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December 13, 2019| View More
Tester’s FUTURE Act to Renew Tribal College Funding Approved by Congress, Headed to President’s Desk
U.S. Senator Jon Tester's bill to bolster higher education in Indian Country is heading to the President's desk, after earning final Congressional approval this week.
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December 13, 2019| View More
Tester Announces More Than $213,000 to Curb Veteran Homelessness in Missoula
U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) today announced a grant of $213,744 through the Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program to increase access to safe and affordable housing for veterans in Missoula.
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December 12, 2019| View More
Tester, Rounds Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Establish Grant Program Honoring Veterans
U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced the Memorializing Veterans Act today, bipartisan legislation establishing a grant program to help honor the lives of our nation's veterans.
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December 12, 2019| View More
Tester: ‘Suicide Prevention Hotline should be a household number’
U.S. Senator Jon Tester joined a bipartisan group of colleagues to pass legislation through the Senate Commerce Committee that would direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to designate ‘9-8-8' as the dialing code for a National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Hotline. The FCC quickly followed suit, voting in …
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December 11, 2019| View More
Indian Affairs Committee Advances Two Key Tester Bills to Senate Floor
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee passed two bipartisan bills today backed by U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) to expand health care access for Native American veterans and provide more resources for Tribal law enforcement agencies across Montana.
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December 11, 2019| View More
Tester, Sullivan Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill Heads to President’s Desk
Wednesday, December 11th
8:15 a.m.
Attended Montana Coffee
9:15 a.m.
Press interview
10:00 a.m.
Attended Commerce Committee Hearing
11:50 a.m.
Senate floor session
12:15 p.m.
Attended the American Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes card signing
12:30 p.m.
Attended Caucus meeting
2:00 p.m.
Met with Drew Blankenbaker (Hamilton) of the National Young Farmers Coalition
2:20 p.m.
Met with Dave Chadwick of the Montana Wildlife Federation, Ben Gabriel, and Larry Berrin of Montana Audubon
2:30 p.m.
Attended Indian Affairs Committee Hearing
4:00 p.m.
Met with Lachlan Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of Fox Corp.
4:15 p.m.
Senate floor session
8:30 p.m.
Press interview
Tuesday, December 10th
10:00 a.m.
Attended Banking Committee Hearing
10:45 a.m.
Press interview
11:20 a.m.
Senate floor session
11:30 a.m.
Press interview
12:00 p.m.
Met with Dr. Stephen Hahn, FDA Commissioner nominee
12:20 p.m.
Press interview
1:00 p.m.
Attended Caucus meeting
2:15 p.m.
Senate floor session
3:00 p.m.
Met with the Honorable Thomas Rivera Schatz, President of the Senate of Puerto Rico
3:30 p.m.
Press interview
4:00 p.m.
Press interview and video recording
5:30 p.m.
Attended the Congressional Fire Service Institute's holiday reception
6:30 p.m.
Attended dinner honoring Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Monday, December 9th
9:00 a.m.
Attended briefings and toured the CIA
3:00 p.m.
Met with Bill Parks, President of Northwest River Supply
5:30 p.m.
Senate floor session
6:30 p.m.
Dinner with ADM Karl Schultz, Commandant of the Coast Guard, his wife Dawn, and Vice Commandant Charlie Ray and Mrs. Donna Ray
Sunday, December 8th
No official Senate events
Saturday, December 7th
No official Senate events
Friday, December 6th
No official Senate events
Thursday, December 5th
10:00 a.m.
Attended Banking Committee Hearing
11:00 a.m.
Attended Commerce Subcommittee on Communications Hearing
11:30 a.m.
Met with Scott Bosse of American Rivers, Kevin Colburn of American Whitewater, and Tom Healy of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers
12:00 p.m.
Senate floor session
1:45 p.m.
Senate floor session
Wednesday, December 4th
8:15 a.m.
Attended Montana Coffee
9:00 a.m.
Attended Steering Committee End of Year Reception
10:00 a.m.
Attended Commerce Committee Hearing
11:30 a.m.
Senate floor session
12:00 p.m.
Met with Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small
12:30 p.m.
Attended Caucus Meeting
2:05 p.m.
Senate floor session
2:30 p.m.
Attended Toys for Tots Reception
3:40 p.m.
Skyped with students from Power High School
4:20 p.m.
Met with RADM Michael Weahkee, nominee to be the Director of the Indian Health Service at HHS
Tuesday, December 3rd
10:15 a.m.
Skyped with seniors at Billings Central Catholic High School
11:00 a.m.
Recorded video remarks
11:20 a.m.
Met with major League baseball deputy Commissioner Dan Halem
11:45 a.m.
Senate floor session
12:00 p.m.
Press interview
12:45 p.m.
Attended bi-partisan lunch honoring Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
2:30 p.m.
Senate floor session
4:00 p.m.
Met with representatives of the American Association for Justice
4:30 p.m.
Met with Rodney Hood, Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration
5:00 p.m.
Delivered speech honoring Senator Isakson on the Senate floor
5:05 p.m.
Senate floor session
Monday, December 2nd
5:30 p.m.
Senate floor session
