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12 Aug 2015, 6:41 am by Joy Waltemath
King, along with Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), said they worry most that small investors could be hurt by the DOL’s definition of fiduciary. [read post]
12 Mar 2015, 10:01 pm by Lydia Zuraw
Jon Tester (D-MT) voiced concern about inspectors misinterpreting food regulation. [read post]
7 Oct 2014, 10:03 pm by News Desk
“As the Senate debates how to provide funding for the federal government for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2015, we urge you to reject efforts to weaken or suspend [COOL] through any continuing resolution or omnibus appropriations bill,” wrote the signatories, who include Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Mike Enzi (R-WY). [read post]
27 Aug 2014, 10:04 am by James Hamilton
In a letter to SEC Chair Mary Jo White, also signed by Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Jon Tester (D-MT), he said that it is vital for the SEC to move forward in the near-term to realign the U.S. reporting regime for mining companies both for the protection of investors and the removal of competitive harm to domestic mining operations. [read post]
2 Aug 2014, 6:00 am by Tara Hofbauer
” Lauren Bateman highlighted news that Senators Jon Tester (D-MT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Mark Begich (D-AK), and John Walsh (D-MT) wrote a letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper noting their concern with the National Security Agency’s (NSA) understanding of Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. [read post]
27 Jul 2014, 12:43 pm by Lauren Bateman
Senators—Jon Tester, Jeff Merkley, Mark Begich, and John Walsh—wrote a July 24th letter to DNI Clapper expressing their concerns with NSA’s interpretation of Section 702 of the USA PATRIOT Act. [read post]
10 Apr 2014, 8:39 am by WIMS
<> Heitkamp Recruits 10 Democratic Senators to Join Her Call for President to Make Decision on Keystone XL Pipeline - Heitkamp (D-ND) recruited Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Mark Begich (D-AK), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Mark Warner (D-VA), Jon Tester (D-MT), John Walsh (D-MT), and Kay Hagan (D-NC) <> DOI Landscape-Scale Mitigation Strategy to Encourage Dual Objectives of Smart Development and… [read post]
16 Mar 2014, 1:16 pm by James Hamilton
  Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), Chair of the Subcommittee on Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs, said that many Senators support efforts to achieve meaningful reform of the federal regulatory process to make it more transparent and responsive to congressional intent.Senator David Pryor (D-ARK) said that it is time to review the foundations of the federal  regulatory system. [read post]
13 Feb 2014, 7:50 pm by James Hamilton
They join four  Democratic members of the Committee, Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Kay Hagan (D-NC) behind the bill. [read post]
26 Nov 2013, 10:01 pm by Dan Flynn
Jon Tester, D-MT, and Kay Hagan, D-NC, which raises similar concerns from the perspective of those operating small farms and facilities “with short supply chains. [read post]
18 Nov 2013, 10:23 pm by Dan Flynn
To his potatoes, Jon Tester has added some meat. [read post]
20 Jul 2013, 8:20 pm by James Hamilton
Senators Mike Johanns (R-NE) and Jon Tester (D-MT.) are leading a bipartisan coalition of Senators in introducing a bill to codify the Dodd-Frank Act derivatives end-user exemption for non-financial commercial companies that use derivatives to manage their risk and insure against extreme price fluctuations for commodities critical to their business operations. [read post]
13 Jul 2013, 10:46 pm by James Hamilton
 Senators  Mike Johanns (R-NE) and Jon Tester (D-MT.) are leading a bipartisan coalition of Senators in introducing a bill to codify the Dodd-Frank Act derivatives end-user exemption for non-financial commercial companies that  use derivatives to manage their risk and insure against extreme price fluctuations for commodities critical to their business operations. [read post]
23 Jun 2013, 6:30 am by constitutional lawblogger
Senator Jon Tester this week introduced Senate Joint Resolution 18, a proposed constitutional amendment to undo Citizens United and revoke constitutional protections for corporations. [read post]
10 Jun 2013, 10:31 pm by Helena Bottemiller
Jon Tester (D-MT) — an organic farmer who succeeded in carving out a major exemption for small farmers during the FSMA debate in 2010 — to introduce an amendment that would narrow the definition of the so-called Tester-Hagan amendment so that only FSMA-regulated food would count toward a farm’s $500,000 sales threshold. [read post]
14 Apr 2013, 9:00 am by Susan Schneider
 Senator Tester's impassioned plea to reject Section 735 on the Senate floor has been reprinted in a number of blogs. [read post]
7 Apr 2013, 11:53 pm by Gretchen Goetz
By Gretchen Goetz and Helena Bottemiller By March of last year, lean finely textured beef (LFTB) had reached celebrity status under the unfavorable moniker “pink slime. [read post]