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Montana’s 3 term democratic U.S. Senator Tester says farewell

U.S. Senator Jon Tester delivered his farewell speech from the Senate floor on Monday, reflecting on his 18-year congressional career. The three-term Democrat sprinkled humor and heart into his 25-minute-long speech.

One Small Step – Let’s talk… for a change.

Missoula airport lands federal grant for year-round Chicago route The Missoula Montana Airport has been awarded an $875,000 grant to turn seasonal service to Chicago into a year-round route

On Thursday, those hopes panned out when Sen. Jon Tester announced that Missoula had been awarded an $875,000 grant to turn seasonal service to Chicago into a year-round route.

Montana Senator Jon Tester Secures More Than $35.8 Million to Conserve 86,000 Acres of Land, Expand Public Access for Thousands of Recreationists in Northwest Montana

The funding will add 52,810 acres to the Montana Great Outdoors Project and help improve habitat connectivity for wildlife by creating a critical corridor between the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area and Glacier National Park. In addition to expanding access for recreationists, this conservation easement will also provide 3 million board feet of timber per year to area mills.

In Response to Tester Pressure, Biden Administration Reverses Decision to Defund Critical Program for Montana Students, Awards Nearly $30 Million

Montana GEAR UP prepares rural students for college by providing tutoring, mentoring, academic and career counseling, and exposure to college campuses. Without the resources provided by Montana GEAR UP, many statewide services, including free access to the ACT and pre-ACT and Montana’s dual enrollment program, will be severely limited.

Senator Jon Tester Leads Bill to Lower Montana Housing Costs by Cracking Down on Hedge Fund Ownership

Senator leads End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act to stop hedge funds from buying up Montana residential homes and jacking up costs

Montana Senator Tester Secures $7 Million for Missoula to Hire More Firefighters

“When disaster strikes, Montana’s local fire departments are there to answer the call, but in order to do that, they’ve got to have enough folks on staff,” said Tester. “That’s why I’m proud to have secured this funding for the City of Missoula to hire and train more firefighters and ensure that the Missoula Fire Department is staffed up—because when our firefighters are supported, our communities are safer.”

Tester Secures $2 Million to Boost Manufacturing, Create Jobs in Montana

Funding for Montana’s Smart Manufacturing Technologies Outreach Initiative will come from the Senator’s bipartisan infrastructure law

Thanks to Tester’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, High Speed Internet Expansion One Step Closer to Montana Communities

Montana can soon access $629 million in high-speed internet funding that Tester secured for the state last year

Falling In Love With Montana All Over Again

I’m a proud North Dakotan and one of the state’s leading cheerleaders, but like Steinbeck, I have a confession to make. Not only do I love Montana more than any other state (and that includes Colorado, California, Utah, and Wyoming), but when people ask me about my love of the West, I invariably say, “If there were only one state, it would have to be Montana.”

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