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.
Apr 25, 2012
As we consider tax reform, we have an opportunity--indeed, an obligation--to improve the taxpayer experience.
Apr 25, 2012
Let us reform the code to give taxpayers more certainty and more predictability.
Apr 17, 2012
What galls me about this is, this waste, the extravagance, in contrast with a lot of people I met at home.
Apr 16, 2012
tomorrow 145 Montana Guardsmen will kiss their husbands and wives, hug their children, say goodbye to their friends, and get on a plane from Billings, MT to Afghanistan. Two weeks from today 95 more Montanans will do the same. Together…
Apr 16, 2012
I ask to speak as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Montana National Guard
Mar 29, 2012
President Kennedy said that ``to govern is to choose.'' When you put away the charts and graphs, budgets are about choices. These choices impact our children's schools, business owners' bottom lines, and families' paychecks. And they…
Mar 29, 2012
I rise to discuss the revenue title to the highway bill that the Senate passed earlier this month. Gandhi said: ``Truth quenches untruth.'' I rise to quench untruth. I understand some of our colleagues in the House have mischaracterized…
Mar 26, 2012
President Truman once said, ``Healthy citizens constitute our greatest national resource.'' Two years ago last week we passed the affordable care act. We passed it to help give every American access to quality affordable health care…
Mar 26, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that the following staff of the Finance Committee be allowed on the Senate floor for the duration of today's session and the debate on S. 2204: Juan Machado, David Sklar, Harun Dogo, and Avital Barnea. The ACTING…
Mar 26, 2012
the British statesman Edmund Burke said: All government--indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act--is founded on compromise and barter. Compromise and barter. That means give-and-take in order to work…
Mar 22, 2012
in Taming of the Shrew, William Shakespeare wrote: There is small choice in rotten apples. I am here to talk about the choice we have this afternoon, on voting for final passage of H.R. 3606. Over the past week, the Senate has been…
Mar 21, 2012
we mark March as Women's History Month, as a time of year for us to remember the valiant female leaders of our great Nation. One of them is very special to Montana. In 1916 Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to the United States…
Mar 21, 2012
It's a real honor for me to tell you how much we like Montana and how much this legislation is going to just help us in our State.
Mar 21, 2012
I think this is a no-brainer. There's no conflict. People worked very hard to make this happen.
Mar 21, 2012
Montana's Rocky Mountain Front is truly an outstanding natural and cultural resource of national significance.
Mar 21, 2012
I want to personally thank Senator Baucus, not just for his political support in introducing this bill, but also for really, truly understanding and sharing the passion of the people on the Front and our love for this incredible landscape.
Mar 14, 2012
If the United States passes PNTR with Russia, U.S. exports to Russia are projected to double within 5 years.
Mar 14, 2012
I would like to thank leaders Reid and McConnell for emphasizing the importance of getting extenders done. As we prepare for tax reform, it will be important for us to examine these provisions to determine whether we are getting the most…
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