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July 31, 2024
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Under Tester’s PACT Act, 35,000 Montana Veterans Screened for Toxic Exposure
Under Tester’s PACT Act, tens of thousands of Montanans have been screened for health conditions directly related to toxic exposure during their military service; PACT Act established toxic exposure screenings for all veterans
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July 22, 2024
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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
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July 18, 2024
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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
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July 10, 2024
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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
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July 2, 2024
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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
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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.”
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June 26, 2024
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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
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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.”
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June 14, 2024
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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
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June 5, 2024
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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