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December 8, 2020| View More
Tester Secures His Landmark Mental Health Bill for Guardsmen & Reservists in Final Annual Defense Legislation
Members of the National Guard and Reserves are one step closer to receiving mental health services following the inclusion of U.S. Senator Jon Tester’s bipartisan Care and Readiness Enhancement (CARE) for Reservists Act in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021. Tester’s provision ensures that all …
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December 7, 2020| View More
BREAKING: Tester Announces $125 Million Investment in Rural Broadband in Montana
U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced Montana will receive more than $125 million to expand high-speed internet access to more than 45,000 locations across rural Montana.
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December 7, 2020| View More
Tester Leads Bipartisan Group Demanding Senate Leadership Prevent Physician Payment Cuts
Following up on his efforts to prevent reimbursement cuts for certain Medicare providers earlier this year, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today led a bipartisan group of colleagues in demanding that Senate Leadership work to avert a Trump Administration decision to decrease Medicare payments for certain medical professionals like physical therapists, …
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December 7, 2020| View More
Tester to Congressional Leadership: Prioritize Funding for Primary Care Physicians in Underserved Communities
U.S. Senator Jon Tester is doubling down on his efforts to ensure primary care physicians serving at Teaching Health Centers (THCs) across the country have the support they need to continue on-the-job training before critical funding runs dry on December 11th, 2020.
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December 3, 2020| View More
Tester, Schatz Demand VA Secretary Halt Questionable Political Actions During Presidential Transition Process
U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Ranking Members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans’ Affairs, are demanding that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) halt questionable political actions during the presidential transition process.
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August 30, 2020| View More
MTN News: Tester concerned GOP stimulus plan doesn't provide enough help to healthcare
Montana Senator Jon Tester feels there are a lot of shortcomings in the latest economic stimulus bill that was forwarded by the GOP this week.
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July 28, 2020| View More
Billings Gazette: Montana senators focus on health care, business support in 4th COVID-19 bill
As details about a fourth round of the federal COVID-19 relief spending surface in the Senate, Montana lawmakers are putting forth what they would like to see in the bill.
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July 23, 2020| View More
KULR8: Senate passes National Defense Authorization Act, includes investments into Malmstrom AFB, Montana Air National Guard
A bill that includes a number of important provisions that will strengthen military bases across the U.S. passed the Senate Thursday, July 23.
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July 22, 2020| View More
Montana Public Radio: Senate Advances Bill To Expand Benefits For Veterans Exposed To Agent Orange
Veterans suffering from three health conditions related to Agent Orange exposure are closer to receiving expanded benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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July 22, 2020| View More
MTN News: Land and Water Conservation Fund measure headed to President Trump
Congress has finally approved a permanent source of money for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) after years of struggle.
Friday, October 23rd
12:15 p.m.
Senate Floor session
12:50 p.m.
Closed Senate session
1:20 p.m.
Senate Floor session
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Thursday, October 22nd
11:30 a.m.
Attended virtual meeting with David W. Hill, Principal Chief of the Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma
12:00 p.m.
Press interview
1:00 p.m.
Senate Floor session
2:45p.m.
Met with Commerce Committee members over the phone
4:20 p.m.
Senate Floor session
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Wednesday, October 21st
9:30 a.m.
Attended remote Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing
10:00 a.m.
Attended remote Commerce Committee hearing
12:30 p.m.
Press interview
1:00 p.m.
Senate Floor session
1:15 p.m.
Press interview
2:30 p.m.
Attended conference call with David Smith, Executive Chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group
3:00 p.m.
Attended Caucus meeting over the phone
5:45 p.m.
Senate Floor session
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Tuesday, October 20th
9:00 a.m.
Attended virtual meeting with Nathan Simington, nominee to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission
9:30 a.m.
Attended conference call with Director David Byrd of the Office of Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) at U.S. Dept. of Commerce
10:30 a.m.
Attended Conference call with Lt Gen Mike Loh who recently took over as the Director of the Air National Guard
11:00 a.m.
Attended virtual meeting with the Missoula Country Commissioners
12:00 p.m.
Co-hosted Facebook Live with Vote Vets
1:00 p.m.
Attended Caucus meeting over the phone
2:30 p.m.
Press interview
3:30 p.m.
Attended virtual meeting with Dr. Bill Curran (Belgrade), President of the Weed Science Society of America and other agricultural scientists representing the National and Regional Weed Science Societies
3:45 p.m.
Attended conference call with John Hairston, Bonneville Power Authority Acting Administrator & Chief Executive Officer
4:05 p.m.
Senate Floor session
4:30 p.m.
Attended conference call with President Neel Kashkari of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
5:00 p.m.
Attended virtual meeting with Amtrak CEO Bill Flynn
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Monday, October 19th
4:00 p.m.
Press interview
5:45 p.m.
Senate Floor session
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