WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Following pressure from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, farmers and ranchers impacted by the catastrophic siphon failure on the St. Mary Canal are now eligible for assistance this year through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP). This comes as part of Tester's continued push to rehabilitate the St. Mary Canal and support irrigators impacted by the siphon failure that   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Chairman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Technology Modernization released a statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs made the decision to reactivate travel reimbursement kiosks at over 750 VA clinic and hospital locations nationwide as well as announce plans to install dozens more at VA facilities lacking kiosks. This comes after the VA rece  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. SENATE U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced the "Modern Firearms Safety Act," which would prohibit states from enforcing unconstitutional handgun rosters. These rosters mandate that firearms include costly and unnecessary features like microstamping, loaded chamber indicators and magazine disconnect mechanisms. This makes it nearly impossible for manufacturers to sell new handguns. "Our Founding Father  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Following sustained efforts from U.S. Senator Jon Tester to improve and expand Butte-area veterans' access to quality Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) health care and services, the Senator announced today the Charlie Dowd VA Clinic in Butte has been expanded by 3,900 feet and is now offering physical therapy and audiology services. As Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Following sustained efforts from U.S. Senator Jon Tester to improve and expand Bozeman-area veterans' access to quality Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) health care and services, the Senator announced today that Travis W. Atkins VA Clinic in Bozeman has been expanded by 3,900 feet and is now offering physical therapy and audiology services. As Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and a senior   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2024: (Big Sandy, Mont.) - Following sustained efforts from U.S. Senator Jon Tester to improve and expand Butte-area veterans' access to quality Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) health care and services, the Senator announced today the Charlie Dowd VA Clinic in Butte has been expanded by 3,900 feet and is now offering physical therapy and audiology servi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2024: (Big Sandy, Mont.) - Following sustained efforts from U.S. Senator Jon Tester to improve and expand Bozeman-area veterans' access to quality Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) health care and services, the Senator announced today that Travis W. Atkins VA Clinic in Bozeman has been expanded by 3,900 feet and is now offering physical therapy and audiol  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Fox News published an article titled, "BLM's Western Solar Plan is 'fantasy world,' relies heavily on taxpayer dollars: GOP congressman" detailing Congressman Matt Rosendale's disagreements with Bureau of Land Management's updated Western Solar Plan, which aims to restrict 31 million acres of land across 11 states for the development of solar fields. The article states: "Rosendale said he is conce  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: U.S. Senator Jon Tester met this week with Montanans in Columbus as part of his continued efforts to support the workforce at Sibanye-Stillwater mine after layoffs were announced for its Montana operations. Today, Tester sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, continuing to urge the agency to approve federal resources for employment and training services for local workforce affect  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Following pressure from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, the Biden Administration's Department of Education announced it has reversed its decision to defund a critical program for Montana's rural students, and will award a total of $29,750,000, or $4,250,000 per year for seven years to the Montana University System's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP). In a letter to Secretary o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) released a statement following the Department of Defense's announcement that they have authorized a deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery and associated crew of U.S. military personnel to Israel. Rep. Rosendale strongly disagrees with the administration bypassing Congress and putting boots on the ground in a foreign country. "Why was  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Continuing his work to support domestic energy production and create good-paying Montana jobs, U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced today he has secured a loan guarantee of up to $1.44 billion from the Department of Energy for Montana Renewables to grow operations at the Calumet Montana Refinery in Great Falls. Funding comes from Tester's Inflation Reduction Act and will help finance the expansion of a renewable   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced his support for the bipartisan Fans First Act to increase transparency in ticket sales, protecting Montana consumers from fake or dramatically overpriced tickets, and hold bad actors who engage in illegal ticket sale practices accountable. "Far too many Montanans have been affected by the predatory practices of the ticketing system, whether that's beca  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Following efforts from Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester, President Joe Biden signed into law Tester's bipartisan Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act--legislation that will help veterans more easily use their earned education benefits to become truckers. The Senator's bill will help bolster the trucking workforce by cutting red tape that has prevented veterans from using the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Tester today released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement of the completion of a Proposed Plan that will lower the existing residential cleanup level for lead and expand the Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (BPSOU) boundary: "Butte, America has been clear - they want a real say in how their community is cleaned up, and I am encoura  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As a direct result of his bipartisan infrastructure law, U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced today he has secured $19,100,000 for critical infrastructure improvements near Great Falls. Funding will update the Gore Hill interchange, add an I-15 southbound auxiliary lane between Gore Hill Interchange and 10th Ave North Interchange, and relocate Tri Hill Frontage Road. This funding comes from the Multimodal Projec  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: As a direct result of his bipartisan infrastructure law, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured $23,900,000 for critical infrastructure improvements to Montana Highway 41 (MT-41) between Twin Bridges and Dillon. Funding will reconstruct 7.3 miles of MT-41 between Twin Bridges and Dillon, and replace two bridges over Stone Creek and the Beaverhead River. This funding comes from the Multimodal Project Discretionary Gr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Following efforts from Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester, President Joe Biden signed into law Tester's bipartisan Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act--legislation that will help veterans more easily use their earned education benefits to become truckers. The Senator's bill will help bolster the trucking workforce by cutting red tap  more