Press Releases
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August 2, 2019| View More
Tester Secures Nearly $900,000 to Bolster Missoula Affordable Housing
$882,791 in Community Development Block Grants, HOME Grants awarded to Missoula County
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August 1, 2019| View More
Tester Condemns USDA Decision to Rip SNAP Benefits from More Than 3 Million Americans
Proposed rule would put working families—and their kids—at risk of losing critical food security benefits
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August 1, 2019| View More
As Fire Season Heats Up, Tester & Moran Call for Relief for Those Hit Hardest
Wildfire Tax Assistance Act would let folks affected by wildfires focus on recovering, not filing taxes
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July 31, 2019| View More
Tester Priorities for Montana Infrastructure Included in Major Senate Transportation Package
Senator’s provisions will benefit state, local, and Tribal projects
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July 26, 2019| View More
Tester Secures More Than $900,000 in Funding for Montana State University Defense Technology Programs
Senator helped acquire funding for MilTech and Montana State University to provide Department of Homeland Security with cutting-edge technology
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July 25, 2019| View More
Senate Finance Committee Considers Tester Bill to Cut Cost of Prescription Drugs for Montanans
Phair Relief Act would give community pharmacists needed relief from burdensome fees, passed on to consumers as lower costs. Senator: “Montanans’ drug costs are too high. This bipartisan bill will help bring them down”
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July 25, 2019| View More
On Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act, Tester Calls on Congressional Leaders to Move Forward
Senator: “Now is the time” to pass landmark bill, protect Blackfoot River Watershed
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July 25, 2019| View More
Tester Announces More Than $300,000 For Miles City Airport
Senator helps secure $365,940 to reconstruct runway, rehabilitate and construct taxiways
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July 25, 2019| View More
Tester Announces More Than $3 Million For Billings Logan International Airport
$3,197,856 to reconstruct runway and help #ConnectMT
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July 24, 2019| View More
Tester’s Push for Rural Broadband Expansion in Montana Clears Committee Hurdle, Now One Step Closer to President’s Desk
Senator’s bill requiring broadband providers to fix inaccurate coverage maps clears Senate Committee
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July 23, 2019| View More
Tester Votes to Confirm President Trump’s Secretary of Defense
Senator: “Americans deserve a Secretary of Defense with an exemplary record defending this country”
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July 22, 2019| View More
Nearly $2.5 Million Headed to Libby for Asbestos Screenings after Tester Secures Funding
$2,499,969 will provide CARD Clinic operating costs to detect asbestos-related diseases in Lincoln County
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July 19, 2019| View More
Taxpayers Have a Right to Know How Their Money is Spent by Federal Government, Argues Tester
Taxpayer’s Right to Know Act would make public the details, costs, and performance metrics of every federal
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July 18, 2019| View More
Tester Carries Critical Funding for Tribal Water Projects One Step Closer to the President’s Desk
Senate Indian Affairs Committee moves forward with Tester-backed bill funding water infrastructure projects in Indian Country
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July 18, 2019| View More
Tester Secures $2.8 Million For Confederated Salish and Kootenai Head Start Programs
$2,824,832 grant will help fund early education initiatives for kids in Indian Country
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July 16, 2019| View More
As Facebook Plans to Roll Out New Cryptocurrency, Tester Grills Official on Cybersecurity and Fraud Prevention
Senator to Facebook: “How can we be assured that our money is going to be there?”
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July 15, 2019| View More
Broadband Coverage Maps Must be More Accurate, Tester & Bipartisan Group of Senators Tell Federal Communications Commission
Letter follows introduction of legislation laying out path to more granular mapping, including crowdsourcing verification
