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Senator Jon Tester's Public Statements on Agriculture and Food

Jon Tester
Full Name: Jon Tester
Office: U.S. Senate (MT) - Jr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2018
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Sharla; 2 Children: Christine, Shon
Birth Date: 08/21/1956
Birth Place: Havre, MT
Home City: Big Sandy, MT

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March 13, 2013 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 Washington, DC
March 12, 2013 Johnson, Tester and Enzi Applaud USDA on Country of Origin Labeling Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2013 Tester, Baucus Demand Fair Shake for Montana Wheat Growers Washington, DC
Dec. 21, 2012 Letter to Chairwoman Stabenow and Ranking Member Roberts - Energy Production Washington, DC
July 9, 2012 Tester, Baucus to USDA: Support Montana Ag Producers During Drought Washington, DC
June 20, 2012 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 Washington, DC
June 19, 2012 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 Washington, DC
June 13, 2012 Flood Insurance and Modernization Act Washington, DC
March 28, 2012 Tester's Bill Blocks Proposal to Restrict Young Agriculture Workers Washington, DC
Feb. 29, 2012 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act Washington, DC
Feb. 10, 2012 Letter to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Department of Agriculture and Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Unknown
Dec. 21, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Hilda L. Solis, Secretary U.S. Department of Labor Deer Lodge, MT
Oct. 31, 2011 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture Unknown
Oct. 25, 2011 Letter to Hilda L. Solis, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor Washington, DC
Oct. 20, 2011 Agricultural, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, And Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012 Washington, DC
June 14, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, US Department of Agriculture Washington, DC
March 27, 2011 Bozeman Daily Chronicle - Official Says American Agriculture Healping Lead Economic Recovery Unknown
March 26, 2011 NBC Montana - Deputy Sec. Of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan Speaks At MSU Unknown
March 21, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Thomas Vilsack, Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Tom Tidwell, United States Forest Service Fairfield, MT
March 8, 2011 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
Feb. 16, 2011 Letter to the Honorable Lisa Jackson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Washington, DC
Oct. 14, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, Department of Agriculture Washington, DC
June 23, 2010 Letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Washington, DC
June 22, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture Unknown
Dec. 21, 2009 Letter To The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department Of Agriculture And Ron Kirk, Ambassador, Office Of The United States Trade Representative Washington, DC
Nov. 25, 2009 Letter To The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department Of Agriculture Unknown
Oct. 14, 2009 Tester Hires Conrad Farmer As Agriculture Liaison Washington, D.C.
Aug. 4, 2009 Senate Passes Tester-Enzi Plan To Strip Animal ID Funding Washington, DC
April 30, 2009 Hearing Of The Senate Appropriations Committee - The President's FY 2009 War Supplemental Request Washington, DC
April 3, 2009 Interview: Western Montana InBusiness Monthly Unknown
March 17, 2009 Letter to Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, Department of the Treasury Washington, DC
Sept. 25, 2008 Letter to Ed Schafer, Secretary of Agriculture, Re: Revisit COOL Rule Washington, DC
Sept. 10, 2008 Letter to Ed Schafer, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Re: 'Simple Correction' to COOL Rules Washington, DC
Dec. 13, 2007 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 -- Continued Washington, DC
Nov. 6, 2007 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 Washington, DC
Oct. 31, 2007 Tester Response to Agriculture Secretary Nomination Washington, DC
Sept. 25, 2007 Letter to Senator Tom Harkin, Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Washington, DC
Aug. 2, 2007 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
May 3, 2007 Tester Bill a 'Win-Win-Win Situation' for Montana Agriculture, World Energy Washington, DC

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