Max Baucus

I can confirm for the Senator from Florida that the intention of this provision is to include all those components that would produce levels of energy efficiency sufficient to meet the standard laid out by this amendment.

The commercial building deduction is constructed as a performance-based incentive for energy efficiency. The bill does not specify which materials should be used because different buildings may require different components to meet…

on the face of it, everyone would agree, this is to give a stimulus, a boost, to alternative fuels, alternative fuel vehicles, and alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure. About two-thirds of the petroleum we consume today in America is…

Exactly. The State of Montana enacted the first broadband credit in the nation in 1999. It was the brainchild of one of our public utility commissioners, Bob Rowe, and of state senator Mignon Waterman and others in the legislature. It was…

The Finance Committee has examined this amendment, and we approve it. I think it is a good idea to encourage greater research into fuel cell development. It is clearly a technology of the future. The sooner we begin, the better. This is a…

In fact, the efficiency requirements laid out in this legislation essentially require that building construction include a combination of highly energy efficient property. Energy efficient insulation would almost certainly be included…

One of the big provisions is the Finance Committee-passed tax package which I believe members of the Finance Committee believe very much should be part of this bill. The Finance Committee has worked long and hard on tax provisions to help…

Ensuring necessary and affordable energy supplies, including ethanol-blended motor fuels and other initiatives, is important to the quality of life and economic prosperity of all Americans. Policies to achieve these objectives, however…

This amendment consists of the energy tax incentives reported by the Finance Committee. Let me explain why this amendment is necessary. The short term energy crisis has ended. But the long term problem has not. Earlier this year, at a…

At the end of the last session of Congress the Finance Committee reported three critical pieces of international trade legislation to the Senate calendar: An expansion of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act, an extension of fast track…

It is our intention to cover all types of aircraft, including commercial, chartered, privately-owned, or crop-dusting aircraft, to the extent the aircraft is otherwise eligible for depreciation.

I would agree that the relevant footnote merely restates the Internal Revenue Service's present authority, and is not intended to limit that authority in cases where modification of an approval is sought, and such a modification would be…

the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 contains a package of technical corrections to EGTRRA, the tax cut bill we enacted last year. Among these technical corrections is a provision that corrects an unintended drafting error…

this bill that has come over from the House has come over quite quickly and Senators have not had a lot of time to examine it and to work through the provisions of the bill. Personally, I think it is a bit rushed. Having said that, I will…

In 1993, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held in Transamerica Corporation v U.S. that, for purposes of the income forecast depreciation method, the anticipated cost of participations and residuals should be…

Farmers across America strongly support additional aid to our military to protect our national security. That is a given. It is absolute, automatic. But there are also farmers who have suffered tremendous losses. I ask my good friend from…

people can always use figures. It is true that over the entire period of the farm bill that number of dollars has been spent. It is also true that some disaster assistance has been provided to farmers in the past. But it is not true that…

this amendment will help farmers who have experienced very deep, strong disasters due to weather conditions. It provides desperately needed disaster assistance for America's farmers and ranchers. I begin by thanking Senators Enzi, Reid…

For every $1 billion dollars that goes into the highway program, 42,000 jobs are created. In an attempt to address unemployment concerns and immediate stimulus to the country's economy, I, along with others on the Environment and Public…

on behalf of myself and also Senator Smith of Oregon, let me make a couple of quick points. No. 1, we know our country needs a boost, a shot in the arm. It is not totally clear, but it is far better to provide a little insurance because…

again, to remind all Senators, this is a compromise. It is an effort on the part of Senator Smith of Oregon and myself to find the proper number of years of bonus depreciation. It is an effort to find the proper amount of reimbursement to…

I have looked at the Senator's amendment. It is a good idea. I support it. There are a few little wrinkles that I want to look at to make sure the definitions coincide with the definitions for income taxes excluded for combat zones and…

That shows we are starting to make progress toward an agreement on a bill to stimulate economic recovery. That was the small business expensing amendment which increased the ceiling amount available for business as to expense. We now have…

may I say how gracious my good friend from South Carolina has been today. Before we knew the Furman Purple Paladins and the Montana Grizzlies were going to be playing in the 1 AA playoff for the championship of the country, we made a…

just some basic points to clear the air and to get the facts straight. It has been suggested that we have crop insurance and why isn't crop insurance sufficient to compensate farmers and ranchers through disaster. The argument is made that…