Tester sides with Montana students, Rehberg votes against them
In 2011, after supporting significant cuts to Pell Grants, Rehberg famously called them the “welfare of the 21st Century.”
Tester’s latest TV spot addresses meaty issues
Montana farmer Jon Tester is so proud of Montana beef, he butchers it himself and takes it with him on his 2,000-mile commute to work.
USA Today – Senate considers entering digital age for campaign filings
“We expect to know what our elected officials are up to and who they are raising money from,” Tester said. If enacted, Tester’s bill could be implemented almost immediately and at almost no cost.
Great Falls Tribune – Montana’s processing centers may stay open
Tester praised the bill for protecting rural post offices. Amendments included in the bill would place a one-year moratorium on closing post offices.
Missoulian – Student loans: Tester supports extension of lower interest rates
“This is too important, as are a lot of other things, to turn into a political tool,” Tester said.
Jon Tester Calls for the Passage of Violence Against Women Act
The Violence Against Women Act provides assistance to victims and gives Montanans more tools in the fight against domestic violence and sexual assault.
Billings Gazette – Senate OKs amendments that protect Montana post offices from closure
“The bad (amendments) are getting beat and the ones that are important to rural Montana are passing,” Tester said.
Billings Gazette – Tester supports extending lower student loan rate
Tester spoke out against a doubling of the interest rate on federally subsidized Stafford loans from the current 3.5 percent to 6.8 percent that is scheduled to happen July 1.
Billings Gazette – Tester holds hearing on veterans’ health care needs
In tearful testimony, 27-year-old Casey Elder of Billings, a veteran of the war in Iraq and Purple Heart recipient, told of her frustration in getting the care she needs.
Rehberg a longtime supporter of push to repeal unisex insurance law
Rehberg’s belief that companies should be able to charge women more for health insurance dates back to his multiple attempts to repeal Montana’s non-gender insurance law as a state representative in the 1980s.
