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Senator Jon Tester's Public Statements on Veterans

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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April 29, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Reduce V-A Claims Backlog Washington, DC
April 26, 2013 Letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki - Call for Improved Emergency Care for Veterans Big Sandy, MT
April 24, 2013 Tester: 'On the Ground' Partnerships Will Help Veterans Washington, DC
April 18, 2013 Marketplace Fairness Act -- Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
April 12, 2013 Tester Takes Lead to Expand Education Opportunities Across Montana Big Sandy, MT
April 9, 2013 Veterans Join Senators to Call for Passage of Mental Health Legislation as Part of Gun Safety Package Unknown
April 2, 2013 Tester Improving Access to Care for Severely Disabled Veterans Big Sandy, MT
March 27, 2013 Tester Calls for Increased Pentagon, VA Cooperation to Reduce Claims Backlog Washington, DC
March 25, 2013 Klobuchar, Tester Introduce Legislation to Help Wrongly Discharged Veterans Get the Benefits They Deserve Washington, DC
March 20, 2013 Tester: Time to 'Stop Running From' Veterans' Mental Health Issues Washington, DC
July 12, 2012 Congress Unanimously Passes Tester Bill to Improve Job Market for Veterans Washington, DC
July 6, 2012 Tester Announces Assistance for Montana's Veterans Big Sandy, MT
June 21, 2012 Tester Applauds New Assistance for Veterans Seeking Transportation Jobs Unknown
June 20, 2012 Tester Increasing Health Services for Women Veterans Unknown
June 16, 2012 Billings Gazette - Montana Veterans Visit the National World War II Memorial Unknown
June 15, 2012 Tester Welcomes Inaugural Big Sky Honor Flight to Washington Washington, DC
June 13, 2012 World War II Veterans Washington, DC
June 12, 2012 Billings Gazette - 5 Mental Health Clinicians to be Hired in Montana for Veterans' Care Unknown
June 12, 2012 Senate Passes Tester's Bill Designating June 27 National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day Unknown
June 12, 2012 Tester Praises UM Decision to Reinstate Yellow Ribbon Program Washington, DC
June 11, 2012 Tester Giving Student Veterans, Schools a "Seat at the Table' Washington, DC
June 6, 2012 Tester: Yellowstone Co. Veterans Cemetery Another Step Closer to National Recognition Washington, DC
June 6, 2012 Tester Goes After Companies Abusing Veterans' Pensions Washington, DC
June 6, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Washington, DC
June 4, 2012 Tester Holding Schools Accountable Over G.I. Bill Misuse Washington, DC
May 23, 2012 Tester: New Roadmap Will Improve Mental Health Care in Rural America Washington, DC
May 18, 2012 Tester's Ceterans' Jobs Bill Offering New Education Assistance Billings, MT
May 10, 2012 Under Pressure from Tester, VA Waives Payments for Telehealth Visits Washington, DC
May 7, 2012 KBZK - Senator Tester Backs Effort for Proper Funerals for Veterans Washington, DC
April 23, 2012 Tester: Protecting VA Health Care "The Right Thing to Do' Washington, DC
April 22, 2012 Billings Gazette - Tester Holds Hearing on Veterans' Health Care Needs Unknown
April 20, 2012 Letter to Eric Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Bozeman, MT
April 19, 2012 Tester: VA Mental Health Hires a "Much-Needed Step Forward' Washington, DC
April 12, 2012 Email Newsletter Tester Warns Service Members and Veterans of Internet Scam Wolf Point, MT
April 12, 2012 Tester Statement on Leadership Change at Veteran Affairs Wolf Point, MT
April 3, 2012 Tester Helps Designate National PTSD Awareness Day Washington, DC
March 30, 2012 Tester Introduces Veterans Cost-of-Living Increase Washington, DC
March 29, 2012 Missoulian - Veterans Deserve to Find Civilian Jobs Washington, DC
March 29, 2012 Tester Statement on Vietnam Veterans Day Washington, DC
Feb. 22, 2012 Tester Protecting Veterans' Health Care from Budget Cuts Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2012 Letter to Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Department of Veterans Affairs and Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Department of Housing and Urban Development Washington, DC
Jan. 3, 2012 VA Grants Secured by Tester Will Improve Health Care for Rural Veterans Havre, MT
Dec. 20, 2011 Tester Scores Victory for Military, Veteran Students Washington, DC
Dec. 13, 2011 Tester's Bipartisan Bill to Modernize American Legion Becomes Law Washington, DC
Dec. 12, 2011 Tester Bill Protects Troops Exposed to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan Washington, DC
Dec. 12, 2011 Tester Bill Protects Troops Exposed to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan Washington, DC
Dec. 7, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Allison A. Hickey, Under Secretary for Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs Unknown
Dec. 6, 2011 Congress Approves Tester's Bipartisan Bill to Modernize American Legion Washington, DC
Nov. 30, 2011 Tester Advocates "Peer-to-Peer' Mental Health Care for Veterans Washington, DC
Nov. 16, 2011 House's Unanimous Passage of Tester's Jobs Bill "A Victory that Belongs to All Veterans" Washington, DC

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