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January 13, 2021| View More
Missoula Current: Tester: Members of Congress who enabled deadly insurrection must be held accountable
An opinion piece authored by Sen. Jon Tester received national attention on Tuesday after he called on Congress to do its constitutional duty and hold those who enabled last week's deadly insurrection accountable.
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January 12, 2021| View More
Billings Gazette: Group proposes 800,000 acres of new wilderness
A Bozeman-based group has proposed wilderness designation for about 800,000 acres in the Custer Gallatin National Forest stretching from the West Yellowstone area to the Bridger, Crazy and Pryor Mountains.
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January 12, 2021| View More
USA Today: Sen. Jon Tester: Members of Congress who incited Capitol riot must be held accountable
Last week, as I worked in my Senate office, I watched in horror as terrorists ransacked our nation's Capitol, where I represent Montanans in the U.S. Senate.
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January 7, 2021| View More
Montana Public Radio: Tester: D.C. Insurrection Was 'A Terrorist Act'
On Wednesday, pro-Trump extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., breaking down doors and forcing their way into both the Senate and House chambers. MTPR's Aaron Bolton spoke with Montana's Democratic Sen. Jon Tester about what he calls an attempted coup.
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January 7, 2021| View More
Great Falls Tribune: Now no time to relax regulations, health official says, as Montana adds 23 COVID-19 deaths
Cascade County posted 10 new deaths from COVID-19 as of Thursday afternoon, bringing the county death toll to 115 and the state's to 1,038.
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January 6, 2021| View More
Billings Gazette: Montana delegation stays safe during mob assault, condemn violation
As Trump supporters launched a seditious occupation of Congress on Wednesday, Montana's congressional delegation fled to safety.
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January 5, 2021| View More
Daily Montanan: Sen. Jon Tester says ‘putting folks back to work’ is priority
After a year many would like to forget, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is among those optimistic about 2021.
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January 1, 2021| View More
ABC FOX Montana: Tester 'urging both sides to focus on working together' after group of senators challenge Biden win
On Friday, Congress voted to override President Donald Trump's veto of a defense policy bill.
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December 22, 2020| View More
Montana Free Press: CSKT Water Compact Clears Congress
Language putting a federal stamp of approval on the long-pending Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water compact passed Congress late Monday night as part of a massive federal spending bill that also includes a new round of COVID-19 relief.
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December 21, 2020| View More
MTN News: Daines and Tester hail elements of Covid-19 relief bill
Montana's two U.S. senators said they'll be supporting the massive Covid-19 relief and government-spending package expected to pass Congress Monday evening - and that it contains many things benefiting Montanans.
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December 21, 2020| View More
Billings Gazette: Montana priorities included in must-pass congressional bills
Several Montana-specific pieces of legislation are included in must-pass bills being voted on by Congress in the next 24 hours.
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December 17, 2020| View More
MTN News: Tester hopeful entertainment industry will get help in stimulus bill
The stimulus package still needs to be finalized, but Senator Jon Tester says it looks like entertainment venues here in Montana, and across the country, may finally get their share of help dealing with the pandemic.
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December 16, 2020| View More
Billings Gazette: Ready to vote for a COVID-19 relief bill, Montana lawmakers have seen few details
Aside from its $900 billion price tag, there weren't many known details about a COVID-19 relief package emerging from the Senate this week, but Montana lawmakers welcomed the news.
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December 16, 2020| View More
New York Times: Senator Jon Tester on Democrats and Rural Voters: ‘Our Message Is Really, Really Flawed’
President Trump visited Montana four times in 2018 as part of the Republican Party's attempt at unseating Senator Jon Tester. It didn't work: Mr. Tester was re-elected that year to a third term.
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December 15, 2020| View More
KHQ: Veteran Impacted by Agent Orange Reacts to New Bill
Right now, hundreds of thousands of Vietnam veterans are waiting on a signature to determine whether they receive benefits related to Agent Orange exposure during the war.
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December 11, 2020| View More
Montana Free Press: Tester faults Trump administration for lack of COVID-19 vaccination plan
Montana Sen. Jon Tester says the Trump administration has failed to produce a national COVID-19 vaccine plan, resulting in unnecessary delays getting the vaccine to the country.
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December 11, 2020| View More
Great Falls Tribune: Senate sends National Defense Authorization Act benefiting Malmstrom to President's desk
The U.S. Senate on Friday passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which would support Montana's military installations, service members, veterans and military families.
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December 11, 2020| View More
Connecting Vets: Senate passes landmark women veterans' care legislation
What may be the most significant legislative effort for women veterans in the last two years passed out of the Senate this week, one step closer to becoming law.
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December 10, 2020| View More
Helena Independent Record: Montana senators tout defense bill as Trump threatens veto
Increased support for female veterans, expanded benefits for veterans suffering from exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam and protections for veterans' pensions are among the provisions of this year's National Defense Authorization Act that Montana's U.S. senators underscored Thursday.
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December 10, 2020| View More
NBC Montana: Tester's Agent Orange bill expected to move forward in defense bill, Trump signals veto
In the next day, the U.S. Senate is expected to pass a defense bill with an amendment that would provide additional VA benefits to veterans exposed to Agent Orange.
