Max Baucus

This needs to be done to complete these long promised rural water projects, and also to help address impacts to the MHA Nation from the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Project.

I applaud Senator Baucus and all of the cosponsors of the legislation for drafting a simple and straightforward bill to address this problem.

We fully support Senator Baucus' bill S. 3385--a Bill to Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to Use Designated Funding to Pay for Construction of Authorized Rural Water Projects.

reserving the right to object, I very much appreciate and admire the efforts of the Senator from Kentucky to keep proposing sanctions on Burma. In fact, the Senator will remember that 3 or 4 months ago I went out of my way to praise the…

I am more than willing to sit down and try to work this out, but at this point I think any attempt to split them out is to jeopardize the AGOA bill, and as I mentioned earlier, there are already thousands of women who have lost their jobs…

Because the administration and I want them both. Mr. McCONNELL. But the Senator can't get them both unless he can work this out with my good friend, the Senator from Oklahoma, who is on the floor and who may want to address this matter.

That is not what the Senator heard me say. Mr. McCONNELL. Then why did the Senator object to the request?

I do not want to belabor the point. The Obama administration is opposed to splitting the package apart. They are in favor of keeping the package as it is, and I think for good reason because the administration favors both Burma as well as…

I don't mean to belabor the issue. I see the Republican leader has left the floor. I have just a couple of points. One, I don't want the impression to be left here that this is a partisan matter. I don't want the impression to be left here…

I reserve the right to object and would like to make a statement. I am basically opposed to the Senator's request, and let me explain why. The Finance Committee considered this bill last week, and we passed it out of committee by a voice…

I very much understand the frustration of the Senator from Oklahoma, and I understand his reasons for objecting. In a perfect world, I might be sympathetic with his reasons, but this is not the perfect world. This is a world where we try…

Abraham Lincoln is quoted as saying: I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts. There have been a number of inaccurate…

I ask unanimous consent that Kirk Porter, Andras Varhelyi, Talitha James, Alison Albers, and Eric Hageman, staff of the Finance Committee, be granted the privilege of the floor during consideration of S. 3412. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Our colleges and universities have been given every opportunity for decades to do the right thing with regard to controlling the cost of college.

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

I think minds are made up. I just suggest that both sides yield back the remainder of the time and vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back. Cloture Motion The cloture motion having been presented under rule…

I would like to say a few words about the next vote, which is the Cantor amendment. The Cantor amendment, just to review, would give a 20-percent deduction to all businesses that employ fewer than 500 people. The 20- percent deduction is…

Mother Teresa once said, ``Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.'' Small businesses matter; they are the store fronts in our main streets; they are the idea creators in our technology sector; and they…

It sounds like it's a front. I don't it's legit. They've taken about $56 million from ordinary good Americans who want to help Americans, but then don't give any money to veterans. And in this case don't give any money to disabled…

It sounds like it's a front. I don't it's legit. They've taken about $56 million from ordinary good Americans who want to help Americans, but then don't give any money to veterans. And in this case don't give any money to disabled…

I rise today to express my disappointment and frustration that the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program also known as WIPA run by the Social Security Administration is being shut down today. Congress has not acted to extend this…

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…

But if we do pass Russia PNTR, U.S. exports to Russia are projected to double within 5 years, and that means thousands of new jobs here at home.

This is a 1-sided deal in America's favor, but only if we act.

Passing the Magnitsky bill, along with PNTR, will help promote the goals of both bills.