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April 2, 2024
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Tester Presses VA to Improve Rural Veterans’ Mental Health Care
Chairman urged VA Secretary McDonough to improve rural veterans’ access to quality mental health care and address mental health care staffing shortages
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March 28, 2024
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In Great Falls, Tester Joins Toxic-Exposed Veterans and Advocates to Talk Impact of his PACT Act
Senator championed landmark law, urges Montana veterans to apply for long-overdue health care and benefits
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March 21, 2024
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Expanding Montana Guardsmen and Reservists’ GI Bill Benefits is Aim of Bipartisan Tester Bill
Senator introduced legislation to ensure Guardsmen and Reservists receive educational benefits for all of their federal service time
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March 19, 2024
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Tester, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Cut Red Tape on Trucking Apprenticeship Programs for Veterans
Senators’ Veterans Transition to Trucking Act would make it easier for veterans to use their VA benefits to access interstate trucking apprenticeships
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March 14, 2024
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Tester, Rubio Lead Bipartisan Effort to Expand Research for Descendants of Toxic-Exposed Veterans
Senators introduce bipartisan legislation to establish first-of-its-kind, comprehensive research into health conditions of toxic-exposed veterans’ descendants
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March 13, 2024
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Tester’s GUARD VA Benefits Act Receives Strong Support at Final Hearing with Veterans Service Organizations
The American Legion highlighted strong support for Chairman Tester’s efforts to hold scammers preying on veterans accountable by reinstating criminal penalties
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March 12, 2024
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Tester Backs Bill to Protect IVF for Veterans and Servicemembers
Senator is a co-sponsor of the Veteran Families Health Services Act to ensure veterans and servicemembers can access IVF to start or grow their families
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March 7, 2024
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Tester Leads Hearings with Veterans Service Organizations on Priorities for Veterans and their Families
VSOs highlight strong support for Chairman Tester’s ongoing legislative efforts to ensure veterans receive their earned benefits
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March 6, 2024
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Tester Announces Montana Toxic-Exposed Veteran Receiving PACT Act Benefits as His State of the Union Guest
Tester will bring Fred Hamilton, a toxic-exposed veteran from Columbia Falls receiving long-overdue benefits from the PACT Act, to State of the Union
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March 5, 2024
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Tester Joins Military and Veterans Service Organizations to Urge Swift Legislative Action on his Major Richard Star Act
Bipartisan legislation from Tester would deliver combat-injured veterans full military benefits; Address longstanding injustice for those forced to medically retire from service