As liberal Senator Jon Tester officially files for re-election today, Montanans are reminded of his record of hypocritical rhetoric, broken promises, and 95 percent support for President Barack Obama's unpopular agenda in Washington.
Here are just a few examples of Senator Tester's harmful record, and the mile-wide gap between his words and his deeds...
From voting for President Obama’s failed $800 billion “Stimulus” debacle, to casting the deciding 60th vote for President Obama’s costly, unpopular healthcare law – the Tester-Obama record just doesn’t add up for Montanans…
On the third anniversary of their $800 billion “stimulus” spending binge, a new government report by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reminds Montanans yet again of President Barack Obama and Senator Jon Tester’s failure to create the jobs they promised while they drove our national debt to a record-high $15.3 trillion.
As the CBO reported yesterday:
Notably, Tester claimed the Obama stimulus would create “millions of new jobs,” and told Montanans “I think you're going to see job creation out of this bill within 90 days,” while his allies in the Obama Administration predicted the spending bill would hold unemployment below 8 percent.
But since Obama took office and Tester began supporting his agenda 95 percent of the time, America has instead lost 1.1 million jobs, and the country is in its 36th consecutive month of above-8-percent unemployment.
Citing his strong support for job-creating policies, the Montana Contractors' Association (MCA) today endorsed Congressman Denny Rehberg in Montana's U.S. Senate race.
"Denny has been a tireless advocate for economic growth and development that creates jobs and fosters a strong construction industry. We are pleased to offer our support,” said MCA President Russ Olsen, an owner of R & R Taylor Construction in Bozeman.
Rehberg thanked the MCA for their support in what will be among the most watched U.S. Senate races of 2012.
"My top priority is jobs, and the members of the Montana Contractors’ Association create good jobs here in Montana. I’m humbled to have earned their support and I look forward to continuing working with them to get our economy moving again," said Rehberg.
The Montana Contractors Association is a chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America, and represents commercial, industrial and public works construction firms throughout the state. More information can be found on their website, www.mtagc.org.
BILLINGS- Congressman Denny Rehberg joined other House members on legislation to quickly approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. Rehberg says the "Energizing America Through Employment Act" would add thousands of jobs and 1,200 in Montana.
The Republican says President Obama is putting off a decision until after the elections.
"That's putting politics before good policy," Rehberg said. "We need the pipeline. We need the infrastructure. We need the energy independence and the only way you can do that is the jobs that are created by the pipeline, and allowing us to put our Bakken formation oil on that pipeline and (Governor Brian Schweitzer) did a great job negotiating that on-ramp."
Rehberg says the bill would provide immediate Congressional approval to begin construction on the Keystone XL Pipeline in states outside of Nebraska.
While not asked about this bill, Senators Jon Tester and Max Baucus have expressed support for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in the past
HELENA - President Barack Obama's budget proposals drew decidedly mixed reviews Monday from Montana's congressional delegation, as even his fellow Democrats said they had some fundamental differences on the president's spending plans.
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, said he likes the emphasis on jobs, economic growth and attempts to reduce deficits over the long term - but that the budget should go much further in scaling back military spending and "nation-building" in Afghanistan.
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said he's disappointed that the president didn't present a stronger plan to cut the deficit over the long term.
And Rep. Denny Rehberg, the delegation's sole Republican, blasted Obama's proposal as a collection of "accounting tricks and budget gimmicks" that spends too much and includes tax increases on the wealthy and other revenue and regulatory proposals he said the president knows will not pass Congress.
"You simply cannot create jobs by raising taxes," said Rehberg, who is challenging Tester in the 2012 election.