Jon Tester News

WASHINGTON - Amtrak officials felt like an unwelcome relative throughout President George Bush's two terms, and even feared for the railroad's existence after he threatened to shut it down.

Everywhere I've been over the last few weeks, hundreds of folks have gone out of their way on Main Streets in Montana to talk with me about the economy.

Joined by tribal and community members, Senator Jon Tester kicked off Montana's early voting period at the Obama campaign office in Pablo last Monday.

Here's how area members of Congress voted on recent major roll calls. House FINANCIAL BAILOUT: Voting 263 for and 171 against, the House on Oct.

WPCNR NEWS COMMENT. By John F. Bailey. September 24, 2008: It was very revealing watching the Senate Banking Committee Hearings yesterday on C-Span. A little too revealing.

The payout is rising for Montana in its new role of compensating for livestock losses to wolves, with some uncertainty about where this year's tally will stop.

Senator Jon Tester was in Great Falls speaking with farmers and ranchers about the new farm bill and stumping for Democrat presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama.

NCBA voices its concerns after a bill to change the Beef Checkoff was proposed to the Senate Agricultural Committee for consideration.

Listen to Denny Rehberg's comments on his second 'no' vote on financial bailout legislation .

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., with strong support from R-CALF USA and other industry stakeholders, recently introduced the Beef Checkoff Modernization Act , which not only will allow a portion of National Beef ...

Associated Press Here is a sampling of outrageous, unusual, depressing and uplifting stories from the Associated Press during the past week or so ... Man arrested after baby found sitting on drugs Source: AP - ...

State Democratic Party Chairman Dennis McDonald said Thursday he was "proud" of Republican Rep.

Congress is requiring Amtrak to consider restoring a southern Montana route that disappeared almost 30 years ago.

National Guard and reserve members are more likely than active-duty Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans to have disability claims denied and more likely to receive the lowest possible disability ratings - even ...

The Senate approved a bill 74 to 25 late Wednesday that is designed to stabilize the financial markets.

UPDATE 10/01/08 : It is being reported that Senator Jon Tester will vote against the bailout.

Jon Tester pledged moments ago he would vote against a $700 billion bailout of the nation's financial sector, saying the plan contains no regulations to prevent a future meltdown and may not even work to ...

The U.S. Cattlemen's Association today hailed Senator Jon Tester's introduction of the Beef Checkoff Modernization Act in the U.S. Senate.

Two items of note came out of Monday's sometimes-heated conversation among Missoula County Commissioners and officials from Plum Creek Timber Co.

The House of Representatives voted against a proposed $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan Monday, saying they will come back and work on another plan later in the week.