Baucus and Camp Plan Silicon Valley Stop on Tax Reform Tour
Washington – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) announced that on Monday, August 19 and Tuesday, August 20 they will visit two separate technology companies in San Francisco and the Silicon Valley area. The West Coast trip is the third stop in a […]
Finance Committee IRS Interim Investigation Update
MEMORANDUM To:From: Re: Reporters and EditorsSean Neary for Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Antonia Ferrier for Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)Finance Committee IRS Interim Investigation Update Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) released an Interim Investigation Update of their bipartisan investigation into targeting by the […]
Congressional Trade Leaders Fight India’s Unfair Trade Practices
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-Mich.) today requested the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) investigate India’s unfair trade practices that discriminate against U.S. exports and investment. Noting in a letter that U.S. exports […]
Baucus Statement on Nomination of John Koskinen to be IRS Commissioner
MEMORANDUM To:From:Re: Reporters and EditorsSean Neary and Meaghan Smith for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)Nomination of John Koskinen to be IRS Commissioner Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) made the following statement today after President Obama nominated John Koskinen to be the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service: “I am pleased with […]
New Report Reveals Doctors Pushing Cancer Patients Toward Expensive Treatments for Financial Gain
WASHINGTON –A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-Mich.) and House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) revealed a dramatic increase in the rates of […]
Baucus, Hatch Call for Input on Improving Mental Health Care
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called on the mental health care community today to share input on how to improve the mental health system in the U.S. “The lack of access to mental health care and the stigma of treatment are serious problems we have to […]
Baucus Welcomes President’s Request for Trade Promotion Authority
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) welcomed the President’s request today for trade promotion authority (TPA) alongside worker adjustment assistance, which Senator Baucus has said are critical to a successful trade agenda. The Senator announced his intent to move TPA alongside the worker job training program Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), which he introduced […]
Baucus, Camp Statement on President’s Tax Reform Proposal
WASHINGTON –Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) made the following joint statement in reaction to President Obama’s comments on tax reform in Chattanooga, Tennessee. From Chairmen Baucus and Camp: “We welcome the President’s recognition that our broken, outdated tax code is making it […]
Baucus, Camp Convene Kitchen Counter Conversation on Tax Reform
PHILADELPHIA – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) met today with Philadelphia area small business owners to hear the challenges they face in dealing with America’s broken tax code. “Washington is a bit of a bubble. We believe it’s important to get out and […]
Finance Committee Approves Tax Court, International Trade Commission Nominees
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) applauded the committee’s unanimous approval today of three nominations: Joseph Nega to serve on the U.S. Tax Court; Judge Michael Thornton to serve a second term on the U.S. Tax Court; and Scott Kieff to be a member of the U.S. International Trade Commission. “These nominees […]