Baucus Statement on Increasing Transparency to Lower Health Care Costs
President Franklin Roosevelt once said that the best way to address a problem is, “In the cold light of day, to analyze it, to ask questions, to call for answers, to use every knowledge, every science we possess, to apply common sense.” Journalist Steven Brill’s March 4th TIME Magazine article “The Bitter Pill: Why Medical […]
Baucus Comment on Report that Medtronic Studies Misrepresented Benefits of Bone Growth Treatments
MEMORANDUM To:From:Date:Re: Reporters and EditorsSean Neary and Meaghan Smith for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)June 17, 2013Baucus Comment on Report that Medtronic Studies Misrepresented Benefits of Bone Growth Treatments Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) commented today on a report that Infuse, a bone growth product produced by Medtronic, provided “little or […]
Baucus Applauds the Start of U.S.-EU Trade Talks
MEMORANDUM To:From:Re: Reporters and EditorsSean Neary and Meaghan Smith for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)Baucus Applauds the Start of U.S.-EU Trade Talks Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today applauded the announcement that free trade agreement negotiations between the United States and the European Union will begin next month. Chairman Baucus pushed […]
Baucus, Hatch Fight for U.S. Businesses, Workers Against India’s Unfair Trade Practices
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) joined together today to call on India to end unfair trade practices that are harmful to U.S. businesses and jobs and urged Secretary of State John Kerry to push Indian leaders on the issue during meetings in India on June 24. […]
Finance Committee Unanimously Approves Froman to be U.S. Trade Representative
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today led the committee to approve Mike Froman’s nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative by unanimous voice vote. The committee considered Froman’s nomination at a hearing on June 6th, during which Senator Baucus said the U.S. needs a strong trade representative on the job as Trans-Pacific Partnership […]
Baucus Says Child Welfare System Must Do More to Fight Sex Trafficking, Help Victims
WASHINGTON –At a Senate Finance Committee hearing today examining the growing problem of sex trafficking youth in foster care, Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said America’s child welfare system must do more to end this heinous crime and find appropriate ways to help victims. “As a nation, we have a responsibility to protect our children and […]
Baucus Statement on Preventing Sex Trafficking in Foster Care
Abraham Lincoln said, “If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.” Slavery in any form is an injustice that we must stop. Our country has fought long and bloody wars to end slavery, both at home and abroad. Unfortunately, not all forms of slavery have been abolished in America. Human trafficking, which includes both labor […]
Baucus Secures Administration’s Commitment to Renewing Trade Promotion Authority
WASHINGTON – At a Senate Finance Committee hearing today on Mike Froman’s nomination to be U.S. trade representative (USTR), Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) urged him to aggressively pursue an ambitious trade agenda that will boost U.S. exports and create U.S. jobs. Senator Baucus noted that Froman has key experience in recent negotiations and at forums […]
Baucus Statement on Mike Froman’s Nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative
William Shakespeare once said, “Nimble thought can jump both sea and land.” The Office of the United States Trade Representative brings both nimble thought and nimble action to bear on the complex world of trade negotiations and enforcement. And this nimbleness allows them to address the challenges of trade policy across sea and land. USTR […]
Baucus Welcomes Kara Getz as New Tax Counsel
Washington– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today named Kara Getz as Tax Counsel for the committee where she will work on taxation and pension issues. “I’m proud to welcome Kara to the Senate Finance Committee’s tax team,” Senator Baucus said. “Her years of experience advising members of Congress will be a real asset […]