Jon Tester

I think the people who serve this country deserve better.

It is critical that we get them done quickly and accurately.

Shame on us if we fail. These are real folks and struggling families behind those 500,000 disability claims.

It has been an urgent problem for a while and I wished we could have an immediate solution.

I think this is a very key moment for the VA on the claims issue.

Housing is a huge issue.

I think there is--all of Montana is rural, all right.

It would just seem to me that it makes just too much sense to say--you know.

I honestly think we are going to see some out-migration into real frontier areas.

Kudos to you on that. I think you get more synergy, a better program the more you can work together.

Does the White House bill take care of the appraisal problem?

Well, thank you, Mr. Gear. I appreciate your testimony also as with the two preceding participants.

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Unless we have community support for schools, we are sunk.

We have to have good teachers. We have a hard time recruiting teachers in Indian Country.

If we are going to break the cycle of poverty in Indian Country, we have got to have a good education system.

I have never said a good word about No Child Left Behind.

Question Submitted by Senator Jon Tester

Questions Submitted by Senator Jon Tester

What are the rebates that Federal Agencies receive used for?

This is one hell of a mess that we need to get our arms around, get cleaned up, and get the people held harmless as soon as possible.

That is our priority with me, to try to get them back in the system.

The best communication with these veterans is face to face interaction with someone who is knowledgeable, well trained, and willing to assist these men and women that we owe such indebtedness to.

It is critically important that we do not let our rural and frontier veterans lose out on the health care and benefits that they have earned.