WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Following support from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, the United States Postal Service (USPS) today opened the brand new Big Sky Post Office. The new facility is built for the needs of the Big Sky community and is projected to improve mail service, which includes additional PO boxes and larger facilities. "After hearing concerns from locals in Big Sky, I was proud to support the effort to get the resources necessar  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Echoes Concerns Raised by Montana Governor Greg Gianforte U.S. SENATE U.S. Senator Steve Daines today sent a letter to the United States Forest Service (USFS) requesting more transparency about wildfire management strategy actions following recent concerns raised by Montana Governor Greg Gianforte. More transparency will help the public better understand how USFS plans to handle wildfires and will allow for  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. SENATE U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined a bicameral amicus brief challenging a new rule from Biden-Harris' Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that requires state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to measure greenhouse gas emissions on the highway system and set declining targets. "This is just another example of the Biden-Harris administration's executive overreac  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: CBO Confirms Election Year Will Cost Taxpayers at Least $7 Billion in 2025 U.S. SENATE U.S. Senator Steve Daines today called out the Biden-Harris administration for their new Medicare policy that will cost taxpayers billions in 2025. Recently, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an analysis of the newly announced Biden-Harris subsidy for insurance companies intended to cover up the fa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Continuing his efforts to increase connectivity and expand air service in Montana, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced that Butte's Bert Mooney Airport will add daily flights to Salt Lake City and Denver International Airports. Last month, in a letter to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Tester successfully urged the Administration to approve an application that will allow SkyWest   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a grant to Disabled Recreation Environmental Access Movement (DREAM) Adaptive Recreation Inc., an organization in Whitefish that helps enhance quality of life for individuals with disabilities by providing year-round outdoor adaptive recreation   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As part of his continued work to rehabilitate the St. Mary Canal and support irrigators impacted by the catastrophic siphon failure that occurred earlier this year, U.S. Senator Jon Tester wrote a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack and Deputy Administrator John Berge strongly urging the Biden Administration to ensure farmers and ranchers impacted by the siphon failure are eligible for assistance  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: Following years of legislative efforts to support Montana's farmers and ranchers as the Senate's only working dirt farmer, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today was awarded the Friend of the Farm Bureau Award from the American Farm Bureau Federation - one of the country's largest agricultural organizations. "I'm proud to take my cues from Montana's farmers and ranchers - and I would like to thank the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Continuing their oversight of the implementation of the PACT Act, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), House Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-Calif.), and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use authorities granted to VA by the PACT Act to ensure vete  more