Press Releases
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May 18, 2022| View More
Tester Announces $13.6 Million for 19 Montana Airports
Department of Transportation funding will be used for expansions, repairs
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May 18, 2022| View More
Tester Secures $6 Billion in Farm Service Agency Relief for Producers Impacted by Natural Disasters
Senator was the only member of Montana’s delegation to vote for the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act, which included this funding
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May 18, 2022| View More
BREAKING: Tester, Moran Announce Bipartisan Agreement on Historic Toxic Exposure Legislation
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee leaders strike deal on legislative package to deliver comprehensive relief to all generations of toxic-exposed veterans for the first time in the nation’s history
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May 16, 2022| View More
Tester Secures Affordable, Reliable Internet Access for Montana through Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Montana to receive at least $100 million to build internet infrastructure, teach digital skills, and provide necessary technology to succeed in the 21st century
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May 13, 2022| View More
Tester Pushes Infant Formula Manufacturers to Address Crisis
Senator and 31 colleagues call on infant formula manufacturers to increase production, prevent future supply chain disruptions, and restock shelves
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May 13, 2022| View More
Tester Secures $15 Million to Clean Up Montana Pollution Sites, Support Economic Growth through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
EPA’s Brownfields Grant Program to award funding to 11 Montana projects
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May 12, 2022| View More
Tester on China Competition Legislation: ‘We have an opportunity to create jobs, grow our economy’
Senator is only member of the Montana delegation on the conference committee tasked with negotiating the final legislation
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May 11, 2022| View More
Tester Presses Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Meat Consolidation Legislation
Senator pushes for adequate funding for Packers and Stockyards Act enforcement
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May 11, 2022| View More
Tester, Moran, Murray Lead Bipartisan Charge to Expand Veterans’ Access to Assisted Living Services
Senators introduce bipartisan legislation to assist aging veterans in living independently, save taxpayer dollars
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May 10, 2022| View More
Tester Pushes Biden Administration to Increase Pay for Federal Wildland Firefighters
Senator pushes for special pay rate to combat wildland firefighter staffing shortages
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May 9, 2022| View More
Tester Successfully Fights to Lower Drug Costs After Biden Administration Agrees to Close Loophole That Was Jacking Up Prices
Effort is expected to reduce costs for Medicare beneficiaries by $21.3 billion over 10 years
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May 6, 2022| View More
Tester, Boozman Spearhead Bipartisan Push to Bolster VA Workforce
Senators introduce VA WISE Act to tackle chronic Department labor shortages across the country through increased recruitment and retention
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May 5, 2022| View More
Tester Secures $2.25 Million for Tribal Irrigation and Power Projects
Funding will come from Senator’s bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
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May 5, 2022| View More
Tester Pushes Homeland Security Secretary on Border Patrol Agent Retention, Northern Border Security & Ports of Entry Hours
Senator calls on Secretary to increase staffing, secure the Northern border, and fully reopen Northern ports of entry to pre-pandemic hours
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May 5, 2022| View More
Tester, Daines Recognize National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Senators introduced resolution designating May 5 as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)
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May 4, 2022| View More
Tester Secures Forest Service Chief Commitment for Investment in Basin Creek Watershed Near Butte This Year
Basin Creek Watershed provides drinking water to about 60 percent of Butte’s population
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May 4, 2022| View More
Chairman Tester Questions Defense Secretary, Chairman of Joint Chiefs on FY23 Defense Budget
Hearing focused on maintaining military leadership over China, assistance for Ukraine
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May 4, 2022| View More
Tester Seeks Answers from VA on Use of Department Personnel at U.S. Border at Workforce Hearing
VA official assured Senator no Department employees under consideration to go to southern border; Chairman also announced bipartisan legislation to bolster VA workforce
