Jon Tester

Rehberg Should Focus on the Common Sense of the Tester Proposal, Not Dollars and Cents

February 10, 2012

I’ve been thinking more about Erik Iverson’s response to Senator Tester’s proposal for a ceasefire to limit the amount of money spent by unaccountable third parties in the Montana Senate race. Iverson, who has been running Rehberg’s campaigns and/or Congressional office for years, told The Hill: “This is certainly an interesting proposal by Senator Tester,” [...]

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Tester and Rehberg on Citizens United

January 30, 2012

Senator Tester, on NPR’s All Things Considered, today: “Well, I think corporations are a whole lot different than people. I don’t know corporations that can be put in prison. I do know people that can be put in prison. I mean, it’s a totally different entity. I don’t think the forefathers envisioned when this country [...]

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Rehberg Cashes in from Citizens United—Directly

January 26, 2012

Not only is Representative Rehberg championing the right of corporations to pollute Montana politics, he’s benefiting financially from those who were responsible for the Supreme Court decision to allow limitless, secret corporate contributions to campaigns: In a news release, Tester’s campaign will point out that Rehberg accepted a $10,000 donation from the conservative group Citizens [...]

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Rehberg Believes Corporations Are People Too

January 25, 2012

Senator Tester and Senator Baucus are standing up for Montana’s law and the relatively obvious idea that free speech rights attach to people, not multinational corporations, reports KXLH’s Marnee Banks. Representative Rehberg, on the other hand, likes the idea of massive corporate polluting the electoral process: Congressman Denny Rehberg won’t support the amendment. He says [...]

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Montana Blog Round Up 15 January 2012

January 15, 2012

Highlighting some of the most interesting and provocative posts in the past week at Montana blogs. D Gregory Smith pointed out, that despite constantly talking about his availability to Montanans, Representative Rehberg has been awfully unwilling to meet with them lately. Montana Cowgirl found it interesting that Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Hill would depict himself [...]

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Budget-Busting Dennis Compares Himself to Reagan

January 12, 2012

In announcing his bid for the U.S. Senate Erik Iverson Dennis Rehberg offered this fascinating condemnation of Jon Tester and comparison between himself and a Republican hero: He said the federal debt has almost doubled since Tester became a senator in 2007, that Tester voted for the 2009 economic-stimulus bill that "was a government solution [...]

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When Jon Tester Makes the New York Times…

January 10, 2012

it’s because it’s newsworthy that a member of the Senate lives a life like an ordinary American—and because he loves his Montana beef: An evening around their table is informal (dinner is served family style and everyone clears his or her own plate) and amusing, with the conversation veering from President Obama’s jobs bill to [...]

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Rehberg Abusing Taxpayer Money

December 16, 2011

The Montana Democratic Party has issued an official complaint against Congressman Rehberg for abusing taxpayer money. Recently, Representative Rehberg’s congressional office sent out this mailer. A quick glance and it’s pretty clear that tax payer money should not have been used to print and mail Rehberg’s response to this campaign. Maybe Developer Denny was just [...]

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