Finance Committee Members Express Bipartisan Concerns Over Proposed Medicare Rule
WASHINGTON – In a letter today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, were joined by 18 colleagues in urging Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to reconsider changes proposed for the Medicare Part D prescription-drug program. “The Medicare prescription drug program – strengthened by […]
Baucus Bids Farewell to the Senate
Let me begin by thanking the people of Montana for giving me the honor of representing them in the United States Congress for nearly 40 years. I want to thank President Obama for the opportunity to continue to serve the American people as Ambassador to China. I also want to recognize one of the best […]
Baucus Statement Reflecting on Tax Reform
To: Reporters and Editors From: The Communications Office of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Re: Reflection on Tax Reform Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) made the following statement today regarding the state of tax reform: “As I reflect on my time in the Senate, I am proud of our continued fight […]
Finance Committee Approves Karen Dynan to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Economic Policy
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today led the committee’s unanimous approval of Dr. Karen Dynan’s nomination to be assistant secretary for economic policy at the Treasury Department. “Dr. Dynan’s knowledge and expertise will be critical to the Treasury Department as she takes on this new role,” Senator Baucus said. “Treasury plays a […]
Baucus, Hatch Thank Mental Health Community For Input on Improving Care
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today thanked the mental health community for their responses on how to improve the mental health system in America. Last August, the senators sent an open letter requesting stakeholders identify problems and potential improvements to the mental and behavioral health care […]
Senate, House Leaders Introduce SGR Replacement Bill
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.), House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-Mich.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman […]
Baucus, Hatch Statement on the Ongoing IRS Investigation
To: Reporters and Editors From: Sean Neary for Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Antonia Ferrier for Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) Re: IRS Investigation Date: February 6, 2014 Chairman Baucus and Ranking Member Hatch have worked long and hard, in a bipartisan manner, to examine the Internal Revenue Service’s treatment of tax exempt […]
Tax Reform Staff Discussion Drafts
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) has released a series of staff discussion drafts detailing proposals to overhaul the nation’s tax code. While not a final plan, the staff discussion drafts are intended to spur a conversation about areas where Republicans and Democrats may be able to reach agreement on how to fix the […]
Finance Committee Approves Nominees for Customs, HHS, Tax Court
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) led the committee’s unanimous approval today of four nominations: R. Gil Kerlikowske to be the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection Dr. Richard Frank to be assistant secretary for planning and evaluation at the Department of Health and Human Services Judge Paige Marvel to serve a second […]
Baucus Backs Nominees for Treasury and HHS
WASHINGTON –In a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) backed the nominations of Dr. Karen Dynan to serve as the assistant secretary for economic policy at the Treasury Department and Dr. Richard Frank to serve as the assistant secretary for planning and evaluation at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). […]