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Seemingly taking a page right out of the Mark Udall/Michael Bennet playbook, Montana Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Tester is running for reelection as a moderate who campaigns in cowboy boots and decries the extremism of today's Congress.
Senator Mark Udall today sent House Speaker John Boehner a letter urging him to allow the government to be shut down. In addition to Udall, 15 other senators--including Michael Bennet--signed the letter.