WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - Demands Action from House Democrats * * * U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats to act and advance the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Daines stressed the importance of the USMCA to Montana Ag and the economy highlighting an estimated $68 billion boost to the nation's GDP, 176,000 new jobs, higher wages,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines today in a U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee stressed the national security risk that withdrawing American troops from Syria poses, including the potential rise of terrorist organizations such as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). During the hearing, Daines pressed Ambassador James Jeffrey, Special Representative for Syria Engagement, on the importance of combating ISIS and  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Montana Congressman Greg Gianforte today introduced the bipartisan Clearing Broad Airwaves for New Deployment (C-BAND) Act, H.R. 4855, with U.S. Reps. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.), chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee's Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), and Bill Johnson (R-Ohio). Their bill requires a public auction of C-Band spectrum in a manner that promotes competition  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Greg Gianforte recognized Allen and Linda Erickson with his Spirit of Montana commendation for their selfless work to provide greater opportunity for Montana veterans. Allen and Linda started a nonprofit organization, the North West Montana Veterans Service Center, to provide supplies and services to veterans in need. The center includes a food pantry and a thrift store. Allen and Linda also f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: At a committee hearing yesterday, Congressman Greg Gianforte urged lawmakers to expand access to high-quality, affordable health care by prioritizing telehealth. Gianforte cited challenges rural communities face with access to health care. "[In Montana,] we have a lot of space and not many practitioners. We don't have specialists. Telehealth is one way to bring those to these rural communities so they ca  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Greg Gianforte drew lawmakers' attention to the nation's cattle markets and urged Congress to investigate them. Gianforte highlighted the August fire at a beef packing plant in Holcomb, Kansas and its impact on the cattle markets. He described how cattle prices have fallen while retail beef prices have hit a four-year high. Gianforte up  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Greg Gianforte recently completed his 2019 tour of meeting with Montanans in each of the state's 56 counties. "Traveling to every corner of our state, sitting down face-to-face with folks, and listening to their concerns is the only way I know to do the job," Gianforte said. "I walked away from each conversation with something I can take with me as I serve Montana. I'll continue crisscrossing   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today led a bipartisan letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Charles Schumer urging long-term funding of community health centers (CHCs). "Community health centers provide affordable health care to our nation's most vulnerable citizens," Daines wrote. "More than 29 million patients, including 385,000 veterans and 8.7 million children, re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator calls on Majority Leader McConnell to pass funding into law * * * Continuing his years-long fight for the full $900 million in authorized funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), U.S. Senator Jon Tester is backing a bipartisan provision to do just that, while calling on Congressional leadership to step up and pass it. "For a vital program critical to Montana's $7.1 billion o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: During a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA), U.S. Senator Jon Tester demanded that AT&T/DirecTV work to provide local news broadcasts to unserved rural communities across the country--particularly in Helena and Glendive. Currently, AT&T only provides local broadcasts to 198 out of 210 media markets nationwide; two of those no  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - $1,498,000 in grant funding and $4,788,000 in loans to improve water systems in Cascade, Stillwater, and Yellowstone Counties * * * U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured funding for much-needed improvements to water and wastewater infrastructure to help create, restore, and clean lagoons, as well as ensure clean, accessible drinking water and wastewater removal across rural Montana. Tester helped secure   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - Tester continues push after Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was blocked from examining shady loan service companies * * * After five weeks of silence from the Department of Education regarding significant problems with the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness (TEPSLF) programs, U.S. Senator Jon Tester this week continued his push for answ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - Following damning documents, Senators and Veterans Service Organizations demand immediate action and "no more excuses" for veterans seeking care and benefits for health conditions caused by exposure to toxic herbicides * * * Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-Mont.), colleagues on the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and veterans service organizations (VSOs) are condemning the Trump Administration foll  more