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Articles with the Tag: Senator Tester

Military Academy Days for 2023 announced 

News from the office of Senator Daines WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Daines today announced multiple Military Academy Days for students across the state. Each year, along with Senator Jon Tester, Congressmen Ryan Zinke and Matt Rosendale, Daines host Military Academy Days for high school students and...

Farm & Ranch Farm & Ranch

MONTANA — The debate over importing Brazilian beef has continued this spring with politicians around the country working to suspend imports.  Montana’s Jon Tester and South Dakota’s Mike Rounds reintroduced a bipartisan bill to the U.S. Senate in February to suspend Brazilian beef i...

Farm & Ranch Farm & Ranch

Funding will expand meat and poultry processing in Montana  and comes from Tester’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) News from the office of Senator Tester Big Sandy — U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured $9,752,250 for Bear Paw Development to finance expanded meat and poultry processing...

Montana congressional delegates discuss issues in bi-annual address of state legislature

HELENA — All four members of Montana’s congressional delegation spoke to the Montana Legislature during a joint session of the Senate and the House on Monday, Feb. 20, talking to state lawmakers about the issues facing Congress, including the national debt and the fentanyl epidemic.  Demo...

Disabled American Veterans award Tester highest legislative honor Disabled American Veterans award Tester highest legislative honor

News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. Senate – Earlier this week, the Disabled American Veterans awarded U.S. Senator Jon Tester their 2023 Veterans’ Champion Award for his numerous legislative achievements over the years and his longstanding commitment to supporting the nation’s...

Tester discusses bills impact on CKST, new bills on security

MONTANA — In a recent media phone call, Senator Jon Tester discussed a number of bills he’s been involved with that have a direct impact on the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribe.  The office of Senator Tester announced on Feb. 3 that CSKT would receive nearly $156,937,000 out of the bipa...

Senate resolution opposes national sales tax

News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. Senate — On Feb. 15, U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced a Senate resolution opposing H.R. 25, proposed legislation from House Republicans that would effectively create a 30 percent national sales tax. “A natio...

Daines, Tester introduce resolution designating National Tribal Colleges, Universities Week

News from the Office of Senator Daines U.S. SENATE – On Feb. 9, U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester led a bipartisan group of colleagues in designating the week beginning Feb. 5 as “National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week,” to highlight the importance of higher education i...

$1M secured to improve road safety, accessibility in Indian Country

News from the office of Senator Jon Tester U.S. Senate — U.S. Senator Jon Tester today secured a total of $1,165,105 in Safe Streets For All grants for the Blackfeet and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) through his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The Blackfe...

Briefs for Feb. 8, 2023

CSKT to receive water rights settlement funds News from the Office of Senator Tester HELENA — The DOI announced on Feb. 3 that they will be allocating more than $232 million from Senator Tester’s bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to fulfill Indian Water rights settlements in Montana. ...


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