Senator Jon Tester

According to the new Public Policy Polling poll Senator Jon Tester trails Congressman Denny Rehberg by two points (Rehberg leads 47 to 45).  Tester's 51-39 approval margin is essentially unchanged from when the PPP last took a look at the state about a week after last November's election, when it was 50-40...

  Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, is urging federal officials to allow American combat veterans to legally register firearms they acquired on the field of battle. American veterans who acquired certain types of weapons during combat under rules of military conflict—guns known as “trophy” firearms—are often unable to legally register the weapons, which means th

The U.S Postal Service is considering shutting  down mail processing centers in Butte and Helena claiming that it will save money. Under the proposal, if someone in Butte sends a letter across town via U.S. mail, that letter will have to be trucked 300 miles to

Senator Jon Tester has been pushing federal agencies to prepare resources and aid for Montana communities facing widespread flooding. Tester  also  pressed the Administrator of FEMA, last Friday, on Montana’s request for a presidential disaster declaration to open up federal resources for communities facing widespread flooding...

Senator Jon Tester voted to cut $5.5 billion dollars in yearly government spending, today. The Senate overwhelmingly approved a plan to end tax handouts to major corn ethanol producers. The legislation specifically targets corn-based ethanol production, and will not impact Montana’s biofuel producers.

Reports surfaced this week that the F-B-I is planning to give its 14-thousand agents new authority to investigate the private lives of law-abiding Americans. Now, Senator Jon Tester is calling on the agency to abandon those plans. Under the F-B-I’s new plan, agents across the country would have authority to search through databases, use surveillance teams to monitor citizens, and even to sift thro

As communities across Montana deal with widespread flooding…Senator Jon Tester, today, pressed the head of FEMA on the status of a federal disaster declaration for the state. Governor Brian Schweitzer requested the declaration on June 1st...

As communities across Montana deal with widespread flooding, Senator Jon Tester is questioning a decision by the House of Representatives to dramatically cut the federal emergency response budget. Tester used a Senate hearing yesterday to highlight how those cuts could impact Montana communities, telling  FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate what Montanans are facing...

Five Democratic senators are calling on Vice President Joe Biden to reaffirm his commitment to leaving Medicare unchanged during budget and deficit negotiations. Sens. Claire McCaskill, of Missouri, Jon Tester, of Montana, Sherrod Brown, of Ohio, Ben Cardin of Maryland and Bill Nelson of Florida express their concerns in a letter sent Monday to Biden. The letter was obtained by The Associated Pres

Authorities warn that the record- breaking floods could extend into Northwestern Montana in the coming days. Warmer weather in the forecast could trigger the sudden melt of record winter snows. As the flooding continues in Montana, Senator Jon Tester talks about help for Montana Farmers and Ranchers Senator Tester and Governor Brian Schweitzer surveyed flood damage across Montana, flying over the