Press Releases
-
July 8, 2020| View More
Tester, Moran, Tillis Introduce Bill to Expand Home Loans for National Guard & Reserve Members
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand VA home loan benefits to National Guard and Reserve members under Title 32 orders
-
July 8, 2020| View More
Tester Leads Call for Hazard Pay for VA Employees on the Front Lines of the Coronavirus Pandemic
“Given VA was appropriated more than $19 billion in the CARES Act for the COVID-19 response, we urge you to implement hazard pay for VA health care employees regardless of current incentives”
-
July 7, 2020| View More
Tester Introduces Bill to Bolster Montana’s Medicaid Program During Pandemic
Senator’s legislation would increase federal support for state’s Medicaid program
-
July 7, 2020| View More
Tester, Colleagues Demand Update on Roll-Out of New VA Electronic Health Record Modernization Program
Senators: “We are counting on VA to safely and thoughtfully transform the EHR system in order to enhance veterans’ health, improve provider satisfaction, and safeguard taxpayer dollars”
-
July 6, 2020| View More
Tester Backs Bipartisan Bill Providing Critical Support to Montana Businesses Hit Hardest by Coronavirus Crisis
Senator’s RESTART Act would create a long-term loan program that targets small- and mid-sized businesses devastated by coronavirus
-
July 2, 2020| View More
Tester Leads Bipartisan Effort to Support Rural Health Care Providers During COVID-19 Outbreak
Senator: “rural providers have a desperate and immediate need for more funding”
-
July 2, 2020| View More
Tester Secures Two of his Landmark Mental Health Provisions for Servicemembers, Farmers in Must-Pass Annual Defense Bill
Senator successfully includes legislation to improve Guardsmen and Reservists’ access to consistent mental health services, curb farmer suicides in rural America
-
July 2, 2020| View More
Tester Introduces Bill to Provide $25 Billion in Emergency Assistance to Postal Service
Senator’s bipartisan legislation requires agency to establish plan for long-term solvency
-
July 2, 2020| View More
Tester Secures Vote on his Landmark Bill to Provide Benefits to Vets Exposed to Agent Orange as Part of Must-Pass Annual Defense Legislation
Senator’s bipartisan Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act clears key hurdle; bill requires VA to provide benefits for veterans suffering from diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange
-
July 2, 2020| View More
As COVID-19 Cases Surge, Tester Seeks Answers on VA’s Capacity to Protect Health Care Workforce & Veterans
At hearing, VA officials provide Ranking Member with assurance that the Department has sufficient PPE, testing to handle growing cases of coronavirus nationwide
-
July 1, 2020| View More
Tester Presses Indian Health Service Director to Strengthen the COVID-19 Response in Indian Country as Administration Works to Dismantle Health Care System
Senator: “There’s a big problem in Indian Country and in Montana they’re seeing COVID infection at about twice the rate they should”
-
July 1, 2020| View More
Tester Secures More Than $350,000 for Ekalaka Airport
CARES Act funding will reimburse construction of a new hangar building
-
July 1, 2020| View More
Tester Secures More Than $1 Million for Butte’s Bert Mooney Airport
CARES Act funding will help reimburse construction of a new terminal building
-
July 1, 2020| View More
Tester Secures More Than $200,000 for Great Falls International Airport
CARES Act funding will help construct a new aircraft deicing pad
-
July 1, 2020| View More
Tester Leads Bill to Ensure Firefighter Safety During Pandemic
Legislation provides frequent tests, workers compensation for firefighters infected with COVID-19
-
June 30, 2020| View More
Tester & Colleagues to Trump Administration: Don’t Rip Away Health Care for Millions During Public Health Crisis
Senator introduces resolution slamming effort to invalidate Affordable Care Act, take away health care coverage from more than 100,000 Montanans
-
June 29, 2020| View More
Montana to Receive More than $35 Million in PILT Funding, Tester Announces
Funds will help counties provide critical services, infrastructure
-
June 26, 2020| View More
Tester to Trump: Pendley Must Answer for Decades of Anti-Public Land Activism
Senator: “While I strongly oppose his nomination, I encourage you to expedite this process so he can testify before the American people immediately and be held accountable for his anti-public lands record and views”
-
June 26, 2020| View More
Tester Announces $3.4 Million for Helena Regional Airport
Funds will go to reconstruct and repair apron
-
June 26, 2020| View More
Tester Announces $150,000 for CSKT Pandemic Response
Senator: “the federal government has an obligation to make sure Montana’s Tribal Communities have the resources they need”
