U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, speaks to a crowd of supporters in Helena on Nov. 4, 2024, a day before the 2024 election. (Photo by Blair Miller, Daily Montanan)
Montana’s senior — for another four weeks — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester told members of Congress on Monday that if he cried during his farewell speech it wasn’t due to an emotional reaction from finishing a nearly two-decade long stint in Congress. Instead, he would attribute any shed tears to being convinced by two of his staff members to play basketball over the weekend and the 68-year-old lawmaker from Big Sandy was sore.
It’s a tradition for outgoing Senators to address their fellow lawmakers before the end of their terms. Last week, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich, and Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.V., among others, marked the conclusion of their elected service…