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November 18, 2020| View More
Connecting Vets: Lawmakers make final push to expand care for thousands more veterans sick from Agent Orange
More than 100 more members of Congress are pushing their colleagues to expand care for Vietnam veterans ill from Agent Orange exposure in the final defense spending and policy bill.
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November 18, 2020| View More
Missoulian: LWCF spending debate deepens in the fine print
An administrative order controlling the $900-million Land and Water Conservation Fund gives local governments both too much authority and too many regulations, critics are saying, raising concerns about the future of a program that's underwritten thousands of public outdoors projects nationwide.
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November 16, 2020| View More
Missoulian: After Interior misses deadline, Senate considers Montana spending
While the Interior Department missed its deadline for listing new Land and Water Conservation Fund spending by a week and then provided little detail, the Senate Appropriations Committee has offered its own version including $39.3 million slated for Montana projects.
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November 12, 2020| View More
Great Falls Tribune: Tester, others, decry move to kill Affordable Care Act
In an age of hyper-demagoguery, President-elect Biden's commanding popular vote and winning Electoral College standing deserve infinite respect. Beyond the immediate victory, it's also a blueprint for governing - and for how the Democrats approach upcoming Georgia special elections, as well as the 2022 midterms.
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November 10, 2020| View More
Missoulian: Feds miss deadline for LWCF project list
Since Congress passed full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund in August, both the U.S. departments of Agriculture and Interior have missed a Nov. 2 deadline to list projects they intend to nominate for the fund's support.
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November 6, 2020| View More
KULR8: Gov. Steve Bullock, Sen. Jon Tester statements on Biden-Harris victory
Governor Steve Bullock and U.S. Senator Jon Tester released statements Saturday after the announcement that Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris were projected to win the 2020 presidential election.
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November 5, 2020| View More
Char-Koosta News: Broadband expansion on the Flathead Reservation gets big boost from the FCC
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) recently announced the granting of spectrum licenses to 154 Tribal Nations, including seven of the eight in Montana, through its Rural Tribal Priority Window. The spectrum licenses reserve a 2.5 GHz (gigahertz) radio frequency band to provide broadband services to chronically underserved Indian Reservations - …
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November 2, 2020| View More
Stars and Stripes: Senator: VA is 'playing political games' by withholding veteran suicide report
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., claimed Friday that President Donald Trump's administration is withholding annual reports about veteran suicides and homelessness until after the presidential election Nov. 3 to avoid bad optics.
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October 27, 2020| View More
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Tester introduces bill to protect Montana rivers as wild and scenic
The Gallatin River snaked behind Montana Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester Tuesday afternoon as he introduced a bill to permanently protect hundreds of miles of rivers and streams across southwestern Montana.
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October 27, 2020| View More
Stars and Stripes: Sen. Tester urges Pentagon to halt new Tricare fees that are set to rise soon for many military families
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is urging Defense Secretary Mark Esper to hold off on implementing new Tricare enrollment fees for a year to give military families some economic relief amid the coronavirus pandemic and so they can become informed about the new charges.
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October 26, 2020| View More
Sidney Herald: Tester talks about Amtrack, COVID relief in recent media call across Montana
The recent COVID-19 relief packages that failed are a prime example of an important element in making major legislation that has been missing of late, Sen. Jon Tester said last week on a call with media reporters.
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October 23, 2020| View More
Missoula Current: Tester pushes bill preventing DOJ from defending Pendley in Bullock case
William Perry Pendley's refusal to step down as acting head of the Bureau of Land Management in accordance with a court ruling last month has prompted Sen. Jon Tester to introduce legislation barring an appeal of Pendley's case.
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October 23, 2020| View More
Havre Daily News: Tester celebrates passage of Cmdr. John Scott Hannon veterans bill
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., held a press call Thursday where he provided updates on his efforts in combating COVID-19 in Montana, the second CARES Act package, his recent bipartisan landmark veterans' mental health bill, Amtrak and more.
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October 22, 2020| View More
Daily Inter Lake: Tester, Daines denounce Amtrak service cuts
U.S. senators on Wednesday questioned the chief of Amtrak about job cuts and service reductions on the carrier's long-distance passenger train routes, including the Empire Builder line that serves a dozen mostly rural communities in northern Montana.
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October 21, 2020| View More
Helena Independent Record: Tester bill would bar appeal of Pendley's ouster from BLM
Abill introduced by Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester Wednesday would bar the U.S. Department of Justice from appealing a Montana judge's ruling ousting William Perry Pendley from serving as de facto director of the Bureau of Land Management.
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October 20, 2020| View More
Missoula Current: Montana passenger rail commission grows to 10 counties; Tester eyes infrastructure bill
The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority grew to 10 Montana counties on Tuesday in a growing effort to restore Amtrak service to the state's southern tier.
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October 19, 2020| View More
Helena Independent Record: Trump signs landmark veterans health care bill named for SEAL Team 6 leader with Helena ties
The U.S. Senate recently announced the historic signing of its landmark Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act into law by President Trump.
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October 18, 2020| View More
Military Times: Plans for vets suicide prevention training, new three-digit emergency mental health crisis line signed into law
President Donald Trump on Saturday signed into law a pair of bills designed to help prevent veterans suicide, including a measure to establish a new three-digit national crisis line similar to 911 for mental health emergencies.
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October 15, 2020| View More
MTN News: Completion of Milk River Project celebrated
With the sun shining on the Milk River, a ribbon was cut Thursday to mark the official completion of the Milk River Project.
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October 14, 2020| View More
Glasgow Courier: Amtrak Service Cutbacks Impact Valley County
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, travel and tourism have suffered as people across the nation limit their travel and social interaction.
