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  • Tester Successfully Pushes Biden Administration to Expand Summer Hours at Port of Wild Horse

    Eli Cousin, Office of US Senator Jon Tester|Jun 12, 2024

    Following direct pressure from U.S. Senator Jon Tester on the Biden Administration, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that they will extend the summer hours of operation at the Port of Wild Horse. “Expanding the summer hours of operation at the Port of Wild Horse is great news for Montanans along our northern border who rely on access with our number one trading partner to keep their businesses running, make a living, and support their families,” said Tester. “I told the Biden Administration that reduced hours of operation simpl...

  • Tester to Biden Administration: Extend Hours of Operations at Ports of Entry in Montana

    Eli Cousin, The Office of U.S. Senator John Tester|Jul 5, 2023

    Continuing his aggressive push to fully reopen the northern border and resume full trade and commerce with Canada, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reiterating his request to extend the hours of operations at ports of entry in Montana. In his letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Tester specifically calls on the Administration to extend the hours of operations at the Port of Raymond and the Port of Piegan. “Earlier this month, I shared concerns I hear directly from Montanans regardin...

  • Tester Secures More than $47 Million for High-Speed Internet Connectivity in Montana

    Eli Cousin, The Office of U.S. Senator John Tester|Jun 21, 2023

    As part of his continued push to bring high-speed internet to Montana’s rural communities, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today secured more than $47 million from his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for high-speed internet projects across the state. The funding will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development in the form of two ReConnect Grants benefitting Lincoln, Flathead, Phillips, Roosevelt, Sheridan, and Valley Counties. “Getting high-speed internet to folks in rural Montana was one of my top pri...