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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.
I will yield a couple minutes to myself. Different States have different regimes. Some States decide they want to have income tax. Other States have big property taxes. Other States say they want to have sales tax but not income tax. There…
I yield a couple of minutes to my colleague from Montana, Senator Tester. I understand Senator Ayotte is going to yield additional time.
things are getting a little down to the wire here. How much time is remaining?
I think it is time for those on the other side to say a word or two. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming.
how much time is remaining on our side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana has 7 minutes, the Senator from New Hampshire has 7 minutes, the Senator from Wyoming has 7 minutes, and the Senator from Illinois has 5 minutes.
how much time remains on each side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana has 2 minutes, the Senator from New Hampshire has 5 minutes, the Senator from Wyoming has 7 minutes, and the Senator from Illinois still has 5 minutes.
I will inquire again as to the time remaining. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana has 1 minute.
I can't guarantee a time. Nobody around here can. But I think it is appropriate that this is an issue that should come up in the context of tax reform, which the committee is pressing very vigorously. We had a meeting today in the Finance…
I think this amendment is not yet ready. It is premature. This is a very complicated question, and I think there has been a lot of easy talk and a little bit of herd instinct here that, gee, because most States are not sales tax States…
I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
I ask to speak as if in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Baucus are printed in today's Record under ``Morning Business.'')
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