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October 13, 2017| View More
Tester Hosts 6th Farm Bill Listening Session
U.S. Senator Jon Tester today held his sixth Farm Bill Listening Session to hear from community and faith leaders, government officials, and members of the public about how the Farm Bill can address hunger and help feed Montana families.
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October 13, 2017| View More
Tester Announces $50,000 to Equip Firefighters in Libby
U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced today that the City of Libby will receive a $50,000 grant from the USDA to better equip local volunteer firefighters and improve public safety.
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October 13, 2017| View More
Tester Announces $3.5 Million to Upgrade Sanders County Waste & Water Systems
U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced today that Sanders County will receive a $3.5 million loan from the USDA to improve its water and waste disposal systems.
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October 13, 2017| View More
Tester Introduces Bill to Strengthen Tribal Law Enforcement and Address Missing and Murdered Native Women Crisis
U.S. Senator Jon Tester is introducing legislation to address the growing epidemic of missing and murdered Native American women.
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October 13, 2017| View More
Tester Statement on Administration’s Decision to Raise Health Insurance Rates
After reports surfaced that the Administration will end cost-sharing reduction payments, U.S. Senator Jon Tester is demanding the Administration reverse course and continue the payments, which lower health insurance rates.
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September 6, 2017| View More
Sen. Tester expresses funding issues during Lolo Peak Fire camp visit
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester visited a fire camp in Florence Monday where fire officials said the Lolo Peak …
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July 25, 2017| View More
Jon Tester: Health, veterans, public access on Congress' to-do list
Montanans sent me to Washington to work hard, hold government accountable, and fight for responsible policies that create high-paying jobs and strengthen our way of life. So when plans were announced to shorten the traditional August recess to pass more legislation, I started jotting down a to-do list with all …
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July 24, 2017| View More
Advocates press Corps to keep funding
Just above Joe's Island, on the ‘slough side' of the Intake diversion dam, a retinue of heavy equipment sits baking in the summer sun, neatly ordered in row upon row like a battalion of soldiers ready to go into battle. But their deployment into battle has been indefinitely delayed, and …
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July 22, 2017| View More
Our View: Senators standing up for farmers and ranchers
Earlier this week, the Agriculture Appropriations and the Appropriations committees in the U.S. Senate approved language that will keep the USDA-Agricultural Research Service center in Miles City, Montana, open, a major statement of support for farmers and ranchers
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July 21, 2017| View More
Tester fighting to keep, improve VA service at rural Montana VA clinics
U.S. Senator Jon Tester has received personal assurances from top VA officials that there will be no reduction in hours of operation or closures at VA facilities in Glendive, Glasgow, Miles City and Hamilton, according to a press release from Tester's office.
