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December 21, 2022
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Tester Secures Key Provisions to Support Veterans and Servicemembers in 2023 Government Funding Bill
Chairman Tester helped craft bill that will expand access to health care and deliver key benefits to veterans suffering from toxic exposures, filing disability claims, facing homelessness, living in rural areas; investments for troops and critical military programs
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December 20, 2022
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Senate Unanimously Passes Two Bipartisan Veterans Bills Spearheaded by Tester
Bipartisan Tester bills to improve claims processing and support tribal veterans’ cemeteries one step closer to law
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December 6, 2022
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Tester, Moran Spearhead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Strengthen Mental Health Support for Native American Veterans
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November 30, 2022
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Tester Pushes VA to Deliver Health Care Relief, Honor Commitment to Native American Veterans
Continuing efforts to support Native veterans, Chairman reintroduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen the Tribal HUD-VASH program
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November 21, 2022
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VA Establishes Vet Center Scholarship Program Following Tester Efforts
Tester secured new VA scholarship program as part of his landmark Hannon Act to assist aspiring VA mental health professionals; Montana is home to five Vet Centers located in Billings, Great Falls, Kalispell, Missoula, and Helena
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November 18, 2022
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Tester Backs Bipartisan Effort to Protect Montana Veterans Filing Benefits Claims
Chairman introduced bipartisan bill to reinstate criminal penalties for predatory, unaccredited veterans’ claims representatives ripping off veterans
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November 17, 2022
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Tester-Backed Bill Honoring Late Senator Johnny Isakson Heads to President’s Desk
Bipartisan bill to name VA Atlanta Regional Office after former Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman
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November 16, 2022
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At Hearing, Tester Presses VA on Implementation of the SFC Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act
Tester continues to hold VA accountable in delivering quality care and timely benefits on behalf of toxic-exposed veterans and their families
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November 3, 2022
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Tester Statement on Preliminary Annual Veterans Homelessness Data
Early numbers from annual homelessness Point-in-Time Count show 11 percent decrease in veterans homelessness since 2020
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October 17, 2022
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Tester, Moran Push to Expand VA Telehealth Services for Rural Veterans on Hannon Act Anniversary
Senators: “VA must take action to ensure veterans in rural and remote areas have timely and convenient access to care and telehealth services.”