Jon Tester actually said...

"I will tell you that it is a difficult issue, and it is an issue that being a libertarian tilt in the State of Montana, it is an issue that people are concerned about."

"The backlog is always a big thing, and we will be talking about the backlog until we get it down to a point where we do not have to talk about it anymore."

"I think it has got tremendous upsides."

"A great concern at the end of October was if the shutdown continued we would put at risk all the benefits checks that were already decided and veterans receive every month."