Baucus Unveils Proposals for International Tax Reform
WASHINGTON – As part of his continuing efforts on tax reform, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today unveiled an international tax reform staff discussion draft. The proposal — the first in a series of discussion drafts to overhaul America’s tax code — details ideas on how to reform international tax rules to spark […]
Senate, House Leaders Send Letter to USTR Froman on Ongoing Negotiations at the WTO and the Upcoming Bali Ministerial
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-Mich.) sent a letter to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Froman in support of ongoing negotiations at the World Trade […]
Baucus Says Trans-Pacific Partnership, Trade Promotion Authority Are Critical to a Job-Creating Trade Agenda
Thank you, Charles and Mr. Yonekura, for having me here and for that kind introduction. I’m happy to see Ambassador Sasae here as well. You’ve all done great work to strengthen economic ties between the United States and Japan. I appreciate your invitation to speak today at the Business Council’s 50th annual conference. This is […]
Baucus Pushes Administration to Fix Health Insurance Marketplaces as Quickly as Possible
WASHINGTON –In a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said the administration must keep up its efforts and fix the health insurance marketplaces as soon as possible. The Senator told Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius that the Administration must keep pushing and focus on repairing the marketplaces to guarantee […]
Baucus Statement on the Critical Need to Fix the Health Insurance Marketplaces
In February 1958, against the backdrop of a divided nation, a junior Senator from Massachusetts spoke at Loyola College in Baltimore. The young senator, named John Kennedy, said, “Let us not despair, but act. Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix […]
Baucus Welcomes Jason Park as International Trade Counsel
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today announced Jason Park has joined the Democratic Finance Committee staff, where he will serve as international trade counsel focusing on Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), customs and other trade issues. “I’m very pleased to welcome Jason to the Senate Finance Committee’s Democratic staff,” Senator Baucus said. “He brings a […]
Senate, House Health Leaders Introduce Bipartisan SGR Replacement Proposal
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), and House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), released a discussion draft outline to permanently fix the broken Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. The […]
Baucus Statement on the Urgent Need for Corporate Tax Reform
The famed author George Bernard Shaw once wrote, “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.” A few weeks ago, lost among the headlines about shutdowns and showdowns was another very important news story. This story didn’t receive big headlines, it didn’t make […]
Baucus: U.S.-EU Trade Agreement Has Potential For Huge Job and Export Boost
WASHINGTON –At a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the United States and European Union could yield huge economic benefits and create thousands of jobs across the country. He also highlighted the importance of passing Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) to help the talks […]
Baucus Statement on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Benjamin Franklin, who helped negotiate the original trade treaties between America and Europe more than two centuries ago, gave the following advice: “To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.” Franklin was our first Ambassador, becoming U.S. Minister to France in 1776, long before our nation won its independence from Britain. […]