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September 12, 2012| View More
Advocates say pass the Safe Chemicals Act
When the U.S. Senate returns from summer holiday next month, they'll have an opportunity to test the possibilities for change and innovation in our state while dramatically improving consumer health through a bill that's currently flying under the national radar: the Safe Chemicals Act.
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September 7, 2012| View More
WWII, Iraq veterans receive 'overdue' recognition, honors
Less than three months after Herbert S. Kindsfater traveled to the National World War II Memorial with the inaugural Big Sky Honor Flight, he experienced another life-changing event that hearkened to his service in World War II.
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September 1, 2012| View More
Great Falls veteran receives recognition half century after WWII
On the lawn of the Great Falls Veterans Center, World War II veteran Lewis W. Holzheimer wore a smile on his face and had a tear in his eye.
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August 30, 2012| View More
Tester hears Social Security & Medicare concerns
U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) is traveling around Montana meeting with seniors and hearing their concerns about Social Security and Medicare.
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August 22, 2012| View More
House stalling Senate's bipartisan Farm Bill
This year Montana farmers and ranchers are battling a record drought and reeling from historic wildfires. Agriculture, our state's top industry, needs the certainty and predictability provided by the Farm Bill.
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August 17, 2012| View More
Order of the Purple Heart and Jon Tester unveil new memorial kiosk
Eleven years ago, names of wounded Montana veterans who have been honored with a Purple Heart were collected by members of the Order of the Purple Heart and alphabetically indexed on cards, and then stored in a shoe box.
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August 17, 2012| View More
Senators gain drought assistance for some Montana counties
Montana Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester announced today Montana farmers and ranchers in seven additional counties will now have access to emergency assistance.
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August 14, 2012| View More
Most at Tester listening session in Missoula agree Medicare, Social Security must change
Medicare and Social Security are critical federal programs - but programs that need change quickly if they're going to remain solvent in years to come.
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August 8, 2012| View More
Tester Unveils Drought Resources Website
BILLINGS - With more than 60% of the country suffering under drought conditions, Senator Jon Tester has launched a new website offering resources to those affected.
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August 7, 2012| View More
Tester secures priorities in defense bill
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester's Montana priorities today led him to block the president's proposed increase in TRICARE fees and fully fund the nation's Intercontinental Ballistic Missile fleet.
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August 5, 2012| View More
Veterans cemetery promise, hope fulfilled
In November 2006, more than 35,000 Yellowstone County people voted for a tax levy to build and maintain a county veterans cemetery.
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August 3, 2012| View More
‘Made in U.S.A.’ bill proposed
WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., wants all National Park Service memorabilia to be “Made in the U.S.A” and is backing legislation to ensure that only American manufacturers provide goods and souvenirs sold in the parks.
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August 2, 2012| View More
Senator Jon Tester seeking Presidential assistance for record drought conditions
Senator Jon Tester is leading a group of Senators urging the President to establish a task force to help Montanans and other Americans affected by this summer's record drought.
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July 27, 2012| View More
Tester: Need to break the gridlock, solve problems
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said in a telephone press conference Thursday that, whatever the results of the November elections, the crucial matter is that the results break the deadlock Washington has seen for the last four years, especially to get control of the federal deficit and the debt.
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July 24, 2012| View More
Father's campaign: More time off for grieving parents
(CNN) -- Barry Kluger was playing a round of golf with a friend on April 6, 2001, when he received news of the kind every parent fears: His 18-year-old daughter, Erica, had been in a car crash.
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July 23, 2012| View More
Baucus, Tester try to set water project fund
As Montana’s U. S. senators announce a proposal to provide a secure funding source for rural water projects, the Indian tribe working on one of those projects announced a milestone.
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July 20, 2012| View More
Tester Talks with AARP Members
BILLINGS - Senator Jon Tester sat down with a group of Billings seniors on Friday to get their opinions on the state of Medicare and Social Security.
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July 18, 2012| View More
Tester, Baucus support disclosure bill
Montana’s two Democratic U.S. senators Tuesday voted for a measure to force groups spending millions on campaign ads to disclose their top donors and spending – but the bill was blocked by Senate Republicans.
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July 17, 2012| View More
Tester brings common sense solution to local levee issue
With the recent passage of the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act, which included Sen. Jon Tester’s levee provision, folks who live in west Great Falls, Vaughn and other Montana cities finally can breathe a sigh of relief about the possible catastrophic costs to certify their levees. For years, bureaucratic …