Trade Promotion Authority: A Trade Tool in Pictures
A Bipartisand Trade Tool To Keep Congress in the Driver’s Seat American Trade Exports Generate $2.3 Trillion TPA Protects U.S. Sovereignty Trade Supports 11.7 Million Jobs TPA: A Tool for the 21st Century Trade Promotion Authority TPA: Transparency, Accountability, Enforcement TPA: A Look at What They’re Saying TPA is Good For Mainstreet U.S.A TPA: Promotes […]
Tax Reform Staff Discussion Drafts
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) has released a series of staff discussion drafts detailing proposals to overhaul the nation’s tax code. While not a final plan, the staff discussion drafts are intended to spur a conversation about areas where Republicans and Democrats may be able to reach agreement on how to fix the […]
Summary of The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 The conference report extends the payroll tax cut through the end of the year – putting a full $1,000 in the pockets of the typical American family over the course of 2012, ensures seniors have access to their doctors, and provides as much as […]
Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea
Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea The Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Colombia, Panama and South Korea under consideration in the Finance Committee today and on the Senate floor this week are jobs bills. These agreements will create tens of thousands of jobs here at home and provide an economic boost of […]
Grassley submits questions for committee record about taxpayer dollars for AIG, Goldman Sachs counterparties
Question for the Record Hearing before the Senate Finance Committee July 21, 2010 Questions for Richard Hillman – Government Accountability Office 1. What does Treasury need to do to successfully exit from TARP? 2. Will Treasury reach its goal for HAMP of helping 3 to 4 million borrowers? If not, how many borrowers do you […]
Baucus Comments on Secretary Locke’s Speech Outlining Plan to Boost U.S. Exports
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: Scott Mulhauser/Erin Shields for Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)Re: Baucus comments on Secretary Locke’s speech outlining plan to boost U.S. exports Chairman Baucus (D-Mont.) commented today after remarks from U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke reaffirming the Administration’s commitment to double U.S. exports over the next five years, which itsays […]
Baucus Letter Regarding the Taiwan Government’s Failure to Implement the Beef Import Protocol
December 31, 2009 President Ma Ying-jeouTaipei City 10048,Taiwan Republic of China Dear President Ma: I am writing to express my strong disappointment with Taiwan’s failure to implement the beef import protocol signed by the United States and Taiwan on October 22, 2009. I am deeply concerned about reports that the Legislative Yuan plans to pass […]
Notification from Treasury of dropping request to Justice Department on SIGTARP
The text of the letter follows: Dear Senators Baucus and Grassley, This is to confirm that the enclosed message from Treasury’s Acting General Counsel Bernard Knight to David Barron, Acting Assistan Attorney General at the Ofice of Legal Counsel, and Daniel Koffsky, Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the Office of Legal Counsel, was sent to […]
Section by Section Analysis of the Chairman’s Mark of S. 1607, the “Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007”
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and Editors From: Carol Guthrie for Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Re: markup of currency legislation – Thursday, July 26 Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus announced today that the Committee will meet onThursday, July 26, 2007, at 3:00 p.m. to consider a Chairman’s Mark of S. 1607, the “CurrencyExchange Rate Oversight […]
Baucus Letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt Urging Support for the Children’s Health Insurance Program
July 17, 2007 The HonorableMichael O. LeavittSecretary of Health and Human ServicesWashington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Leavitt: I regret that you felt compelled to write your July 17 letter threatening that the President would veto the Finance Committee’s extension of the Children’s Health Insurance Program — CHIP. As you acknowledge in your letter, CHIP “has […]