WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines today sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy expressing his concerns with the continued service interruptions across Montana and requested the USPS prioritize addressing workforce shortages across the state.  "I write to you about lapses in service due to staffing shortages in the Bozeman area, Carbon County, and but also statewide. In recent weeks I have received dozens  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference slamming Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm's recent failed electric vehicle tour and the Biden administration's anti-energy agenda. "Senator Ernst talked about the Secretary of Energy's challenges she had on her green energy tour most recently, and I think it demonstrates just how un  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Votes against Biden's pick to oversee EHRM program U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm President Biden's nominee for Deputy Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Tanya Bradsher, who will oversee the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM). "This confirmation will cost taxpayer dollars, is bad for our Montana heroes and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Pentagon decision follows years of advocacy by Daines U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines announced today after years of advocating for Montana to serve as the home to one of the military's newest aircraft, the 120th Airlift Wing in Great Falls will be one of the preferred locations for the new C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft. Daines paid special tribute to the leadership of Major General J. Peter  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines today delivered the following remarks at a Senate Finance Committee executive session to consider the "United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act," legislation that would benefit the economic stability, competitiveness and national security of both Taiwan and the United States by eliminating the burden of double taxation for the two countries' businesses and workers. Cli  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Daines joins bill to cut off members of Congress' pay during a government shutdown U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined his colleagues in cosponsoring the "No Budget, No Pay Act" to prevent members of Congress from getting paid if they do not pass a budget and all 12 appropriations bills before September 30, the end of the fiscal year. "It's simple: if Congress can't fix its broken budget process and pass all  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Jon Tester's Defending Hunters Education Act, legislation that would force the Biden Administration to reverse course on their decision to prohibit the use of federal funds for school archery and hunting education classes, is gaining significant bipartisan momentum with Republican and Democratic Senators signing on as bipartisan co-sponsors of the bill. U.S. Senators Susan Coll  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is debating the Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Defense Appropriations bill. Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) filed the following amendments to this legislation: Amendment 113, Amendment 114, Amendment 116, and Amendment 117. "Congress has a duty to make our military the most effective fighting force on Earth," said Rep. Rosendale. "That's w  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) released the following statement regarding Speaker McCarthy's decision to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. "For several months, there has been overwhelming evidence of corruption from the Biden family and the White House warranting an impeachment inquiry," said Rep. Rosendale. "Yet, as we are three weeks away from the Sept.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) released the following statement regarding the upcoming deadline of September 30th for federal funding. "In January, I fought hard for regular order to be restored to Congress," said Rep. Rosendale."Part of that fight was resolved when Kevin McCarthy promised to stop kicking the can down the road and develop the 12 appropriations bills, and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 14, 2023: Yesterday, the Senate unanimously passed Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester's bipartisan legislation to extend critical Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) services and programs relied upon by the nation's veterans and their families--ensuring a smooth continuation of their hard-earned benefits and support. The legislation now   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * The Senate today voted to confirm Tanya Bradsher to be the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Deputy Secretary with strong backing from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, who released the following statement: "Tanya Bradsher has an impressive record of serving our country in and out of unifor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Ark.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (D-N.H.), and U.S. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), original sponsors of the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (GUARD) VA Benefits Act, a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Ark.) are teaming up to introduce their bipartisan VA Emergency Transportation Access Act to protect rural veterans' access to quality, lifesaving emergency medical care and transport. The Senators  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester today led abipartisan, bicameral letter with his colleagues to call on the Department of Veterans Affairs(VA) to enforce all existing protections for veterans filing initial claims for disability benefits and request additional tools they need to hold bad actors accountable for scamming veterans. "With the PACT Act providing the largest  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Following sustained efforts from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, the U.S. Air Force announced today that the Montana Air National Guard Base (MANG) in Great Falls will receive eight C-130J aircraft. Tester has been a relentless advocate for critical modernization efforts of MANG's aging fleet of C-130Hs and has fought for years to bring new C-130Js to Montana. "Keeping Montanans safe is my top pri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * The Senate today voted to confirm Tanya Bradsher to be the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Deputy Secretary with strong backing from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, who released the following statement: "Tanya Bradsher has an impressive record of serving our country in and out of uniform, especially in her recent role as VA Chief of Staf  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: With the deadline to permanently increase pay for wildland firefighters rapidly approaching, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues in calling on Senate leadership to take the necessary steps to pass his bipartisan Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act before the September 30th pay cliff. As part of his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Yesterday, the Senate unanimously passed Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester's bipartisan legislation to extend critical Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) services and programs relied upon by the nation's veterans and their families--ensuring a smooth continuation of their hard-earned benefits and support. The legislation now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke today applauded the planned aircraft upgrades at the 120th Airlift Wing at Great Falls Air National Guard Base. The U.S. Air Force and Director of the Air National Guard (DANG) today announced Great Falls had been selected as a preferred location for new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. "Montana's strategic role in our national defense cannot be underst  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke and domestic mining stakeholders released the following statements in response to problematic recommendations by the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Interagency Working Group (IWG) on mining. Problematic proposals in the report include an 8% royalty rate, the failure to address permitting timelines and the dirt tax. Congressman Zinke said, "Once again, the Biden Admi  more