WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: During a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing yesterday, Chairman Jon Tester stressed the important role Vet Centers play in providing veterans, servicemembers, and their families critical mental health services close to home. Tester underscored the importance of these community-based centers in rural areas, where they serve as critical mental health access points for veterans. "Vet Centers were establis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 1, 2024: During a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing yesterday, Chairman Jon Tester stressed the important role Vet Centers play in providing veterans, servicemembers, and their families critical mental health services close to home. Tester underscored the importance of these community-based centers in rural areas, where they serve as critical mental he  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Rosendale (MT-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, shared the following remarks at today's hearing titled: "The Future of Data Privacy and Artificial Intelligence at VA." This hearing is aimed at examining how artificial intelligence will impact data privacy at the VA and how Congress can build a more reliable, secure, and efficien  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined a group of his Republican colleagues and multiple legal experts in filing an amici curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case Garland v. Cargill. The brief asserts the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) ban on bump stocks under the National Firearms Act is not only an egregious violation of Montanans' right to bear arms but also represents a dangerous  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement after the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks submitted a Notice of Intent to Sue over the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) recent listing of the wolverine as a threatened species. "The Biden administration is once again ignoring the science and acting against Montana's best interest. Montanans know best how to manage our wild  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- 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 slamming President Biden for rolling back policies that kept the southern border secure and doing nothing to resolve the border crisis. Watch Daines' remarks HERE. "Good news usually never breaks on a Friday night, especially from the Biden administration. Usually what they're breaking on Friday ni  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Following sustained efforts from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced it will build a new Miles City Community Living Center to replace the existing long-term care veterans facility. As Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tester helped secure the funding that will be used to bu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Following sustained efforts from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced it will build a new Miles City Community Living Center to replace the existing long-term care veterans facility. As Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tester helped secure the fund  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale , R-Montana, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: Today, Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee's hearing to examine the impact of artificial intelligence on veteran data privacy:   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 29, 2024: U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today spoke alongside local toxic-exposed veterans and a survivor to discuss the impact of his Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act on Montana veterans exposed to toxins and their families. Since Tester's PACT Ac  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) released the following statement after Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) announced its intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) over its recent listing of North American wolverines as a threatened species. "Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is right for using its legal authority to challenge the USFWS's overreaching decision to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: "Today is no day to celebrate; rather, it is a day to remember how President Biden and Secretary Austin failed to protect and defend the people of Montana," said Rep. Rosendale. "One year ago today, this administration proved to us their incompetence and weakness when they allowed a Chinese Spy Balloon to collect data and valuable intel from Malmstrom Air Force Base. Not only did they refuse to attempt to t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) expressing deep concern regarding the recent listing of the North American wolverine as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). These comments come after Rep. Rosendale along with Senator Daines (R-MT), and Rep. Zinke (MT-01), sent a letter to USFWS last year urging the postponement of this decisio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) released the following statement after voting against the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. The bill opens the door to giving more benefits to illegal aliens, distributing government handouts without work requirements, and continuing the fiscal irresponsibility Washington is known for. The bill was brought to the floor on suspension, which cha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Today, Congressman Ryan Zinke introduced a bill to rename the Butte Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic in honor of Montana Pearl Harbor hero, U.S. Navy Radioman Charlie Dowd. At just 17 years old when he fought against the attack at Pearl Harbor, rather than take cover under enemy attack, Dowd ran to the armory and took a position on the roof of a nearby building to fire some of the first American   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Ryan Zinke voted for H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. The $600 billion-dollar bipartisan tax cuts package consists of three main pillars: culling COVID-era spending, incentivizing more American research and development, and inflation-adjusted Child-Tax Credits for working families. To help small- and medium-sized businesses hit by decades-high interest rates, the Tax  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently congratulated Great Falls' Aedan Bingham on his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. Bingham is a student at Charles M. Russell High School and is a member of Business Professionals of America and student government. He has competed as captain of the Economic Research Team and Presentation Management Team as part of the Business Professionals of America. He also plays tennis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As part of his continued work to lower costs for producers and support Montana farmers, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today secured $3.5 million for the National Center for Appropriate Technology's (NCAT) Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural America (ATTRA) Sustainable Agriculture program. As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tester secured these funds through the 2023 government funding   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: As part of his continued efforts to ensure servicemembers, military spouses, and veterans receive their earned benefits, U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently introduced the Improving Access to Maternal Health for Military and Dependent Moms Act, a bipartisan bill with Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida to improve servicemembers, military spouses, and veterans' mate  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- 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 Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) are teaming up to introduce legislation to ensure veterans and servicemembers using Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loans can keep their homes. Veterans and servicemembers with VA home loans who faced fina  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: Today, Chairman Matt Rosendale (MT-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, revealed through questioning witnesses, that veterans are being diagnosed by artificial intelligence instead of doctors. He found that the VA is doing this without the veterans' prior consent. You can watch this revelation by clicking here: https://www.you  more