Jan 26, 2010
I ask unanimous consent that my amendment No. 3300 be modified with the modification I send to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Udall of New Mexico). Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 3300), as modified, is as…
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.
Congressional Record · 2010-01-26
Jan 26, 2010
This modification, which I make on behalf of Senator Grassley and myself, would make clear that changes to Social Security taxes would be off the table, as well. The Parliamentarian's Office has advised us that this is how the Chair would…
Jan 26, 2010
Thank you, Mr. President. I thank the Senator from New Hampshire, Mr. Gregg. There is a real reason why it is important to protect Social Security. Social Security is probably the most successful social program this Congress, this country…
Jan 26, 2010
Mr. President, I am happy to learn from the Senator from North Dakota he favors my amendment or at least he says it would not cause any injustice to his central mission. My main point is, the regular order does work here. In 1990, 1993…
Jan 26, 2010
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on January 26, 2010 at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Intelligence…
Jan 25, 2010
Mr. President, today is the Senate's fourth day of consideration of the joint resolution to increase the debt limit. I remind my colleagues this is the legislation that allows the government to honor its commitments to pay its bills. Four…
Jan 25, 2010
Mr. President, I will briefly explain my amendment. This amendment would achieve all of the same objectives of the Conrad-Gregg amendment but with one exception, and this is an important exception. In the amendment I just offered, there…
Jan 25, 2010
I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The text of the amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'')
Jan 25, 2010
Pursuant to the previous order, I send an amendment to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Montana [Mr. Baucus] proposes an amendment numbered 3306 to amendment…
Jan 25, 2010
Mr. President, I join in today with my colleagues Senators Bill Nelson, Bob Menendez, George LeMieux, and Chuck Grassley in support of the Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act. This bill will provide much-needed…
Jan 25, 2010
Mr. President, Dr. Laurence Peter, the educator who came up with the Peter Principle, once said: Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the [person] who will get the blame. In a democracy, that is the people's right…
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