Tester becomes first Democrat to co-sponsor Laken Riley Act after voting against it as amendment

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) on Thursday became the first Senate Democrat to co-sponsor the Laken Riley Act, which is named after the 22-year-old nursing student who was killed on the University of Georgia’s campus by a Venezuelan migrant.

Tester’s co-sponsorship of the measure is notable because he voted against it when it was offered as an amendment to a spending package funding the departments of Defense, Homeland Security and other priorities.

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