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As a part of his continued effort to support efficient Amtrak service in Montana, and as a direct result of his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Job Act (IIJA), U.S. Senator Jon Tester today secured $14.9 million in funding to upgrade rail infrastructure in and around Malta along the Empire Builder route. Tester worked with five Republicans and four Democrats to negotiate the IIJA and was the only member of Montana’s Congressional delegation to vote for the bill. “As someone who’s spent his entire life in north central Montana, I can t...
As part of his longstanding efforts to protect Montanans’ Second Amendment rights, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today sent a letter pressing the Biden Administration to reverse course on their decision to prohibit the use of federal funds for school archery and hunting education classes. In his letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Tester expressed concern after learning the Department of Education has interpreted the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) in a way that would block federal funding from being used for these l...
As part of his continued effort to combat the opioid crisis in Montana’s rural communities, U.S. Senator Jon Tester is leading a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to consult with rural and Tribal communities to develop a strong policy for at-home disposal of prescription opioids. In April, the FDA issued a policy that provided prepaid mail-back envelope to return unused opioid pills. However, Tester notes in his letter that the inclusion of an at-home disposal option is critical for Montanans in rural a...
After more than a decade of work to finalize Montana’s last water settlement, U.S. Senator Jon Tester’s bipartisan bill to finalize the Fort Belknap Water Compact today passed through the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, setting it up for a full vote on the Senate floor. Tester’s Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act is the product of more than a decade of work by the Senator in collaboration with Tribal leaders, the Montana delegation, state legislators, federal agencies, irrigators, and local stakeholders. The legis...
U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines, with the support of Representatives Matt Rosendale and Ryan Zinke, and Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, introduced the historic Fort Belknap Indian Community (FBIC) Water Settlement in the United States Senate. The FBIC Water Settlement will ratify the FBIC Water Rights Compact with the State of Montana, provide resources for critical water infrastructure development like the completion of the Milk River Project, give certainty to both Tribal and non-Tribal irrigators and restore FBIC lands to federal...