Jon Tester

The risk of a government default is real. The risk of a government shutdown is real.

I am hopeful that bipartisan talks can get going in earnest and that cooler heads will prevail before we come to a default.

I support the ongoing efforts of Senators Murray and Collins who will work with anybody to get the job done.

No corporation in the world would restrict their cash flow for the development or production of programs at the start of a fiscal year.

I support the ongoing efforts of Senators Murray and Collins who will work with anybody to get the job done.

In light of China's continued military aggression, that sounds plain irresponsible to me, but a majority in the other chamber proposes that.

I was one of 10 people that helped build the bipartisan Infrastructure bill, the one that's known as IIJA.

It sends a terrible signal to our soldiers, our sailors, airmen, Marines around the world when we do these CRs.

The National Environmental Policy Act's current regulations impose significant time and significant cost burdens with an environmental impact statement.

I think you know broadband in 2023 is like electricity in the 1940s.

This is an unprecedented indefinite hold on military promotions that has frozen over 60 nominations and can affect as many as 650 by the end of the year.

Inflation is real and it's a concern. This is an $842 billion budget.

The only thing that I would just say is that this board of directors did not do their job. Their executives did not do their job. If they got paid minimum wage, they got overpaid.

The only thing that I would just say is that this board of directors did not do their job. Their executives did not do their job. If they got paid minimum wage, they got overpaid.

The regulators had the ability to stop this from happening. They did not drop the hammer.

The regulators had the ability to stop this from happening. They did not drop the hammer.

It is also clear that the regulators were not dropping the hammer on these banks, and the executives, or the boards, even when the problems that supervisors had identified were not being addressed.

All the signs were there. I mean, all the signs.

Those folks responsible must be held accountable, to make sure that similar mistakes are not made again, because if they are not addressed, they will be.

Those folks responsible must be held accountable, to make sure that similar mistakes are not made again, because if they are not addressed, they will be.

All the signs were there. I mean, all the signs.

It is also clear that the regulators were not dropping the hammer on these banks, and the executives, or the boards, even when the problems that supervisors had identified were not being addressed.

I think it is really important that hydropower is part of the conversation.

It is clear that the management at these banks made poor decisions. They ignored risk factors that ultimately resulted in failure.

The regulators had the ability to stop this from happening. They did not drop the hammer.