Press Releases
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March 26, 2021| View More
Tester Secures More Than $24 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding for Montana Community Health Centers
Senator was the only member of the Montana delegation to vote to deliver critical vaccination, testing, and treatment resources
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March 25, 2021| View More
Tester, Boozman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Deliver Stronger Benefits to Military Survivors and Families
Senators’ Caring for Survivors Act of 2021 would bring parity to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for family members and survivors of veterans who lost their lives in service
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March 24, 2021| View More
Tester Leads Hearing on Veterans’ Mental Health and Implementation of the Hannon Act
Chairman pressed DoD and VA officials to implement lifesaving mental health care provisions to aggressively combat veteran suicide crisis
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March 24, 2021| View More
Tester Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill to Boost First-Generation, Low-Income Students Through Improvements to TRIO
Tester’s bipartisan bill will strengthen TRIO programs providing educational opportunities to underserved Montana students
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March 24, 2021| View More
Montana COVID Vaccine Allocation Set to Increase by 7,240 Doses Next Week, Tester Announces
State will get 34,050 total doses, following Tester push to increase allocations
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March 24, 2021| View More
BREAKING: Bipartisan Bill Expanding Vaccine Access for Vets & Families Signed Into Law
All veterans, veteran spouses, caregivers, and CHAMPVA recipients have access to VA COVID vaccination services under the SAVE LIVES Act
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March 24, 2021| View More
Tester Secures Projected $1.37 Billion for Montana State, County, and Local Governments for Pandemic Response
Targeted relief can be used to plug revenue shortfalls, cover costs, and invest in certain infrastructure projects
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March 23, 2021| View More
Tester, Daines Designate National Asbestos Awareness Week
Resolution to help raise awareness, teach Americans about the risks of asbestos exposure
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March 23, 2021| View More
Tester Statement on the Protection of Public Access for Northwest Montana Conservation Area
Senator: Lost Trail Conservation Area “will provide an opportunity for Land and Water Conservation Fund dollars to be put to work right here in Montana”
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March 22, 2021| View More
Tester Fix Cuts Red Tape on Funding for Organizations Assisting Homeless Veterans Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Chairman’s legislation removes unnecessary roadblocks to millions in CARES Act funding to house and protect homeless veterans nationwide
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March 22, 2021| View More
Tester Secures More Than $1.6 Million for Bozeman Head Start
Funding will provide critical resources for young families, promote early childhood development
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March 19, 2021| View More
BREAKING: Bipartisan Bill Expanding Vaccine Access for Vets & Families Heads to President’s Desk
SAVE LIVES Act one step away from providing COVID vaccination services at VA to all veterans, veteran spouses, caregivers, and CHAMPVA recipients after unanimously passing House
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March 18, 2021| View More
Tester Hears 2021 Legislative Priorities from Veterans of Foreign Wars
At annual legislative presentation from leading Veterans Service Organizations, Chairman made efforts on behalf of veterans exposed to toxic exposure “top priority”
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March 18, 2021| View More
HUD Releases Delayed Report on Homeless Veterans After Push from Senate, House Veterans’ Affairs Leadership
Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs leaders urged Acting HUD Secretary to release urgent data critical to tackling veteran homelessness
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March 18, 2021| View More
Montana COVID Vaccine Allocation Set to Increase by 2,370 Doses Next Week, Tester Announces
State will get 26,810 total doses, following Tester push to increase allocations
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March 17, 2021| View More
Tester, Boozman, Moran, Blumenthal Bill Expanding Vaccine Access for Vets & Families Unanimously Passes Senate
Bipartisan SAVE LIVES Act would provide no-cost COVID vaccination services at VA to all veterans, veteran spouses, caregivers, and CHAMPVA recipients
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March 17, 2021| View More
Tester Leads Bill to Deliver Long-Overdue Benefits to Vietnam-Era Veterans Suffering from Toxic Exposures
Chairman continues his ongoing fight to add Hypertension and MGUS to VA’s list of presumptive conditions
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March 17, 2021| View More
Marking Sunshine Week, Tester Introduces Trio of Measures Aimed at Cleaning Up Elections and Politics
Senator: “Special interests and big money donors have far too much power in our political system, and it’s well past time we put a stop to it”
