WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. SENATE U.S. Senator Steve Daines, together with his colleagues, sent a letter calling out President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for not only causing the national security crisis at the southern border on day one, but fueling it throughout their entire Administration by destructive executive orders. "Instead of addressing the flow of illegal immigration and illicit drugs across our borders  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined several colleagues in demanding answers from U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) efforts after reports of thousands of cases of illegal aliens registering to vote have emerged. "We are deeply concerned by reports of non-citizens registering to vote and voting in federal elections," the Members of Congress wrote. "As of today, there has   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Cites Complaints by Montanans and Presses Postmaster General to Address Issues Immediately U.S. SENATE U.S. Senator Steve Daines sent a letter today to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy expressing his concern about trouble with absentee ballots in Montana and asked the Postal Service to address the situation immediately. Daines cited numerous complaints from constituents across the state who have yet to receiv  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Following sustained oversight efforts from 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.), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it has begun an expedited process to expand the presumptive conditions associated with ser  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: GLENDIVE, MT Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) joined The Ron Paul Liberty Report with Dr. Ron Paul and co-host Daniel McAdams. They discussed restoring regular order to Congress, the shift in American news from previously being respected watchdogs of government to becoming the biased mainstream media of today, and how the Federal Reserve enables dangerously unchecked levels of government spending   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: (Big Sandy, Mont.) - Continuing his push to improve veterans' mental health care, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester recently introduced legislation to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) mental health care workforce, infrastructure, and services, especially for spinal cord-injured and women veterans. The Senator's Building Resour  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Continuing his push to improve veterans' mental health care, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester recently introduced legislation to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) mental health care workforce, infrastructure, and services, especially for spinal cord-injured and women veterans. The Senator's Building Resources and Access for Veterans' Mental Health Engagement (BRAVE) Act  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) introduced the University Forced Vaccination Student Injury Mitigation Act, which will require higher education institutions to pay the medical costs for any student who was required or is currently required to take a COVID-19 vaccine to attend classes and experienced an adverse reaction. The higher education institutions would lose all federal funds from the Depar  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke announced the allocation of over $28.4 million in funding for bridge replacement in Bigfork, Montana. The new bridge will have an expanded deck width, be built on a redundant girder system, and use geogrid reinforcement to improve seismic resiliency. Sportsman Bridge was constructed in 1955 and currently does not meet standards for traffic volume i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Continuing his efforts to promote workforce development at Montana's colleges and universities, U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently secured $6,426,925 for a proposed program at Montana State University that will focus on increasing faculty, student, and youth engagement with rail-related topics and skillsets in order to promote rail workforce development. The grant was awarded through the Federal Railroad Adminis  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: (Big Sandy, Mont.) - Continuing his efforts to support veterans and their caregivers, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish a pending Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) proposed rule, which is anticipated to expand eligibility for the program. In April 202  more