WASHINGTON, July 5 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: In direct response to pressure from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, the Biden Administration announced today they will immediately begin rehabilitation work along the Milk River Project following last month's siphon burst. The Bureau of Reclamation, in response to Tester, agreed to fund the repairs through existing emergency authorities under Public Law 111-11. "This is an important step forward for North Central Mon  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: After sustained pressure from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, the Biden Administration today announced their commitment to modernizing the Columbia River Treaty. The proposal revises the longstanding treaty between the United States and Canada governing the management of the Columbia River Basin and its hydropower dams. The Columbia River flows through western Montana. "From irrigating the fields th  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines announced his bipartisan "Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act," which would eliminate the 50 percent blood quantum requirement for members of federally recognized tribes when exercising their treaty-protected right to cross between the U.S. and Canada freely. "For too long tribal members crossing Montana's northern border have been subject to the discriminatory 50 percent blood quant  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) today announced the formation of the Senate Central Asia Caucus. The Caucus will focus on strengthening the United States' relationship with allies in Central Asia, increasing trade and investment and supporting regional stability and security as Central Asia becomes increasingly vulnerable to the influence of Russia, China and Iran. "Now more than ever it's critical we s  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced a bill with Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to exempt tips from federal income taxation, the "No Tax on Tips Act." "Joe Biden's sky-high inflation has hit hardworking Americans especially hard. Providing a much-needed tax cut for working families will help offset Biden's high prices and get people back in the workforce,"said Daines. Read the full text of the bill HERE. Dain  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: DOI Assistant Secretary Thanks MT for Stewardship of Grizzlies, States the Grizzly Bear "Has Recovered" U.S. Senator Steve Daines today at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing pushed for the delisting of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide Ecosystems and called out the delay in the delisting review, despite the two grizzly populations being well over t  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement after the news of Senator Jim Inhofe's passing. "I'm saddened to hear of the passing of my colleague, and friend, Senator Jim Inhofe. Jim dedicated his life to service, first in the U.S. Army, then as an elected leader in local and state offices in Oklahoma and finally in the United States Senate. A staunch supporter of our U.S. service members a  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined a group of Republican senators in urging Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to quickly correct policy initiatives that are making it harder for veterans to receive care. "Congress has never failed to provide VA with the resources required to fulfill its mission," wrote the Senators. "If you believe that VA lacks the funding to provide the level of a  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- 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 and Senate Democrats for rampant inflation, an open southern border that welcomes known terrorists and criminals onto American soil and for projecting weakness on the world stage and emboldening our enemies abroad. Watch Daines' remarks HERE. "Joe Biden Kamala Harris and Sen  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Emily Brooks of The Hill published an article titled "Matt Rosendale Takes Up Anti-IVF Campaign in Latest Break from GOP Colleagues," detailing Rep. Matt Rosendale's (MT-02) initiative to stop taxpayer dollars from funding the life destroying practice of in vitro fertilization (IVF). The article begins: "Rep. Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) has become the loudest voice in Congress against in vitro fe  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: As part of his continued efforts to lower costs and improve access to housing across Montana, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today pressed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on solutions to work-force housing shortages during a Senate Banking Committee hearing. Tester began his remarks by relaying to Chairman Powell that he hears about challenges stemming from rising costs and housing shortages   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) joined the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs legislative hearing. Rep. Rosendale questioned an official from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans Benefits Administration Deputy Director of Pension & Fiduciary, Mr. Kevin Friel, who repeatedly admitted the Department of Veterans Affairs would   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) offered an amendment to H.R. 8772 - Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025, which would allow Congressional staff to carry firearms on the United States Capitol Campus. Amendment #11: Prohibits any funds made available by this Act from being used to restrict a member of Congress from authorizing their staff members to carry a firearm in their official duties.   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) voted against H.R. 8772Legislative Branch Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025. The bill failed to pass the House of Representatives. The legislation would have increased spending, did not include a proposed amendment to prohibit books in school libraries that contain pornographic material or espouse radical gender ideology, and did not include Rep. Rosendale's  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) released the following statement after his vote to hold Attorney General of the United States Merrick Garland in Inherent Contempt of Congress for his refusal to comply with a congressional subpoena and failure to release the full audio recording of Special Counsel Robert Hur's interview of President Biden. "We are witnessing a dangerous time in our nation's histo  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Today, the House Appropriations Committee passed the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025 out of Full Committee Markup. The bill includes more than $20 million in funding for Western Montana infrastructure projects and legislative language to fix a loophole in rental housing assistance grants that has cost Montanans million  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester today joined veterans and Veterans Service Organizations to urge Congress to put combat-injured veterans first and adopt his Major Richard Star Act as an amendment to the annual must-pass defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Tester announced he is planning to file this bipartisan bill to deliver combat-injured veter  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced today that as a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, he secured $2 million in employment support to help employees and Montana families impacted by the recent Pyramid Lumber and Roseburg Forest Products mill closures. As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Tester secured these funds through the FY23 government fund  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: As a direct result of his bipartisan infrastructure law, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today secured $22,985,000 for the Montana Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, which will work to improve infrastructure for clean drinking water across Montana. This funding comes from Tester's bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Tester worked with five Republicans and four Democrats to nego  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Continuing his longstanding efforts to protect Montanans' freedom and privacy to make their own personal health care decisions, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today voted in support of the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act, legislation supporting a return to Roe v. Wade. Tester is a cosponsor of the legislation. "Montanans of all stripes believe in the right to privacy, so much so that we enshrined  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on July 10, 2024: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester today joined veterans and Veterans Service Organizations to urge Congress to put combat-injured veterans first and adopt his Major Richard Star Act as an amendment to the annual must-pass defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Tester announced he is planning to file this bip  more