WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator and colleagues pressure Administration officials to conduct in-depth report on consequences of ACA repeal * * * In response to the Trump Administration's full backing of a court ruling that would effectively scrap the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) critical patient protections, U.S. Senator Jon Tester is joining his colleagues to demand a full report on the impacts of stripping health care from  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - Grants to help fund rural response, reduction programs to curb opioid misuse * * * U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced today that health care facilities across the state will receive more than $3 million in funding to help combat the growing opioid epidemic. Twelve community health centers will each receive $167,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to combat substance use disorde  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator meets face-to-face with constituents, takes questions and solicits feedback from group of nearly 100 people * * * U.S. Senator Jon Tester spent an hour fielding questions and soliciting feedback from a crowd of nearly 100 at an in-person town hall event today in Great Falls. "These town halls are a great way for me to connect with my bosses, the people of Montana," Tester told the crowd. "T  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. John Tester, D-Montana, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator helps lead bipartisan, bicameral effort to expand health care access for urban Native veterans covered by Department of Veterans Affairs * * * As Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and a senior member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Jon Tester is pushing to improve health care acc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator: Secure Rural Schools critical for essential services in Montana communities * * * U.S. Senator Jon Tester is calling for the extension of a critical program that provides resources for essential services like law enforcement, emergency response, roads, and education in rural counties across Montana. Tester is sponsoring a bipartisan bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Sel  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following statement on President Trump's comments on U.S. wheat exports to Japan: "Montana farmers grow the best wheat in the world, and that's exactly why countries like Japan--the number one importer of our wheat and one of America's closest allies--buy it." Speaking yesterday on a false scenario he believes to be a trade imbalance with Japan, President Trump said: "They send us thousands and thousands -- millions of cars, we send  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. John Tester, D-Montana, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * - OIG Report finds VA unfairly denied claims for emergency care totaling at least $53.3 million in 2017 * * * Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-MT), House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-CA), Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Member Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), and House Com  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - OIG Report finds VA unfairly denied claims for emergency care totaling at least $53.3 million in 2017 * * * Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-MT), House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-CA), Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Member Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), and House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Ranking Member Dr. Phil Roe (R-TN) led a b  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator helps lead bipartisan, bicameral effort to expand health care access for urban Native veterans covered by Department of Veterans Affairs * * * As Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and a senior member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Jon Tester is pushing to improve health care access for Native American veterans in Montana and across the country. T  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As part of his tireless battle to clean up elections and get dark money out of politics, U.S. Senator Jon Tester is backing a new Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United and other court rulings that limit campaign finance regulations. Tester is sponsoring the Democracy for All Amendment, which would give Congress broad authority to set reasonable limits on how money is raised and spent in electio  more