Max Baucus

I encourage Senators to not support this amendment, very simply because the committee has worked long and hard to try to find a balance here, to balance out interests of those communities on the one hand that want to have the right to…

I am pleased to be here considering legislation to give our States and communities the right to say ``no'' to out-of-State trash. That is basically what the major portion of this bill is all about--that is, enabling States to say, ``We do…

Mr. Chairman, here in Washington, people often lose the forest for the trees. I'm afraid we may be doing just that on Medicare. So I hope we can begin by remembering what life was like for older Americans before Medicare. The fact is…

I rise in support of this concurrent resolution. The concurrent resolution offered by the Senator from Alaska is, in essence, a statement of a basic American principle: free association, or our right to meet and speak with whomever we…

Webster's define a tax as a requirement to pay a percentage of income from property or value for support of the Government. So we can see that a tax can come in many forms--a direct levy, or a hidden fee that sneaks up on the taxpayers…

Mr. President, as ranking Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, I must oppose the Hutchison amendment. The reason is really very simple. It is because the Endangered Species Act needs to be improved. That is the reason…

And today I am introducing a bill entitled the ``Missouri River Water Control Equity Act.'' It will balance the equities between the upper and lower basin States. It will require a greater emphasis on recreation. And it will ensure that…

I think that North Dakotans should know that there is no Senator who has worked harder on this issue than their Senator, Kent Conrad. He and I have teamed up many times on this matter. And I must say it is a combination of working with the…

Mr. President, I rise this morning with my colleagues from North Dakota and South Dakota to discuss the Army Corps of Engineers and particularly the Missouri River system. We are here today to make our side of the story known on what is…

this is my third statement this week on why Micron Technologies should come to Butte, MT. I would like to talk this evening about a topic that is very dear to my heart; that is, fishing in the great State of Montana. The first line in…

my statement today is the second in a series on Butte, MT, and the attractions it offers the Micron semiconductor company. I would like to focus today on Butte's top-notch higher education facilities, particularly in technical fields…

today I begin a series of statements about a place that is very special to me, the city of Butte, MT. These statements will focus on Butte's economy, its people, its quality of life, and other special attributes of Butte. I will begin…

I rise to support S. 1, the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995. This bill will strengthen the partnership between the Federal and State government. That, in turn, will help us all do a better job protecting public safety and public…

Americans first heard about Yellowstone National Park back in the 1850's, from an old mountain man by the name of Jim Bridger. Bridger told about a place where water ran so quickly it heated the stream bed through friction. He said steam…

Defrosters. I wonder whether, if they are battery powered, the logger will have to carry a battery pack for the windshield wiper on the face mask or the defroster on the face mask because, as the Senator said, and as you know, Madam…

Washington bureaucrats are at it again. On February 9, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, otherwise known as OSHA, will impose rules governing logging operations out in the woods. Now, logging can be hazardous and there are…

I, too, would like to commend the distinguished manager of this bill, a former mayor of Boise, ID, home of Micron. We all are together. We very strongly support and are enthusiastic admirers of Micron and what they have done over the…

I think all of us want it to be a good, solid piece of legislation, and in putting it together, I urge my colleagues, those on the other side of the aisle, to give Senators who have legitimate amendments time to offer their amendments. It…

I ask my colleague from Washington, Mr. President, if it would be his intent every time a standard is developed for consideration, that we in the Congress would pass legislation for or against that before the goals panel got a chance to…

let me read you the opening line of a story in this morning's Missoulian: Phil Tawney, a staunch wildlife supporter, environmental activist and a Democratic party mainstay for more than two decades, died in Missoula, Monday afternoon of…

[Americans] are going to great lengths, thousands of miles to other countries, to avoid paying their fair share. In a metaphorical sense, burning the flag, giving up what should be their most sacred possession, their American citizenship…

first I want to compliment the Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid], and thank him for his compliments with respect to the lead bill. Everyone who is involved in this issue knows, however, that the primary credit for the passage of the lead…

I am pleased that the Senate is now considering the Lead Exposure Reduction Act. The legislation was reported by the Environment and Public Works Committee last October, and it is long overdue. It is the result of numerous hearings and…

my colleague from Montana has just introduced his version of the wilderness solution in our State of Montana. It is my very fervent hope that we who represent Montana and this country can finally resolve this issue. Montanans have been…

this amendment essentially creates a false choice. This amendment basically says either you are for funding the mandates or you are for sufficient Federal enforcement to the exclusion of the other but not for both, which is a false choice…