Max Baucus

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 6, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on homeland…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 6, 2011, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing entitled, ``Perspectives on the Crisis in Libya.'' The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 6, 2011, at 9:15 a.m. in Dirksen 406 to hold a hearing entitled, ``State and Local Perspectives on…

I rise today to speak to amendment No. 236 to exempt farmers, ranchers, and small businesses from EPA regulation of greenhouse gases. The science is clear: greenhouse gas pollution is causing climate change. Climate change is here, it is…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security be authorized to meet during the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 6, 2011. The Committee will meet in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office Building beginning at 10 a.m. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on April 6, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs' Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 6, 2011, at 3 p.m., to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 6, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 5, 2011, at 10:15 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Foreign…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 5, 2011, at 12 p.m. in S-216. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 5, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The Committee will…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 5, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Commerce, Science…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 5, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. SELECT Committee on…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Airland on the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 5, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I first wish to correct the record. I stated earlier that if the Menendez provision is triggered, the 1099 repeal will not go into effect. That is not correct. What I meant to say is if the Menendez provision is triggered, then the new…

how much time is remaining on each side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority controls 19\1/2\ minutes; the minority controls 8 minutes.

my colleague from New Jersey proposed what I think is a very reasonable amendment to the revenue provision of the repeal of this 1099 provision. I plan to support that. It is a good amendment. One of the key provisions in the Affordable…

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 5, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Subcommittee on Airland

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 5, 2011, at 10…

This is not rocket science.

You probably could get the money for it if that were your decision.

The proposals go along with the territory. If you are going to make grand statements, you have an obligation to back them up.

Because it is a problem. It is a real problem.

I think all of us have a moral obligation... we leave it in as good a shape or better shape than we found it.