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Max Baucus

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Max Baucus is a former U.S. Senator from Montana, serving from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, Baucus was known for his work on health care reform and tax policy. He played a significant role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act and was a key advocate for various economic initiatives during his tenure. Baucus also served as the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, where he influenced legislation related to taxation and trade. After leaving the Senate, he was appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to China, where he focused on strengthening U.S.-China relations.

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Feb 10, 1994

While I will vote for this bill, I will do so with great reluctance. In the last 5 years, we were hit by a number of major disasters. The Loma Prieta earthquake. Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki. The L.A. riots in 1992 and the Midwest floods…

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Feb 9, 1994

today we face a difficult choice. It is a day when the wrong choice is the easy one, and the right choice is the painful one. The bill before us, the emergency supplemental appropriations bill for 1994, provides aid for earthquake victims…

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Feb 7, 1994

I rise, along with Senator Lautenberg, to introduce upon the request of the administration, legislation to reform and reauthorize our Nation's Superfund law. President Clinton, Administrator Browner, Secretary Bentsen, and many others in…

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Feb 3, 1994

I wish to express my wholehearted support for the nomination of William J. Perry to be the next Secretary of Defense. Mr. Perry's eminent career both with the Government and in the private sector demonstrates that he is the man that the…

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Feb 3, 1994

I rise today in support of the Goals 2000 legislation because it is important to the effort of preserving our natural resources and environment. A strong educational system has many ripple effects--even on the environment. Environmental…

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Feb 3, 1994

I rise today in support of the Goals 2000 legislation because it is important to the effort of preserving our natural resources and environment. A strong educational system has many ripple effects--even on the environment. Environmental…

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Feb 1, 1994

I rise to discuss the provision in this bill relating to the Taiwan Relations Act and the 1982 Sino-United States Joint Communique, announced in Shanghai by the Reagan administration and the Government of the People's Republic of China…

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Feb 1, 1994

I rise to support the amendment of the Senator from Maine. The President, with wide support in Congress, signed an Executive order last spring which will govern his decision on renewing China's most-favored-nation tariff status next June…

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