Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) spoke on the Senate floor today in support of preserving the Postal Service and of a moratorium on postal facility closures. December 4, 2014 – (U.S. Senate) – With the Postal Service and some members of Congress giving the green light to […]
(U.S. Senate) – Senator Jon Tester today released the following statement after the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors announced Megan Brennan will replace Patrick Donahoe as Postmaster General in February 2015: “I look forward to meeting Ms. Brennan and hearing her views on how to keep the Postal Service solvent while ensuring strong delivery […]
October 28 2014 (BIG SANDY, Mont.) – – Senator Jon Tester today released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office released its report on the effects of the U.S. Postal Service’s changes to mail delivery standards: “Reducing mail delivery standards reduces Americans’ faith in the Postal Service and jeopardizes the Service’s future. This report […]
Sept. 4 – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has added his crucial backing to calls for a one-year moratorium on U.S. Postal Service plans to close up to 82 mail processing plants, slow down mail delivery and eliminate up to 15,000 jobs. Reid added his signature to those of 50 other senators who signed […]
HELENA, Mont.) – Senator Jon Tester is taking another shot at making sure that Duck Stamps can still fulfill their original purpose: preserving wetlands and supporting Montana’s sportsmen and women. Tester, the former Chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, this week introduced legislation to increase the price of the Federal Duck Stamp to $25. The […]
Senator’s bill will protect six-day delivery, rural post offices (US SENATE)—Senator John Walsh today cosponsored the Postal Service Protection Act to modernize the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to protect six-day delivery, overnight delivery standards, and protect rural post offices. Walsh’s support for the Postal Service comes at a time when the U.S. House of Representatives […]
Tester slamming revolving door shut (U.S. SENATE) – Senator Jon Tester is introducing the Close the Revolving Door Act to permanently ban retired lawmakers from lobbying Congress. Tester, a transparency and accountability leader, says the bill will go a long way to restore public trust in government. “Too many Montanans think back room deals in […]
(U.S. SENATE) – In 1977, when 20-year-old Jon Tester was about to take over his family’s farm outside Big Sandy, Montana, the federal government took 61 days to process federal workers’ retirement papers by hand. Thirty-seven years later, Tester is now the senior U.S. Senator for Montana, but the federal government – despite the nation’s […]
(U.S. SENATE) – Senator Jon Tester, a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, is introducing new legislation to make sure the veterans disability claims backlog continues to decline and that more veterans get their benefits in a timely manner. Tester’s bill, the 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act, builds on the Senator’s previous work […]
(U.S. SENATE) – On a day usually reserved for chocolates and flowers, Senator Jon Tester is sending the Postmaster General a different kind of Valentine: a letter sharing Montanans’ frustrations with inadequate mail service.