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S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Senators Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Jon Tester (D-MT) and Mark Begich (D-AK) “held a press conference today calling on Republican Senator Tom Coburn to release his hold on a veterans’ health bill,” according to an entry on the Democratic Caucus Senate Journal. The bill offers assistance and improves benefits to wounded veterans and their caregivers. In [...]
FamousDC (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Democrats.Senate.Gov: Unexpected Guest, "Dr. No," Blocks Veterans Bill Democratic Senators Daniel Akaka, Jon Tester and Mark Begich held a press conference today calling on Republican Senator Tom Coburn to release his hold on a veterans’ health bill. Senator Coburn showed up to the press conference attacking him and sat in the front row. H/T Leon Wolf RELATED: [...] Related posts:...
S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | yesterday
... up and sat on the front row of the press conference by Democratic Sens. Daniel Akaka of Hawaii, Jon Tester of Montana and Mark Begich of Alaska.” Democrats “repeatedly cited Veterans Day, which is Wednesday.” About the legislation: Key provisions of the bill would provide a stipend and other support for caregivers of severely wounded veterans, improve health care offered by the government,...
Think Progress (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... clear before the chamber adjourns this week for a three-day recess. Sens. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Mark Begich (D-Alaska) will hold a press conference Monday to rally support for the measure . [...] In a floor statement Friday, Begich called on Coburn to lift his hold. Other Democratic Senators made similar appeals, but Begich took the rare step of naming Coburn...
S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
U.S. Representative Dennis Rehberg (R-MT) “met with Republican recruiters about a 2012 Senate run against Democrat Jon Tester on Thursday,” Josh Kraushaar reports. Rehberg, who was seen exiting the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s Capitol Hill headquarters Thursday morning, is the state’s lone representative in the House. There’s mutual interest between...
Intelligent Discontent (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Is Dennis spending all of his time on Facebook and Twitter because he is planning a run against Jon Tester? Politico suggests he might be: Rehberg, who was seen exiting the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s Capitol Hill headquarters Thursday morning, is the state’s lone representative in the House. There’s mutual interest between Rehberg and NRSC officials, [...]
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... and shipping costs for our farmers, our miners and our merchants," Schweitzer said. U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and Max Baucus said they also are concerned about shipping rates for Montana farmers and other businesses."Montana agriculture would be in pretty rough shape without the railroad, and vice versa," said Tester, an organic grain farmer. "No matter who owns the rails, we need to...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... and shipping costs for our farmers, our miners and our merchants," Schweitzer said.U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and Max Baucus said they also are concerned about shipping rates for Montana farmers and other businesses."Montana agriculture would be in pretty rough shape without the railroad, and vice versa," said Tester, an organic grain farmer. "No matter who owns the rails, we need to work...
