WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: The National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) - a group representing thousands of sheriffs, deputies, and other law enforcement professionals - recently announced their formal support for U.S. Senator Jon Tester's bipartisan Assisting Narcotics and Trafficking Officers in Interdicting (ANTI) Drugs Act, legislation that will support law enforcement efforts to combat the drug epidemic and boost border security. Test  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following statement on Aug. 30, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Steve Daines, amember of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today released a statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) release of the "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule. "I'm disappointed that the EPA has once again missed the mark. This rule continues to lack clarity and neglects the concerns of tho  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement on the second anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Afghanistan that resulted in the death of 13 U.S. servicemembers. "Two years ago today we lost 13 brave servicemen and women during President Biden's botched Afghanistan withdrawal. "The service and sacrifice of these American heroes must never be forgotten, and we owe it to the famili  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines sent a letter to Colonel Robert Neebauer, district commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, in support of the City of Glendive's request for assistance with severe bank erosion along the Yellowstone River. Excerpt of the letter below: "For over a decade, the Yellowstone River has been eroding the bank and is now threatening city infrastructure. Recently, Montan  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today announced more than $11 million in funding to support homeless and at-risk veterans and their families across Montana. "The men and women who risk their lives to defend our country deserve to be treated with dignity when they come home, and that starts with ensuring each and every one of them has a safe roof ov  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Following a push from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, the Biden Administration recently announced official guidance adopting Tester's "Buy America" rule to increase the use of American-made goods in government-funded infrastructure projects. Tester's "Buy America" rule will require the use of American-made steel, iron and other construction materials in infrastructure projects funded through his bipartisan Infrastru  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Montana seniors will see cheaper prescription drug prices on 10 common medications as a direct result of U.S. Senator Jon Tester's Inflation Reduction Act. Tester's law will lower the prices of 10 prescription drugs for Montana seniors by securing price negotiation power for Medicare, by allowing Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. The negotiating process will begin today,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As a result of his Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Senator Jon Tester this week secured $1,375,897 in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for 35 renewable energy infrastructure projects in Montana. Tester was the only member of Montana's congressional delegation to support the Inflation Reduction Act, which increased REAP grant amounts and increased program funding by $820 million through Fis  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Aug. 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today announced more than $11 million in funding to support homeless and at-risk veterans and their families across Montana. "The men and women who risk their lives to defend our country deserve to be treated with dignity when they come home, and that starts with ensuring e  more

BIG SANDY, Montana, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Continuing his efforts to improve veterans' access to the care they've earned, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester recently introduced comprehensive legislation to strengthen the delivery of non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) care for veterans, particularly in rural areas. The Senator's Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act of 2  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As a part of his continued effort to ensure that Montana victims of crime have the resources they need to get back on their feet, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured $4.9 million to maintain and enhance crime victim services in the state. The funding comes from the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) and is awarded to support local community-based domestic violence shelters and other service providers across Montana. "Ev  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester's bipartisan legislation to hold Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) accountable recently passed through the Senate Finance Committee, setting it up for a full vote on the Senate floor. Tester introduced this legislation in June alongside U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and James Lankford (R-OK). The Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act provides enforce  more