Max Baucus

I think we lost. We looked weak in my judgment because there was nothing solved.

This is not a fixable Washington problem. This is a condition, like a chronic condition, that we are going to have to cope with.

I say to them if you were to get into war with the U.S., every part of the China dream goes right to hell.

We've kept the peace since WWII. We lead. We help solve disputes between countries, upholding our values.

We Americans pride ourselves on our western Judeo-Christian values and democracy.

I believe it's one of the more important questions facing our country today.

So from my perspective, all I heard is China complaining, frankly, that the U.S. is not allowing the technology transfer that they like under the U.S. Export and Control Act.

I did not ever hear anybody in China advocate the Americans should stick with agreements that you have to transfer technology.

Senator Baucus, the judge at the sentencing said you fell in love with this woman, you lost control. I am only giving you 7 years because you did not really harm the United States.

The Senate has yet to speak on those two Chinese initiatives.

We have to keep asking that question of the Chinese and of ourselves.

The Founding Fathers wrote into the Constitution a really crucial role for the Senate.

This is landmark legislation.

I loved this job representing the United States in China. It is the best job I ever had.

Sometime back, Senator Max Baucus, now the Ambassador to China, and I went down--we did not tell anybody; we just went down--and for 18 hours discovered the world according to Fidel Castro, and then also with an ag group trying to…

This legislation sets forth the much-needed Executive-Congressional framework to ensure that both branches of government work to achieve the strongest possible outcomes in our trade agreements.

Cyber theft by state actors is a major threat to U.S. economic and national security.

S. 715 directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer $150 million and any interest earned from the existing Reclamation Fund into the proposed fund annually through 2035.

The budget for the NIIP O&M has been reduced by more than $9 million to a paltry $4 million for the past three fiscal years.

We do talk a lot about helping to achieve parity between mental health and physical health, and we mean it when we say it.

We look forward to working with you to figure out how we really can fill the gap in retirement savings.

We critically need your help on mental health issues.

I hope that this practice will stop with Dr. Dynan's nomination.

The signing ceremony at the Interior Department was attended by Senator Baucus, Senator Tester and Secretary Kempthorne.

Senator, I am no real expert on China.