Baucus Statement on the Resolution of Disapproval
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said: “Our capacity is limited only by our ability to work together. What is needed is the will.” I’ve just returned from a week at home in Montana traveling from Fort Benton to Billings to Bozeman. I visited with constituents from all across the state. At each one of my meetings […]
Senators: Report Confirms Financial Incentives of Physician Owned Distributorships Leads to Increased Surgeries
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Max Baucus (D-Mont.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said today that a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) shows a direct correlation between doctors who have a financial relationship in spinal medical device companies, known as Physician Owned Distributorships […]
Baucus Comment on Bipartisan Agreement to Re-open Government and Pay Nation’s Bills
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) issued the following statement today after the Senate passed bipartisan legislation to end the government shutdown and avert a default on the nation’s debt. “For the past several weeks, Congress has been stuck in a stalemate, unable to agree on a course for our nation. This political standoff […]
Baucus: We Need to Pay the Nation’s Bills, No Strings Attached
WASHINGTON – At a Senate Finance Committee hearing today with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) warned that Congress must reopen the government and avoid breaching the debt limit or risk plunging the U.S. back into a deep recession. “We need to reopen the government and pay the nation’s bills, no strings attached. […]
Baucus Statement on Need to Avoid Default, Pay America’s Bills
On January 27, 1838, a young state legislator named Abraham Lincoln spoke before a gathering in Springfield, Illinois. At the time, America was a deeply-divided nation and Lincoln warned that the greatest threats to the democracy were internal. He said, “If [danger] ever reaches us, it must spring up amongst us; it cannot come from […]
Reid, Baucus Introduce Bill to Avoid Default, Extend U.S. Borrowing Authority Through 2014
Washington, DC – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today introduced legislation that would avoid catastrophic default on the United States’ bills and suspend the debt limit until December 31, 2014. “Republicans and Democrats may have our differences, but we should not hold the full faith and […]
Baucus Statement on Consequences of Default, Need to Raise the Debt Limit
Here in the U.S. Capitol, we walk in the footprints of our forefathers. Walking these halls, their presence is felt at every turn. Just outside this chamber are the likenesses of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and dozens of statesmen, cast in bronze and marble. At the end of this month, a new leader will be added […]
Baucus Unveils Discussion Draft of Bill to Strengthen Adoption Programs, Welcomes Public Comment
MEMORANDUMTo: Reporters and EditorsFrom: Sean Neary and Meaghan Smith for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Date: September 30, 2013Re: Baucus Unveils Discussion Draft of Bill to Strengthen Adoption Programs, Welcomes Public Comment Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today unveiled a discussion draft of the Strengthening and Finding Families for Children Act […]
Baucus: Debt Ceiling Brinksmanship Must End, Pitting Seniors, Veterans Against Each Other Over Funding Not the Answer
On September 26, 1987 — 26 years ago, this very day — President Reagan faced a Congress playing politics with the nation’s debt ceiling. Knowing the catastrophic consequences default would have on America’s economy, President Reagan addressed the nation. Speaking from the Oval Office, he said, quote: “Congress consistently brings the government to the […]
Baucus Stands In Support of the Affordable Care Act
Mr. President, I rise today, as I often do, with a quote. It comes from a conservative leader speaking out about a new health care law. He said, “We’re against forcing all citizens, regardless of need, into a compulsory government program.” He called the heath care law “socialism.” He went on, saying, “Our natural, unalienable […]