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October 11, 2019| View More
Upholding His Commitment to Transparency, Tester Hosts 6th In-Person Town Hall of the Year in Livingston
U.S. Senator Jon Tester spent an hour today soliciting feedback and answering questions from approximately 150 Park County …
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October 11, 2019| View More
Tester Secures Nearly $1.2 Million for Montana Community Health Centers
Continuing his years-long push to ensure all Montanans have access to affordable health care, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced $1,191,355 in Department of Health and Human Services grants for four Montana community health centers. These grants come as funding for community health centers is again set to expire on …
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October 10, 2019| View More
Tester Challenges VA to Aggressively Combat Veteran Suicide Crisis Following Reported Increase
Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Jon Tester (D-Mont.) is leading six colleagues in challenging the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to aggressively increase its efforts to connect veterans in Montana and across the country with critical metal health care.
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October 10, 2019| View More
Tester Backs Bill to Keep Electric Co-ops in Business, Support Rural Montana, After Feedback at Public Town Hall
After hearing directly from members of Montana’s rural electric co-ops at meetings across the state and at his public town hall in Billings last week, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced he is signing onto a bill to protect electric co-ops from harmful provisions in the 2017 Republican tax bill.
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October 8, 2019| View More
Tester Moves to Crack Down on Scams Against Montana Seniors
With reports that one in four older Americans contacted by scammers in 2018 sent money, U.S. Senator Jon Tester is backing a bill aimed at curbing the growing number of scams perpetrated against seniors.
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August 29, 2019| View More
Billings Gazette Opinion: Better rule for rural doctor training
Americans know Medicare as the federal program that covers health care costs for people age 65 and older. Medicare also is the nation's largest funder of doctor training.
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August 28, 2019| View More
Q2 News: Tester recognized for efforts to bring doctors to rural areas
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is getting some recognition for trying to help bring more doctors to rural America.
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August 27, 2019| View More
Billings Gazette: Medicare rule change aimed at helping rural hospitals attract and retain doctors, nurses
Rural Montanans could see more physicians training to work in their communities under a federal program rule change that incorporates an act proposed by Montana Sen. Jon Tester.
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August 21, 2019| View More
Billings Gazette: Tester invites Trump to Montana to talk wheat after disparaging remarks
After President Donald Trump's disparaging remarks about the wheat sales to Japan, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is inviting the president to a sit-down meeting with Montana farmers.
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September 10, 2019| View More
Tester to Treasury Secretary: "How Much Input Did You Get From Rural America?"
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Tuesday, Sept. 24
8:30 a.m.
Addressed the Private Practice Section of the American Physical Therapy Association
9:15 a.m.
Met with State Director Martha Robertson, Christi Virts (Great Falls), Gail Parambi (Great Falls), Deni Oltrogge (Billings), Simonne Clay (Billings), Linzi Napier (Kalispell), Alyssa Cadwalader (Kalispell), and Emily Hove (Kalispell) representing HOSA - Future Health Professionals
9:30 a.m.
Spoke on the phone with Jim McPherson, Senior Official performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Army
10:00 a.m.
Met with Ambassador Barbara Barrett, incoming Secretary of the Air Force
10:30 a.m.
Attended Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing on Homeland Security
11:40 a.m.
Senate Floor Session
12:00 p.m.
Met with representatives of OneMain Financial
12:30 p.m.
Attended Caucus Meeting
2:15 p.m.
Press Interview
3:30 p.m.
Press Interview
3:40 p.m.
Senate Floor Session
4:00 p.m.
Met with David Smit (Helena), Trevor Livesay (Bozeman), and Bob Warren (Columbia Falls) of the Montana Contractors Association
4:30 p.m.
Recorded Video Remarks
5:30 p.m.
Met with Dr. Hasting and Dr. Helmer of the Veterans Administration
Monday, Sept. 23
2:30 p.m.
Addressed a roundtable on improving outcomes from Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women hosted by the National Caucus of Native American State Legislators
3:00 p.m.
Met with Twylla Kirchen (Shepherd), Lizzy Simon (Billings), and Courtney Hunt (Billings) representing the American Occupational Therapy Association
3:05 p.m.
Met with Jasmine Krotkov, retired Postmaster from Neihart, MT and Representative for House District 25 in Great Falls
5:30 p.m.
Senate Floor Session
Sunday, Sept. 22
[No official Senate events]
Saturday, Sept. 21
[No official Senate events]
Friday, Sept. 20
[No official Senate events]
Thursday, Sept.19
9:00 a.m.
Met with Chairman Gerland Gray of the Little Shell Tribe, Jerrid Gray, and Josh Pitre
9:30 a.m.
Met with VA Inspector General Mike Missal
10:30 a.m.
Attended Appropriations Full Committee Markup
11:30 a.m.
Met with Dr. Wynde Cheek (Helena) from the American Osteopathic Association
12:30 p.m.
Press Interview
Wednesday, Sept. 18
10:45 a.m.
Met with Billings attorneys Tim Filz and Patience Llewellyn
11:00 a.m.
Senate Floor Session
12:00 p.m.
Press Interview
1:45 p.m.
Met with Colonel Jennifer Reeves, Malmstrom Commander and Command Chief Master Sergeant Eryn McElroy
2:30 p.m.
Attended Senate Indian Affairs Committee Hearing
2:40 p.m.
Senate Floor Session
4:00 p.m.
Met with representatives from Goldman Sachs
5:40 p.m.
Presented the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship Award to Crow Storyteller Grant Bulltail
6:10 p.m.
Senate Floor SessionThursday, September 17th
9:45 a.m.
Recorded in-state video messages
