Jon Tester

I rise today to talk about amendment No. 3749, the Tester-Hutchison amendment. Before I talk about this amendment, I want to thank Chairman Dodd for his work on a very strong Wall Street reform bill. I think his work has been very much…

How does anybody ever get anything done here if they do not have an advocate?

I joined Senator Murray on a letter to the Secretary of the Army asking some questions about the Army's Warrior Transition Units.

Our Montana congressional delegation, especially our Senator Tester, and Secretary Shinseki of the Veteran's Administration have been very accessible and responsive.

One of the things that I think is very important is everybody has equal access.

She has a powerful story to tell about what the VA is doing right and what the VA is doing wrong.

I rise today to introduce the Blackfeet Water Settlement Act of 2010 with my friend and colleague, Senator Baucus. The bill will ratify the water rights compact negotiated for two decades by the Blackfeet Tribe, State of Montana and U.S…

Glacier National Park, as well as many of the national forest lands addressed in this bill, are of national significance.

British Columbia has also taken their action to prevent future oil and gas mining developing in this part of the Province.

First of all, I want to thank Senator Inhofe for his leadership on this commonsense piece of legislation. It simply makes sense to do this.

Their action--the action by ConocoPhillips--is further evidence of the consensus that withdrawal of these Federal lands is the only path forward.

Today, ConocoPhillips, the primary leaseholder to the North Fork Watershed, has elected to voluntarily relinquish its interest in 108 Federal oil and gas leases covering approximately 169,000 acres.

Arguably, one of the greatest resources the United States possesses is its public lands, where we work and play.

ConocoPhillips should be commended, commended for their decision and their stewardship of this very unique special place.

Withdrawing future mining, oil and gas drilling, and geothermal development on federal lands located in the headwaters of Haskill Creek will help achieve this goal, and further safeguard our community's water supply for existing and future…

It is important to make sure that there is a level playing field for all filmmakers and producers to access to these lands where they can practice their profession.

I very, very much appreciate his vision and his commonsense approach to the area.

Americans love our national parks, and this legislation affords the opportunity for our generation to give our kids and grandkids the opportunity to experience a wild and scenic Flathead River--just as we have.

We understand that the existing, judicially suspended leases (in 1988) may in fact have little or no legal basis for being maintained.

Thank you for the opportunity to present written testimony in support of S. 3075, the North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2010, introduced by Montana Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester.

Senator Tester has introduced S. 1474 which among other things would designate over 86,000 acres of new wilderness in the Blackfoot region of the Crown.

S. 3075 offers substantial conservation benefits for one of the most spectacular watersheds in North America.

There's just some places, Mr. Chairman, in this country that we shouldn't develop, and one of those is on the west edge of Glacier National Park, the North Fork.

It's all about assuring our kids and grandkids to be able to get to catch a bull trout on the confluence of the North and Middle Fork.

I rise today to introduce the Second Amendment Enforcement Act of 2010 with Senators McCain, Begich, Bennett, Brownback, Burr, Chambliss, Graham, Hatch and Wicker to codify the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision District of Columbia v…