WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: During a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing yesterday, Chairman Jon Tester stressed the important role Vet Centers play in providing veterans, servicemembers, and their families critical mental health services close to home. Tester underscored the importance of these community-based centers in rural areas, where they serve as critical mental health access points for veterans. "Vet Centers were establis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 1, 2024: During a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing yesterday, Chairman Jon Tester stressed the important role Vet Centers play in providing veterans, servicemembers, and their families critical mental health services close to home. Tester underscored the importance of these community-based centers in rural areas, where they serve as critical mental he  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Montana, issued the following news release: "Today is no day to celebrate; rather, it is a day to remember how President Biden and Secretary Austin failed to protect and defend the people of Montana," said Rep. Rosendale. "One year ago today, this administration proved to us their incompetence and weakness when they allowed a Chinese Spy Balloon to collect data and valuable intel from Malmstrom Air Force Base. Not only did they refuse to attempt to t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Congressman Ryan Zinke voted for H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. The $600 billion-dollar bipartisan tax cuts package consists of three main pillars: culling COVID-era spending, incentivizing more American research and development, and inflation-adjusted Child-Tax Credits for working families. To help small- and medium-sized businesses hit by decades-high interest rates, the Tax  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: As part of his continued efforts to ensure servicemembers, military spouses, and veterans receive their earned benefits, U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently introduced the Improving Access to Maternal Health for Military and Dependent Moms Act, a bipartisan bill with Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida to improve servicemembers, military spouses, and veterans' mate  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) are teaming up to introduce legislation to ensure veterans and servicemembers using Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loans can keep their homes. Veterans and servicemembers with VA home loans who faced fina  more