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February 14, 2019| View More
Tester Delivers for Montana in Government Funding Deal
(U.S. Senate) - Legislation to fund the government that was secured this week by U.S. Senator Jon Tester and a small bipartisan group of lawmakers includes significant resources for critical Montana programs including public lands initiatives, PILT, FSA offices, infrastructure, affordable housing initiatives, and law enforcement priorities.
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February 14, 2019| View More
Tester Presses for Investments in Montana’s Workforce, Transportation & Communications Systems
(U.S. Senate) - After gathering feedback during his statewide infrastructure listening tour last year, U.S. Senator Jon Tester brought Montanans' input back to Washington as the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on America's infrastructure needs.
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February 14, 2019| View More
Border Security & Government Funding Deal Crafted by Tester Includes Senator’s Montana, National Security Priorities
(U.S. Senate) - Border security and government funding legislation that was crafted by U.S. Senator Jon Tester and a small bipartisan group of lawmakers was formally announced today and includes a number of key Tester priorities.
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February 13, 2019| View More
Tester Meets with Flathead Valley Community College President
(U.S. Senate) - U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently met with Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC) President Jane Karas to discuss new programs aimed at preparing students to enter the workforce and best practices for helping students succeed in today's economy.
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February 13, 2019| View More
Helena Special Olympian, Tester Talk Inclusivity
(U.S. Senate) - U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently met with representatives from the Montana Special Olympics to discuss …
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December 30, 2018| View More
Transcript: Sen. Jon Tester on "Face the Nation," December 30, 2018
And if the president wants to continue to take a campaign promise that he made, which was to have Mexico pay for a wall and say no the rules have changed now we're still going to build a wall but we're going to have the American taxpayer pay for it …
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December 28, 2018| View More
Gazette opinion: More secrecy in political spending
Thanks to Tester, the fight for transparency continues and the public has a champion for their right to know about election spending.
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December 24, 2018| View More
Tester Rankled By Utah Senator Blocking Public Lands, Little Shell Bills
"If you take a look at the Yellowstone Gateway Bill, this is the headwaters of the Yellowstone on the border of Yellowstone National Park, an absolutely critical area of land which he could not even pick out on a map," Tester said. "If you take a look at the Blue …
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December 19, 2018| View More
Congress Grills Head of V.A. Over New Health Care Law
Senator Jon Tester of Montana, the ranking Democrat on the Senate veterans committee, complained that Congress had been "left trying to figure out why the V.A. is taking things in a different direction than what Congress intended."
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December 14, 2018| View More
Tester retains seat as Ranking Member on Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
"The military has changed over the last number of years and the VA has been slow to make those changes," Tester said Friday. "We've got a lot of women that serve in our military - far more than 30 or 40 years ago. The VA needs to take care of …
