Tester Maintains Farmer Work Ethic Even During Long Congressional Break

(Big Sandy, Mont.) – As all hard-working farmers and ranchers know, there is no such thing as a day off.  Senator and farmer Jon Tester knows that and continued to work hard for the people of Montana even during the Senate’s long seven week break.

“Folks in D.C. could learn a thing or two from hard working Montanans,” said Tester. “We don’t quit until the job is finished, and right now there are a lot of things that aren’t getting done in Washington.  It’s time for Congress to roll up our sleeves and get back to work.”

Below is a list of what Tester has been up to—other than harvest—during the summer recess:

• Tester Secure Over $5 Million for First-Generation Montana College Students (7/18)
• Tester and Daines Continue Push to Increase Timber Volume in Montana Lumber Mills (7/19)
• Tester Visits Crow Nation to Discuss Water Compact (7/20)
• Tester Visits Billings Airport to Highlight Federal Aviation Administration Funding (7/20)
• Tester Announces $3.5 Million for Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (7/21)
• Tester, Daines Announce Support for Bill to Preserve Tribal Culture (7/21)
• Tester Announces Nearly $5 Million for Early Childhood Education in Indian Country (7/21)
• Tester Calls on Congress to Improve Health Care in Rural Montana (7/21)
• Tester Demands Justice for Veterans Living with PTSD (7/22)
• Tester Announces $2.6 Million for CSKT’s Head Start Program (7/25)
• Tester Announces Funding for Telehealth Initiative in Billings (7/25)
• Tester Announces Funding to Help Connect Patients, Physicians in Rural Montana (7/25)
• Tester Fights Federal Regulation, Urges Local Control of Schools (8/1)
• Tester Statement on Wildfires Flaring in Montana (8/3)
• Tester Visits Roaring Lion Wildfire Command Center (8/3)
• Tester Meets with Veterans Integrated Service Network Director Gigliotti (8/3)
• Tester Visits Young Scholars At MSU Talks Pell Grants (8/3)
• Tester Addresses Montana State Council of Professional Fire Fighters (8/3)
• Tester Skewers Administration’s Brazilian Beef Decision (8/8)
• Western Senators Push for Increased Public Access to Great Outdoors (8/12)
• Tester Announces Funding to Help Put Veterans to Work (8/12)
• Tester, Ernst Push Department of Defense to Address Suicide Problem Plaguing the National Guard (8/15)
• Tester Hands Out Military Medals to Veterans (8/17)
• Tester Works to Protect Libby From Wildfire Risk, Hold Corporations Accountable (8/18)
• Tester Holds Blue Cross Blue Shield Accountable for Proposed Rate Increases (8/18)
• Tester Pushes Back Against Social Security’s Discriminatory Policy  (8/19)
• Tester Wished Senator Steve Daines Happy Birthday (8/19)
• Tester Learned About Wildfire Fighting Efforts Firsthand (8/19)
• Tester Voices Support for Agriculture Conservation Project (8/24)
• Tester Joins Montanans to Celebrate the 100^th Anniversary of the National Park Service (8/25)
• Tester Visits With Montana Standard Editorial Board (8/25)
• Tester Tours Livingston Food Resource Center (8/25)
• Tester Demands Answers About New Background Investigations Bureau  (8/26)
• Tester Breaks Ground At Butte’s Bert Mooney Airport (8/26)
• Tester Shoots Down Obama Administration’s Burdensome Gun Regulations (8/29)
• Tester Holds Roundtable to Seek Feedback from Timber, Ranchers, and Conservationists on Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Project (8/30)
• Tester Fights to Hold EpiPen Manufacturer Accountable, Demands Drug Company Lower the Price of Life-Saving Treatment (8/30)
• Tester Visits Associated Students of University of Montana Child Care Center (8/30)
• Tester Talks With Missoulian Editorial Board (8/30)
• Tester Stands With Columbia Falls Families and Demands Answers from Weyerhaeuser (8/31)
• Tester Announces Resources for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors (8/31)
• Tester Calls on EPA to Better Protect Families and Workers from Asbestos (8/31)
• Tester Announces $853,333 Investment in Montana’s Manufacturing Industry (8/31)
• Tester Visits I-15 Overpass Project (8/31)
• Tester Tours Shodair Children’s Hospital (8/31)