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Montana Senators react to passage of foreign aid bill
HELENA, Mont. (KUMV) – More than $95 billion in foreign aid was approved by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden.
The final hurdle was cleared on Tuesday after the Senate passed the package in a 79 to 18 vote. The bill consists of more than $60 billion to Ukraine and $26 billion to Israel.
Both Sens. Steve Daines, R-MT, and Jon Tester, D-MT, voted in support of the package.
“As Presidents Reagan and Trump showed, peace is best achieved through strength; weakness in the face of ruthless enemies is a surefire way to start new wars that involve American troops. This bill provides critical, lethal aid to Israel as they defend themselves from terrorists. With antisemitism raging on our college campuses, it sends a very strong message to those who threaten Jews and chant ‘Death to America,’ that America stands with Israel,” said Daines.
While Daines supported the bill, he said he was frustrated there was nothing in there for the U.S. Southern border.
“Terrorists are crossing into our country every single day, but unfortunately, the Biden Administration and my colleagues on the other side of the aisle refuse to support policies that would meaningfully address this threat,” said Daines.
Meanwhile, Tester said he voted for the bill to counter foreign adversaries, including China, Russia and Iran.
“America’s foreign adversaries like China, Russia and Iran want nothing more than to take our place as the world’s leading military and economic superpower, and I voted with Republicans and Democrats to make sure that won’t happen,” said Tester in a statement.
Tester said he also secured an amendment in the bill that aims to impose economic sanctions on those engaged in the international trafficking of illicit fentanyl— chemicals used to make fentanyl— and would declare international trafficking of fentanyl as a national emergency. He introduced the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act back in 2023.
“This targeted, bipartisan package will keep Montanans safe at home by cracking down on the fentanyl epidemic that is devastating our communities, and it will strengthen our security abroad by countering our adversaries and standing firm with our allies,” said Tester in a statement.
The package could also result in a ban on TikTok if the Chinese-owned company doesn’t sell within nine months.
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French Montana Shares Rare Insight into Khloe Kardashian Relationship
Where Khloe Kardashian Stands With Ex French Montana More Than 10 Years After Breakup
French Montana is done keeping up with reality TV.
In fact, he only agreed to appear on Keeping Up With The Kardashians and Kourtney & Khloé Take the Hamptons over a decade ago as a favor to then-girlfriend Khloe Kardashian.
“She said to get on the show,” he exclusively told E! News at the BET Awards on June 28. “And I got on the show. Shout out to Khloe.”
The “Ever Since U Left Me” rapper, who split with Kardashian in December 2014 after eight months of dating, said the experience was “fun” because her family kept it real.
“They filmed their real life,” he continued. “And we were part of something together that one time. So it felt great. It didn’t feel like work because they film what they do everyday.”
As for his future in reality TV, the 41-year-old said those days are over, shutting down any prospective offers with a simple, “Negative.”
Although the “Unforgettable” artist—whose real name is Karim Kharbouch—may not be returning to television anytime soon, he has no problem hanging out with his ex-girlfriend these days.
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Montana nurse and Guard member earns national Air Force recognition
GREAT FALLS — For Staff Sgt. Brianna St. Lawrence-Brody, service does not only happen in uniform.
Outside the gates of the base, she works at Benefis as a nurse, Great Falls Public Schools as a school nurse, and comes home as a wife and mom of four. For the Montana Air National Guard, she serves as a command post controller with the 120th Airlift Wing in Great Falls.
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Montana nurse and Guard member earns national Air Force recognition
This year, St. Lawrence-Brody was named the U.S. Air National Guard’s Outstanding Airman of the Year in the Non-Commissioned Officer category.
She said the recognition came as a surprise, especially because her path into the Guard started later than others.
“I joined very late in life,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “I joined the Guard right before I turned 40. So for me, every opportunity that’s presented, I want to take the bull by the horns and just run with it and do the best of my ability.”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she joined the Guard after finishing nursing school. She said she went straight from nursing school into helping open a COVID unit, while also working at Benefis.
She said that experience was the start of one journey, but not the whole of what she wanted to accomplish.
St. Lawrence-Brody joined the Guard for the opportunities, the challenge and to help build a future for her four children.
“It’s a little bit of a competition for myself,” she said. “Like, if I can do it, why not try my best to achieve it?”
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As a command post controller, she assists in helping move information during emergencies and major events.
“Outside, obviously, I’m a nurse. Inside the Guard, I have nothing to do with the medical field, which is kind of amazing,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “It keeps me on my toes.”
She explained balancing the Guard, two civilian jobs and four children takes support from her family, her employers and her unit. She said Benefis and GFPS have been supportive of her military service.
Her nomination included her deployment experience, training work overseas and involvement across the wing. St. Lawrence-Brody said she deployed to Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where she worked with an operations center supporting entities connected to Africa.
But, she says this recognition is not the finish line.
“This award, it’s not necessarily a landing pad for me,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “I want to use it as a springboard.”
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St. Lawrence-Brody hopes her story encourages others to keep taking on new opportunities, even when they feel uncertain.
“Get comfortable with being uncomfortable and be okay with doing things afraid,” she said. “I think when you get to be okay with doing things afraid, that’s where you’re going to find the growth.”
She has already won at the Air National Guard level, but she recently traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the broader Air Force Outstanding Airman of the Year process, which includes nominees from the Guard, Reserve and major commands across the Air Force.
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