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Senator leads nearly one-third of Senate in bipartisan defense of Country of Origin Labeling Senator Jon Tester’s haircut may be from the 1950s, but he knows that being COOL never gets old. COOL – Country of Origin Labeling – allows American families to know where the meat they buy at the store is raised and processed. Tester is a staunch supporter of the rule, saying that consumers have the right to know where their food comes from and that U.S. producers have the right to market their livestock as born and raised in America. But with the p...
Senator Jon Tester today announced that new resources are headed to Montana to prevent livestock loss caused by wolves. The funds come from a U.S. Fish and Wildlife initiative created by Tester’s bipartisan Wolf Livestock Loss Mitigation Act. The 2009 law boosts Montana’s state-run livestock loss fund, which repays Montana ranchers the full market value of animals killed by wolves and helps ranchers prevent future wolf attacks through non-lethal means. “Wolves are part of Montana’s landscape, but we can’t afford to have them threatening our ran...
Senator Jon Tester (D–Mont.), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security subcommittee that oversees federal programs, today announced he will be holding a field hearing in the Bakken this week. The hearing will take an in-depth look at infrastructure and law enforcement needs in the rapidly growing region and examine the best ways to support local communities, businesses and families. The Bakken: Examining Efforts to Address Law Enforcement, Infrastructure, and Economic Development Needs The event will be Friday, September 26, at 9:00 am MT. T...
Senator Jon Tester today announced that eastern Montana will receive more resources to fight domestic and sexual violence in the Bakken region. The support comes from the Violence Against Women Act’s (VAWA) Bakken Regional Initiative, which aims to reduce domestic violence and offer increased support to survivors in the growing region. The grants to reduce sexual violence will go to: · Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence - $750,000 · Fort Peck Assiniboine And Sioux Tribes - $689,823 Tester is a strong supporter of the Violenc...
Senators want Canada to update trade policy, pay farmers a ‘fair price’ Senators Jon Tester and Max Baucus want America’s top trade officials to make sure Canada gives Montana wheat growers a fair shake come harvest time this summer. Tester, a dryland farmer, and Baucus, a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and chairman of the Senate committee that oversees international trade, recently told U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk that Canadian officials are using outdated wheat gradi...
