Tester: A vote against bipartisan budget bill is a vote against Montana

Senator to vote for bipartisan plan

(U.S. SENATE) – U.S. Senator Jon Tester today released the following statement regarding his plans to vote for a bipartisan budget plan:

“Montanans expect bipartisan solutions from their lawmakers, and I applaud the majority of Representatives who understand that we cannot afford an economic default.

“This isn’t the bill I would have written.  But a vote against this bipartisan bill is a vote against Montana’s veterans, active-duty troops, seniors and small businesses, and Montanans deserve better.  A vote against this bipartisan bill is a vote against real spending cuts.”

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed the legislation this evening, with a vote of 269 to 161.  174 Republicans supported the bill.

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