Baucus Says Medicare Trustees’ Report Shows Health Reform Reining In Costs
Washington, DC – Following today’s release of the Medicare Trustees’ Report, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said health reform is successfully reining in costs and keeping Medicare solvent for future generations of seniors. The report shows health reform extended the life of Medicare by eight years. A similar report released last week by […]
Baucus Comment on Social Security Trustees Report
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: The Communications Office of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Re: Baucus Comment on Social Security Trustees Report Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today stressed the importance of finding a smart, long-term answer for Social Security, following the release of the Social Security Trustees Report, which said the […]
Baucus: Health Care Reform Working to Prevent Medicare Fraud
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) released a report today showing health reform is making progress preventing fraud and abuse in Medicare. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) report outlines new enrollment screening procedures for Medicare service providers that are helping to stop fraud before it happens, rather than relying on the […]
Baucus Comment on the revised model bilateral investment treaty
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: The Communications Office of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max BaucusRe: Baucus Comment on the Revised Model Bilateral Investment Treaty Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) commented on the revised model bilateral investment treaty (BIT) issued today by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the U.S. […]
Baucus Pushes for High-Standard Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement to Create U.S. Jobs
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) pushed for a high-standard Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement today that will increase U.S. competitiveness and help American businesses create jobs through increased exports to some of the world’s most dynamic economies. At an event today with United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk, the U.S. Business […]
Baucus Comment on the Buffett Rule
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: The Communications Office of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Re: Baucus Comment on the Buffett Rule Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today urged his colleagues to drop their opposition to the Paying a Fair Share Act and allow the Senate to debate the bill. From Chairman Baucus: […]
Baucus Lauds Announcement that Colombia Free Trade Agreement Will Enter into Force Next Month
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus hailed the announcement today that the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will enter into force on May 15. Baucus led the fight urging the Administration to send the job-creating agreement to Congress and last year led the Senate to pass the implementing legislation for the trade […]
Baucus Announces Process for Miscellaneous Tariff Bill
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today announced the process for Senators to introduce individual bills for possible inclusion in a miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB). In the announcement, Baucus emphasized that individual bills must, in accordance with long-running Committee practice, meet specific criteria in order to be eligible for inclusion in […]
Baucus Says House Budget Plan to Dismantle Medicare Is Wrong for Seniors and the Country
President Kennedy said that “to govern is to choose.” When you put away the charts and graphs, budgets are about choices. These choices impact our children’s schools, business owners’ bottom lines and families’ paychecks. And they affect how we care for our wounded veterans when they return home from fighting for us. The House has […]
Baucus Calls on House to Pass Fully-Funded Senate Highway Bill to Create Jobs, Provide Certainty
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) released the following statement today urging the House to pass the Senate’s bipartisan, fully-funded highway bill. Baucus clarified that the bill is fully offset, replenishes money transferred from the general fund and leaves a cushion in the Highway Trust Fund at the end of its […]