Republican on the Senate Banking Committee in continuing their call for financial regulators to withdraw the Basel III Endgame proposal that would raise bank capital requirements. As the public comment period for the proposed rule closed, the members sent a lett  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference calling attention to the severe backlog in the immigration court system that has been caused by President Biden and Senate Democrats' open border policies. Click HERE to watch the video. "Anyway, many of us have been involved in interviews before. Sometimes the question is 'Where are you going to b  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02), member of the House Natural Resources Committee, voted to advance the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act from committee. The legislation would expand public land access by supporting recreation opportunities like biking and rock climbing, addressing access barriers for veterans and people with disabilities, streamlining the permitting pro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: JUDITH GAP, MT. - Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) visited a wind farm in Judith Gap, MT, and showed firsthand footage exposing the farce that is wind energy. In the video, you can see stopped wind turbines due to the -30 degree temperature in the state. You can see the video by clicking on the image below: "It's -30 degrees here in MT at the wind farm in Judith Gap this morning, and not a single  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) voted against the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2872 - Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024. He did so on the grounds that there were no additions to strengthen the border in the bill and it actually increases spending for the Biden, Pelosi, and D.C. Cartel's Radical Leftist agenda that will plunge our country even further into debt. You  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) reacted to a recently published report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding foreign investment in U.S. agricultural land. The report states: "Foreign investment in U.S. agricultural land grew to about 40 million acres in 2021, per USDA estimates. This can pose national security risks--such as when foreign interests buy land n  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) applauded the decision by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to withdraw the proposed rule change that would list a new category of "Natural Asset Companies" on the New York Stock Exchange. This decision comes less than a week after Rep. Rosendale submitted comments explaining how detrimental this new rule would be to agricultural producer  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Speaking at a Senate Banking Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Jon Tester sharply criticized "obstructionism" in Congress for blocking his efforts to protect Montana and help stay ahead of the pacing threat of China. Tester specifically expressed frustration that his bipartisan legislation to prevent foreign adversaries from acquiring American farmland and agribusinesses, and his biparti  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently congratulated Billings' Cooper Freitag on his appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Cooper is a Billings West High School student, Key Club member, and varsity football and wrestling athlete. He is also a member of the National Honor Society and attended Boys State in 2023. "It's an honor to continue Montana's history of military service by nominating our state's best an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As a part of his continued effort to boost American energy independence and strengthen American energy grids, U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently introduced his bipartisan Distribution Transformer Efficiency & Supply Chain Reliability Act to bolster the U.S. transformer supply chain by setting new realistic energy efficiency standards that help stabilize domestic transformer manufacturing to meet increasing deman  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, recently introduced legislation to ensure veterans whose military records are lost by the U.S. government through no fault of their own can still receive their earned Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits. Named after a Montana veteran, the Senator's Fred Hamilton Veterans' Lost Records Act would authorize VA to grant disabili  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2024: In his continued efforts to improve access to health care in rural and frontier communities, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today sent a letter to Senate Leaders Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell urging them to act swiftly to reauthorize the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program. The THCGME program helps communities - particularly rural and frontier communities - build  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure children, spouses, and caregivers of veterans who receive health care through the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) do not experience disruptions in care due to the program's transition to reimbursing CHAMPVA providers through electronic funds   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure children, spouses, and caregivers of veterans who receive health care through the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) do not experience disruptions in care due to the program's transition to reimbursing  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- 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.) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) released a statement today following disclosures to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee of allegations of sexual harassment involving employees within the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Office of Resolution Management, Diversity & Inclusion (ORMDI): "Hara  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 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, recently introduced legislation to ensure veterans whose military records are lost by the U.S. government through no fault of their own can still receive their earned Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits. Named after a Montana veteran, the Senator's Fred Hamilton Veterans' Lost Reco  more