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Jon Tester is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Montana since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as veterans' affairs, agriculture, and healthcare throughout his tenure. Tester, who was born on August 21, 1956, has been known for his bipartisan approach and commitment to representing the interests of Montanans in Congress. He has played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including those aimed at improving the lives of Native American communities and addressing rural issues.
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If we are going to break the cycle of poverty in Indian Country, we have got to have a good education system.
We have to have good teachers. We have a hard time recruiting teachers in Indian Country.
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.
Mental health services were generally very tough to come by and many folks didn't understand how to respond to combat stresses, PTSD, and TBI.
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.
It seems a bit odd, as far as if we take individual by individual and not have guidelines.
Veterans in Montana expect you to check your party politics at the door and focus on doing what is right and we owe them no less.
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.
If we put all our energy into where the general population lives, we will not live up to our country's promises for all veterans.
Is there population levels that you see--and, I do not know, I mean, we are talking--you know, there is--I mean, I come from a town of 700 people.
I want to thank the panelists for being here, and you are astute in your analysis of the thoughts running through my head as the Commissioner was talking.
I think the idea of a sustainability group that is talked about for the regions for this education, where you bring together private sector, public sector, and others in a consortium to talk about these ideas, it is extremely important.
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