WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement today regarding the assassination attempt on President Trump: "Cindy and I join with millions of Americans in relief that President Trump is still alive after an assassin attempted to take his life. We also mourn with the families of the fallen at yesterday's rally. "No one, from our political candidates to innocent Americans should feel unsafe at o  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following written testimony by Rebecca L. Larson, chief scientist for Western Sugar Cooperative, from a July 10, 2024, hearing entitled "Examining the Consequences of EPA's Actions on American Agriculture": * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me. I am the Chief Scientist for Western Sugar Cooperative owned by farm families growing sugarbeets in Colorado, Nebraska,  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today spoke alongside combat-injured veterans in Billings to urge Congressional action on his Major Richard Star Act--bipartisan legislation that would fix an injustice currently preventing combat-injured veterans with less than 20 years of military service from receiving their full military benefits. Tester filed hi  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on July 18, 2024: U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today spoke alongside combat-injured veterans in Billings to urge Congressional action on his Major Richard Star Act--bipartisan legislation that would fix an injustice currently preventing combat-injured veterans with less than 20 years of military service from receiving th  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: U.S. Senator Jon Tester is today blasting Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and urgently requesting United States Postal Service (USPS) air service in Montana be immediately restored following a USPS announcement that they will be suspending air service to support priority and express mail in Montana starting July 22. In his letter, Tester began by emphasizing Montanans' concerns about degrading  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Jon Tester released the following statement on former President Donald Trump: "I am appalled by the violence at the political rally in support of former President Trump. "There is absolutely no place for political violence in America and anyone found responsible for this needs to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. "I will continue to monitor the situation and am praying for P  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester joined his colleagues last week in unanimously passing the Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and the Agriculture Appropriations Act through the Senate Appropriations Committee. As a senior member of the Committee, Tester secured critical funding and priorities in the government funding bill to improve health care and benefi  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on July 14, 2024: U.S. Senator Jon Tester today sent a letter to Chairman Gary Peters (D-MI) and Ranking Member Rand Paul (R-KY) urging the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to hold a hearing to investigate the attack at former President Trump's political rally. In the letter, Tester condemns political violence, and urges the committee to act quickly to investigate this horrific att  more