Press Releases
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January 27, 2020| View More
Tester Celebrates Little Shell Recognition After More Than 100 Years of Tribal Efforts
Senator introduced recognition legislation every congressional session since 2007
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January 23, 2020| View More
As Workforce Shortages Threaten Rural Broadband Progress, Tester Demands FCC Find Ways to Recruit Personnel
Senator: “If you train kids from rural America, they might actually come back to work there.”
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January 23, 2020| View More
Trump Signs Tester, Rounds Memorializing Veterans Act into Law
Law establishes grant program to support the Veterans Legacy Program, helping honor the lives of those who served
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January 21, 2020| View More
On 10th Anniversary of Citizens United, Tester Reaffirms Commitment to Fighting Money in Politics
Tester: Time to declare “once and for all that democracy is not for sale”
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January 17, 2020| View More
With 5G Around the Corner, Tester Tells FCC They Can’t Leave Rural America Behind
Senator: “It’s crazy that we do not have better service in rural America”
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January 16, 2020| View More
Tester Statement on Passage of North American Trade Deal
Senator: “Enforcement is critical for this deal moving forward”
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January 15, 2020| View More
Tester, Daines, Gianforte Congratulate Helena’s Kadyn Craigle on Acceptance to Air Force Academy
Montana delegation nominated class of 2024 students for Army, Navy, Air Force, and Merchant Marine Academies
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January 15, 2020| View More
Tester Urges FBI, Bureau of Indian Affairs to Expedite Search for Selena Not Afraid
16-year-old has been missing since January 1
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January 15, 2020| View More
Tester Statement on Initial China Trade Agreement
Senator: “We shouldn’t pat ourselves on the back when we have a lot more work to do”
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January 14, 2020| View More
Bipartisan Tester, Young, Murphy Bill to Curb Veteran Homelessness Clears Key Hurdle
Senators’ Veteran House Act expands eligibility for HUD-VASH program to veterans with Other-Than-Honorable discharges
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January 13, 2020| View More
Tester, Lankford Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Oversight for Veterans at VA
Legislation provides the VA Inspector General with enhanced tools to detect and investigate waste, fraud, and abuse at the nation’s second largest federal agency
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January 13, 2020| View More
Tester Welcomes Moran Partnership on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Senators continue bipartisan effort to curb veteran suicide and deliver timely, quality care to all veterans
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January 8, 2020| View More
Tester, Hawley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure VA Infrastructure Better Serves Veterans
Bipartisan BUILD for Veterans Act would cut red tape, provide tools to facilitate construction, leasing and refurbishing of new VA medical facilities, delivering modern and quality care for veterans across the country
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January 7, 2020| View More
Tester Joins Effort to Prevent War with Iran
Senator signs on to war powers resolution ensuring Congress plays constitutional role in authorization of military force
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January 7, 2020| View More
Tester Kicks Off the New Year with Big Win for Missoula Kids
Senator announces nearly $1.5 million for Missoula Area Head Start
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January 6, 2020| View More
Tester Announces Nearly $90,000 to Fight Substance Misuse in Sidney
Grant to provide peer-to-peer support, education programs aimed at curbing addiction
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December 20, 2019| View More
President Signs Little Shell Recognition Into Law After Tester, Daines, Gianforte Efforts
The Little Shell Tribe fought for federal recognition for more than 100 years; Tester has introduced recognition legislation every congressional session since 2007, Daines has co-sponsored in House & Senate, Gianforte shepherded bill to House passage
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December 20, 2019| View More
Tester Pays Tribute to Vietnam Veteran on Senate Floor
Senator reads powerful obituary of Bill Ebeltoft who “lived three lives: before, during and after Vietnam”
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December 20, 2019| View More
Tester Secures Big Wins to Increase Safety, Bolster Education, and Improve Health Care in Indian Country as Part of Government Funding Bill
Provisions to help address MMIW crisis, fund critical water infrastructure projects among other priorities; Tester is only member of the Montana delegation to support the domestic funding legislation
