montana senator jon tester. it's about an hour. >> now, it is my great pleasure to introduce united states senator jon tester. we are honored today by the presence of senator tester who will give opening remarks. senator tester a third generation farmer from big sandy, montana, and a former teacher, is a senior u.s. senator from montana. following election to the montana senate in 1998 senator tester rose to minority whip and minority leader before becoming president of the state senate in 2005. he was elected to the u.s. senate in 2006 and again in 2012. senator tester is a chairman of the indian affairs committee and also serves on the veterans affair, homeland security, indian affairs, banking, and appropriations committees and in