Jon Tester actually said...

"the Recovery Act's transparency provisions build on efforts that I have been doing, going back to 2007, to bring more accountability and transparency to government."

"I pushed your agency to get some money out to some water projects along the Northern Tier."

"It is critically important. In these tough economic conditions, the Recovery Act in Montana is already working to rebuild the economy from the ground up with infrastructure projects."

"Our unemployment rate there is approaching 16 percent, very serious because of the wood products industries is in the tank."