Baucus Vows to Fight House Budget Plan to Dismantle Medicare
Washington, DC – With the House expected to pass its Budget Committee’s plan this week, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) vowed today to fight it in the Senate, calling it an unfair plan to end Medicare’s guaranteed benefits, undermine our health programs and give unbalanced tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans at the […]
Baucus Says Health Reform Is Saving Seniors Money, Expanding Coverage, Reducing Costs
President Truman once said, “Healthy citizens constitute our greatest national resource.” Two years ago last week, we passed the Affordable Care Act. We passed it to help give every American access to quality, affordable health care. People like Cece Whitney, from Helena, Montana know exactly how much help this law provides. Doctors diagnosed Cece with […]
Baucus Applauds Health Reform’s Record of Cutting Costs for Consumers, Taxpayers
Washington, DC – On the two-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) becoming law, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today cheered the progress the law is making. The law is protecting consumers, expanding coverage and lowering costs for seniors, families and businesses in Montana and across the country. Baucus was a chief […]
Baucus Says Ryan Plan Would Dismantle Medicare, Give Unbalanced Tax Breaks to Millionaires at Expense of Seniors, Middle Class
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) slammed a budget proposal released today by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) as an unfair plan to end Medicare’s guaranteed benefits, undermine our health programs and give unbalanced tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans at the expense of seniors and the middle class. […]
Baucus Pushes for Jackson-Vanik Repeal to Boost U.S. Exports to Russia, Create U.S. Jobs
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) pushed in a Committee hearing today for Congress to repeal the 1974 Jackson-Vanik Amendment and establish permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia to boost U.S. exports and create jobs here at home. If Congress establishes PNTR, Baucus noted, American exports to Russia are expected […]
Baucus Says Jackson-Vanik Repeal, Russia PNTR Will Boost Exports, Create U.S. Jobs
Catherine the Great once said, “There is nothing . . . so difficult as to escape from that which is essentially agreeable.” Russia joining the World Trade Organization presents a lucrative opportunity for the U.S. economy and American jobs. We can all agree on that. We must embrace rather than escape this opportunity. Russia is […]
Summary of the Senate Finance Committee Title to the Highway Bill, MAP-21
The Highway Bill (S. 1813) reauthorizes and fully funds the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), the federal funding source for roads, highways, bridges and mass transit projects. These infrastructure projects of regional and national significance ensure safety and mobility, create or sustain good-paying jobs, reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality. The bill invests nearly $14 […]
Baucus Helps Lead Passage of Job-Creating Highway Bill
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today applauded the Senate’s passage of the Highway Bill, the Moving Ahead for Progress for the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), which makes critical infrastructure investments across the country and supports or creates more than a million good-paying jobs. Baucus contributed the funding portion of the […]
Baucus Backs WTO Complaint Against China’s Rare Earth Mineral Export Restrictions
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: The Communications Office of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)Re: Baucus Backs WTO Complaint Against China’s Rare Earths Export Restrictions Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today applauded the announcement that the U.S., the European Union and Japan have filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization over […]
Baucus Lays Out Trade Goals to Boost U.S. Exports, Create Jobs at Home
Washington, DC – In a hearing with U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk today to discuss the President’s 2012 trade agenda, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) detailed concrete steps to expand trade opportunities overseas for American businesses, ranchers and farmers, boost U.S. exports and create jobs here at home. Baucus laid out three […]