Max Baucus: “I would like to turn to discussing the vital contributions of staff who worked on this bill. We are very fortunate in…”

“I would like to turn to discussing the vital contributions of staff who worked on this bill. We are very fortunate in the Senate to be able to rely on the expertise and the support of so many talented and dedicated staffers whose efforts enabled us to finalize this conference report. This bill turned out to be unique because it spanned so many different issues. In addition to the ones I have already mentioned, my staff also had to work on pension matters, flood insurance, Federal trust funds, labor, and a range of other issues. All of this combined to make this a very complicated bill with many moving parts. Accordingly, I want to take this opportunity to publicly and professionally thank the following staffers for guiding this bill through markups in different Senate committees, negotiating with counterparts from the House of Representatives, and getting us over the finish line with a conference report that provides the American people with the good policies included in this bill: There was Tom Lynch, who worked on both the Environment and Public Works Committee's portion of the bill and the Finance Committee's portion. Tax Counsel Ryan Abraham, whose work along with Tom Lynch on the highway trust fund was key to being able to fund highways and transit projects under the bill.…”