Two thirds of Montana’s Congressional delegation, along with the Lieutenant Governor were all in Missoula on Friday for the groundbreaking ceremony of the David J. Thatcher VA Clinic on West Broadway near the Missoula International Airport.
Montana Senator Steve Daines joined a bipartisan group of senators in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday as they voted to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund at $900 million per year.
Montana’s senior Senator Jon Tester had his turn at the microphone on Tuesday to tell his fellow Senators about how he would vote on the articles of impeachment for President Donald Trump, and left no doubt of his intentions.
Montana’s two U.S. Senators have expressed support of an agreement with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes on a new framework for a permanent water settlement.
With an introduction by Missoula Mayor John Engen, Montana’s senior Senator Jon Tester addressed a very supportive audience at the Holiday Inn in Friday morning.
On Thursday morning, politicians, veterans, community and family members crowded into a narrow hallway to rename the Missoula Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic after the late Sergeant David A. Thatcher.
The government shutdown ended one week ago, and the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee met for the first time on Wednesday to begin hammering out a compromise that will hopefully provide border security and keep the government open.