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August 30, 2020| View More
MTN News: Tester concerned GOP stimulus plan doesn't provide enough help to healthcare
Montana Senator Jon Tester feels there are a lot of shortcomings in the latest economic stimulus bill that was forwarded by the GOP this week.
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July 28, 2020| View More
Billings Gazette: Montana senators focus on health care, business support in 4th COVID-19 bill
As details about a fourth round of the federal COVID-19 relief spending surface in the Senate, Montana lawmakers are putting forth what they would like to see in the bill.
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July 23, 2020| View More
KULR8: Senate passes National Defense Authorization Act, includes investments into Malmstrom AFB, Montana Air National Guard
A bill that includes a number of important provisions that will strengthen military bases across the U.S. passed the Senate Thursday, July 23.
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July 22, 2020| View More
Montana Public Radio: Senate Advances Bill To Expand Benefits For Veterans Exposed To Agent Orange
Veterans suffering from three health conditions related to Agent Orange exposure are closer to receiving expanded benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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July 22, 2020| View More
MTN News: Land and Water Conservation Fund measure headed to President Trump
Congress has finally approved a permanent source of money for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) after years of struggle.
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July 22, 2020| View More
Flathead Beacon: Tester Introduces Landmark Legislation to Permanently Protect Badger-Two Medicine
Federal act would prohibit new development and safeguard in perpetuity public access, outdoor recreation uses and tribal rights on sacred Blackfeet ancestral lands
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July 21, 2020| View More
NBC Montana: Tester calls to speed up confirmation hearing for BLM director nominee
Sen. Jon Tester wants an expedited Senate confirmation hearing for William Perry Pendley, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management.
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July 20, 2020| View More
Missoula Current: As COVID cases climb, Tester urges pause on evictions; Daines announces drug shipment
The number of fatalities in Montana due to COVID-19 grew to 39 on Monday as state health officials announced two more deaths in a Billings nursing home.
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July 17, 2020| View More
Public News Service: Tester Bill Would End No-Bid Oil, Gas Leasing on Public Lands
What happens when an oil or gas lease on Bureau of Land Management land goes up for auction and no one bids on it? It isn't taken off the market.
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July 15, 2020| View More
Connecting Vets: Lawmakers to push VA to expand benefits for more Agent Orange-linked diseases in defense bill
Members of Congress are offering amendments to the annual defense spending bill that would force the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand disability benefits for more Agent Orange-linked diseases VA leaders have so far delayed covering.
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July 10, 2020| View More
Missoulian: Groundbreaking held for new $31M VA Clinic in Missoula
The cramped quarters of Missoula's current Veterans Affairs clinic will only be needed until fall of 2021, when a new facility more than twice the size will open.
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July 5, 2020| View More
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Now not the time to cut health coverage
As Montanans cope with the accelerating threat of the coronavirus, a great many are at risk of losing their health coverage at this worst possible time. That's unforgivable. This is no time to be cutting health care for anyone.
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July 3, 2020| View More
Missoula Current: Tester: Future COVID-19 stimulus bill should be more targeted
With the number of COVID-19 cases on the rise in Montana, the state's senior senator is encouraging Montanans to take precautions to stay healthy while he works on funding and healthcare issues.
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July 1, 2020| View More
NBC Montana: Tester resolution aims to stop ACA repeal efforts, delegation weighs in
Sen. Jon Tester introduced a Senate resolution Tuesday, joined by all 44 other Democratic senators and both independent senators, calling on the Department of Justice to stop its efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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June 30, 2020| View More
Lee Newspapers: Tester slams brief calling for ACA to fall
Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester on Tuesday introduced a resolution condemning the U.S. Department of Justice and Trump administration's brief filed late last week asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act.
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June 29, 2020| View More
USA Today: Tester and Grassley: Threat of meat shortages is growing. Senate needs to act now.
As two farmers from rural America who moonlight as U.S. senators, we know that many folks who live in urban centers may be unfamiliar with how meat goes from farms and ranches in Montana and Iowa to grocery stores in New York or Los Angeles.
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June 29, 2020| View More
Missoula Current: Montana Democrats voice opposition to Pendley’s nomination to head BLM
Montana Democrats are opposing William Perry Pendley's nomination to head the Bureau of Land Management, saying he has supported the sale of public lands and lobbied on behalf of the oil and gas industry.
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June 26, 2020| View More
Lee Newspapers: Montana delegation responds to ACA brief
In a brief filed late Thursday night, the Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act.
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June 25, 2020| View More
Connecting Vets: Senators introduce bill to expand VA benefits for thousands of 'forgotten' Vietnam veterans
Two Senators introduced bipartisan legislation in Congress this week aimed at expanding Department of Veterans Affairs benefits to "forgotten" Vietnam vets.
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June 24, 2020| View More
MTN News: Getting to know Montana's senior senator
In an hour-long interview with U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, the KTVQ editorial board heard the Democrat cover a host of hard topics, from the country's COVID-19 response, to police reform, to the 2020 elections.
