WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Matt Rosendale (MT-02) held a hearing titled: "The VA Beneficiary Travel Self-Service System: Mission Accomplished?" In the hearing, Chairman Rosendale highlighted the failures of the Beneficiary Travel Self-Service System, or BTS-3. The BTS-3 system is responsible for causing further complications which have led to  more

WASHINGTON, June 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 Joe Biden and Senate Democrats for the national security crisis stemming from the open southern border. This week, eight suspected ISIS terrorists were arrested in the U.S. after coming across the southern border. Watch Daines' remarks HERE. "A few months ago, back around the February tim  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines in honor of Flag Day, continued his years-long fight to protect the American flag by calling on Congress to pass his constitutional amendment to criminalize its physical desecration. "The American flag is recognized across the world as a symbol of hope and freedom, and it reminds us of the great sacrifices that American heroes have made underneath the Stars and the Stripes," said D  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Crow Chairman Frank White Clay Emphasizes Positive Impact on Tribe U.S. Senator Steve Daines today at a Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing highlighted the benefits his bipartisan "Crow Tribe Water Settlements Amendments Act" would have on the Tribe, energy security and jobs. Watch Daines' full remarks and the exchange HERE. Daines asked Crow Chairman Frank White Clay about the impact the bill would h  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Tracy Stone-Manning Defends Admin's Goal to End Oil, Gas, Coal Production U.S. Senator Steve Daines today at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing delivered remarks taking President Biden's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning to task for the Administration's radical anti-energy policies that are harming Montana families and communities. Watch Daines' opening remar  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Ranking Member of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, and Gary Peters' (D-Mich.) bipartisan resolution designating June 2024 as "Great Outdoors Month' passed the United States Senate. "From fishing to hiking to skiing, Montana has something to offer everyone," said Daines. "I want to encourage folks across the country to partake in the beauty our national parks and p  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Blasts D.C.-Area TV Station for Censoring Former Redskins Logo U.S. Senator Steve Daines today sent a letter to Fox 5 WTTG, a local D.C.-area station, echoing Ryan Wetzel's concerns with a recent segment that blurred the image of the former Redskins logo that depicts Blackfeet Chief Two Guns White Calf and demanded answers on why WTTG censored the logo and who made the decision to do so. "In the interview   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Today, Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee's oversight hearing to examine the shortcomings of BTS-3, VA's Beneficiary Travel Self  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale's (MT-02) Amendment #57 to the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement Act and National Defense Authorization of Fiscal Year 2025 passed the House. Amendment #57 amends Section 1021(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to limit the authority of the U.S. military to indefinitely detain individuals pursuant to the 2001 AUMF, to exclude America  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) sent a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Denis R. McDonough, expressing outrage over McDonough's misguided encouragement of VA medical facilities across the country to display "pride" flags. The letter emphasizes how the flag puts one group of veterans above the rest, is a waste of taxpayer dollars, and calls for the prohibiti  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) filed the following amendments to the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): Amendment #34: Would prohibit TRICARE from covering and the Department of Defense from furnishing gender transition surgeries and gender hormone treatments for individuals who identify as transgender. "Taxpayers should never be on the hook for funding the mutilation of a s  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) released the following statement rejecting ongoing efforts by the Senate and Joe Biden to expand In vitro fertilization (IVF) practices throughout the country: "I can only imagine the emptiness that a couple feels when they discover their inability to produce a child," said Rep. Rosendale. "However, by expanding IVF nationally, not only are the federalist principl  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can continue to ease access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Mifepristone was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year. "The disappointing ruling by the Supreme Court today allowed Biden's FDA to continue to c  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) was featured in an article in the Washington Examiner about the new Biden Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule that was responsible for shutting down a gun show in Hamilton, Montana. The rule, which took effect May 20th, twists the definition of "Engaged in Business" to force anyone who sells any single firearm for any profit, to any pers  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) took to the House floor to speak in support of his Amendment 52 to the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement Act and National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2025, prohibiting TRICARE and the Department of Defense from covering and furnishing gender transition surgeries and gender hormone treatments for individuals who identify as transgender. You can se  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) released the following statement after voting against the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for FY2025. Rep. Rosendale's amendment that would have limited In vitro fertilization (IVF) to ensure human life is protected was not included. Moreover, an amendment to protect healthcare providers with religious objections to  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Northern Region announced its investment of over $26 million from the Great American Outdoors Act to enhance recreation opportunities for thousands of residents and visitors across North Dakota, Northern Idaho, and Montana. The following North Dakota projects in the Dakota Prairie Grasslands will receive funding: The Civilian Conservat  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Following direct pressure from U.S. Senator Jon Tester on the Biden Administration, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that they will extend the summer hours of operation at the Port of Wild Horse. "Expanding the summer hours of operation at the Port of Wild Horse is great news for Montanans along our northern border who rely on access with our number one trading partner to keep their businesses ru  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester issued the following statement after the Supreme Court declined to restrict Montana women's access to the medication Mifepristone: "No judge or politician should be in the business of making health care decisions for women. That's why I called on the Supreme Court to reject efforts to restrict access to this legal medication, and I'll continue to fight for women to have the freedom and  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: As part of his work to support the next generation of Montana leaders, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today introduced his bipartisan Youth Lead Act - a bill to extend grant funding for 4-H, Future Farmers of America (FFA), Girl Scouts of America, and Boy Scouts of America. Tester's bill is aimed at specifically aiding rural areas and small towns, and would extend funding until 2029. "I know firstha  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: As part of his continued push to protect Montana's land and waters for future generations, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today urged his colleagues on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to take action on his Montana Headwaters Legacy Act following a hearing on the bill. "My folks always said we're renting this land from our children and our grandchildren, and we ought to leave it bet  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Continuing his longstanding efforts to protect Montanans' freedom and privacy to make their own personal health care decisions, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today voted for legislation that would safeguard Montana women's access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology. The Right to IVF Act would establish a legal right to access IVF and other assisted reproductive services, overr  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Leveraging authorities granted to it by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester's PACT Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today added three new cancer types to its list of service-connected disabilities presumed to be caused by military toxic exposure. Presumptive service connection ensures VA automatically assumes a disease is service-connected--making the disability   more