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July 26, 2024
Majority News
Tester Bipartisan Resolution Commemorating 80th Anniversary of GI Bill Passes Senate
Senate unanimously commemorates original legislation which served nearly eight million veterans
July 22, 2024
Majority News
Tester-Backed Bill to Name Butte VA Clinic after Montana WWII Hero Charlie Dowd Heads to President’s Desk
House passes Montana delegation’s bipartisan bill to honor Montana veteran Charlie Dowd; Tester secured funds for state-of-the-art clinic that opened its doors in April 2022
July 18, 2024
Majority News
In Billings, Tester Joins Combat-Injured Veterans to Urge Congress to Include Major Richard Star Act in Must-Pass Defense Bill
Tester’s bipartisan bill would address longstanding injustice by delivering combat-injured veterans their full military benefits; Tester recently filed the Major Richard Star Act as an amendment to the annual must-pass defense bill
July 10, 2024
Majority News
Tester Joins Veterans to Urge Congress to Include Major Richard Star Act in Must-Pass Defense Bill
Tester announces he will file the Major Richard Star Act as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act; Tester’s bipartisan legislation would address longstanding injustice by delivering combat-injured veterans their full military benefits
July 2, 2024
Majority News
Tester Secures $900,000 for Montana Organizations Helping Homeless Veterans Get Jobs
Senator secured funding for program that helps at-risk and homeless veterans find meaningful employment; Program was codified by his Building Solutions for Homeless Veterans Act
June 27, 2024
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Tester Presses VA to Use American-Made Medical Supplies, Reduce Reliance on Foreign Adversaries
Senator: “To best serve our veterans, VA’s health care system needs to be using American-made materials that bolster American jobs whenever possible.”
June 26, 2024
Majority News
Tester Pushes VA for Updates on its First Research Site in Montana
Senator led the effort to press VA to establish its first VA research site in Montana to improve veterans’ health care; Montana was one of three states without a VA Research Site
June 17, 2024
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Tester Demands Biden Administration Reverse Course with ‘Unjustifiable’ Staffing Strategy at VA Montana
Senator to VA: “This decision to cut critical mental health positions at VA Montana is unjustifiable and unacceptable, especially in a state that ranked third highest in rate of deaths by suicide among veterans of any state in the nation.”
June 14, 2024
Majority News
VA Expands Toxic-Exposed Veterans’ Eligibility for Benefits Using Tester’s PACT Act
VA adds three new cancers to its presumptive conditions list using new framework from the PACT Act
June 5, 2024
Majority News
At Joint Hearing, Tester Highlights Urgent Need to Fix Restrictive Rules in VA Caregivers Program
Senator heard from advocates and a Montana caregiver about challenges with current services for caregivers and legislation to improve support