WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Speaking at a Senate Banking Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Jon Tester pressed Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the current threat that foreign adversaries pose to our food security and national security through their ability to purchase American farmland and agribusinesses. "I want to talk a little bit about Russia and China, and particularly China. There is no doubt that they want to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs Carol Petsonk today demanding answers from the Biden administration on its failure to review SkyWest Charter's (SWC) application for Commuter Air Carrier Authorization. Montana communities, especially Butte and West Yellowstone, rely on small community  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox News' The Story With Martha MacCallum to discuss President Biden's southern border crisis. Watch Daines' remarks HERE. Daines on the Biden-Created Border Crisis: Now, Martha, here's the truth and here are the facts: the reason you've got the White House and President Biden doing a tap dance at the moment is because President Biden's approval numbers at this point   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement today opposing the Senate's emergency supplemental funding bill: "President Biden could have secured the border on Day One of his presidency and chose not to and the disastrous results speak for themselves. Reversing the effective policies of President Trump turned the southern border into one of the biggest national security risks in our  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. SENATE - Today, U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester led a bipartisan group of colleagues in designating the week beginning February 5th as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week" to highlight the importance of higher education in Indian Country. "Montana's tribal colleges help support young Montanans and equip students with the tools they need to succeed. This week, we're glad to celebrat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- 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 highlighting President Biden's failures on the southern border, economy and national security since taking office. Watch Daines' remarks HERE. "We weren't here on Groundhog Day, but I was having some Jimmy Carter flashbacks on Groundhog Day because you start looking at the numbers... Joe Biden's app  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: The National Border Patrol Council, which represents Border Patrol agents tasked with keeping America safe, today endorsed the bipartisan border security legislation: "Since Joe Biden has been in office, CBP has averaged over 6,700 apprehensions per day, and the vast majority have been released under a policy known as catch-and-release," said National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd. "Approximatel  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: In a hearing with the House Committee On Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) pressed witnesses on whether or not illegal aliens are receiving medical care before veterans at community care providers where both may be receiving care. * * * "Under no circumstances should those illegally in our country be receiving care before those who put every  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) issued the following statement regarding a change in Republican Leadership in the U.S. Senate following Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's $118.28 billion supplemental package that prioritizes foreign interests, bankrupts America, and leaves the southern border wide open. "For decades, Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer have been the archit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) introduced the Driver Data Control Act, which will give car owners the right to control their vehicle's motor vehicle event data recorder or "black box" data. Unbeknownst to most people, automobiles manufactured since 2011 are equipped with black boxes. This is a result of a federal mandate. These devices record most of the functions of the motor vehicle, including speed,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Matt Rosendale (R-MT) joined a bicameral-bipartisan letter to Attorney General of the United States Merrick Garland concerning Chinese Communist Party (CCP) affiliated marijuana cultivation operations in the United States. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Congressmen Jared Golden (D-ME), Senator Angus King (I-ME), and Congressman David Valadao (R-CA) led this letter along with Congressman Pete Session  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) joined his Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Biden regarding the announcement that the Department of Energy (DOE) will stop issuing permits indefinitely to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) while the administration conducts an additional "public interest" review, including environmental, economic, and environmental justice criteria. This decision is dangerous   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) proposed an amendment in the House Natural Resources Committee on a bill which would take Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium out of the National Park Service's management and transfer it to the D.C. government. His amendment would not stop the transfer from taking place, but it would require 25 percent of the gross revenue generated from the campu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: In a House Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing this month, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) publicly thanked VA Secretary Denis McDonough and VA Health Under Secretary Shereef Elnahal for their effective leadership in requiring a comprehensive review of the Montana VA Health Care System and identifying issues and implementing necessary corrective measures to fix them. This review was initiated after   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) released the following statement after the deadline for the 12-month status review of grizzly bear delisting in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (NCDE) and Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) passed. "The science is clear, grizzly bears are now fully recovered, yet the Biden Administration's burdensome, unnecessary rest  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) sent a letter along with four Republican colleagues to our nation's governors expressing profound concern at reports of a 14-year-old girl from Glasgow, Montana, being transferred by Montana's Child and Family Services to Wyoming against her parents' wishes for "gender-affirming care." The group writes: "We are horrified that Montana CPS and hospitals, and potentially ot  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) came out against Montana Child and Family Services (CFS) after learning about a story where a Montanan family lost custody of their 14-year-old child after opposing her interest in changing genders. "We were very clear to the emergency room staff as well as [CFS] that this goes against our values, morals and our religious beliefs," said Krista Kolstad, mother of the 14-y  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02), original co-sponsor of the articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, expressed his frustration when the impeachment articles failed on the House Floor, today. Despite there having been 8 million illegal alien encounters nationwide under Mayorkas, 6.7 million illegal alien encounters at the Southern border and, over 1.7 mi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Yesterday, Congressman and Co-Chair of the Northern Border Security Caucus Ryan Zinke voted in favor of impeaching Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security for willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law in enforcing border policy and a breach of public trust. The measure failed by a tie vote. Prior to voting, Zinke delivered a speech on the House Floor holdi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently congratulated Livingston's Colter Sienkiewicz on his appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Sienkiewicz currently attends St. Paul's School in New Hampshire. He was a research assistant at the University of Delaware last year and attended both the United States Naval Academy Summer Seminar and United States Military Academy Summer Leaders Program in June of 2023. He partici  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As a part of his continued work to lower costs for Montanans and support victims of wildfires, U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently introduced bipartisan legislation to provide taxpayer relief to Montanans that receive qualified wildfire relief payments. "When wildfires hit, families pay a price far greater than any dollar amount--so it's critical that we provide relief to those hit hardest," said Tester. "As fire  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following statement on Feb. 4, 2024: U.S. Senator Jon Tester today issued the following statement after Senate negotiators released the text of a bipartisan border security deal: "What's happening at the southern border is unacceptable, plain and simple. Montanans from every corner of our state tell me they want a secure border and a solution to the fentanyl crisis, and law enforcement have made it clear to me that they need resource  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines led a bipartisan group of colleagues in designating the week beginning February 5th as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week" to highlight the importance of higher education in Indian Country. "Montana is fortunate to be home to seven outstanding Tribal Colleges and Universities - the most of any state - and these schools play a critic  more