Baucus Comments on CBO Unemployment Insurance Report
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and Editors From: The Communications Office of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Re: Baucus Comments on CBO Unemployment Insurance Report In response to a request from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released a report […]
Baucus Comment on the President’s Call for Action on the Fiscal Cliff
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: The Communications Office of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)Re: Baucus Comment on the President’s Call for Action on the Fiscal Cliff Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today made the following statement regarding President Obama’s call for action on […]
Statement Regarding the Russian Duma’s Vote on Agreement to Join the WTO
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and Editors From: The Communications Office of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Re: Statement Regarding the Russian Duma’s Vote on Agreement to Join the WTO Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) released the following statement today regarding the news that Russia’s lower house […]
Baucus Says Highway Investments Will Mean Economic Growth, Jobs
Laying out his vision for the 1990 Highway Bill, President George H.W. Bush said, “No sector is more important to the American economy … as world trade grows even larger, as we continue our leadership in an increasingly global society, we will become even more dependent on transportation than we are today.” President Bush gave […]
Baucus Comments on Unemployment Insurance
Our economy is moving in the right direction. Unemployment is down to 8.5 percent – the lowest level in nearly two years. However, there are still 13.1 million unemployed Americans. These are our neighbors and they are hard-working, willing to work and searching for work. We know they prefer jobs to unemployment benefits. These workers […]
Baucus Says Conference Must Reach Agreement to Help Families, Economy
Dr. King once said, “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” We’ve all come here from different places and we’ve fought for different priorities, but now we’re all in the same boat. Families in Montana and across the country are watching to see if we can deliver. […]
Hearing Statement Regarding Health Care Fraud Prevention
Warren Buffett once said: “Rule number one: never lose money. Rule number two: never forget rule number one.” Unfortunately, the federal government loses an estimated $60 billion to fraud in federal health care programs every year. We must do a better job ensuring that these programs do a better job of following Buffett’s rules. Before […]
Hearing Statement Regarding Changes in the Tax Code since the 1986 Tax Reform Act
Author Thomas Friedman wrote: “The long-term opportunities and challenges that the flattening of the world puts before the United States are profound.” Indeed, increased globalization in the last several decades has spurred advancements in technology, business practices and daily life. And compared to life 30 years ago, the changes are profound. Back then, the Berlin […]
Hearing Statement of Senator Max Baucus Regarding the Nomination of Carolyn Colvin to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security
President Harry Truman said: “It has long been recognized as an inescapable obligation of a democratic society to provide for every individual some measure of basic protection from hardship and want . . . . In our own country, the obligation of the Federal Government in this respect has been recognized by the establishment of […]
Baucus Applauds New Medical Loss Ratio Rule Protecting Consumers
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: Scott Mulhauser and Erin Shields for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)Re: Baucus Applauds New Medical Loss Ratio Rule Protecting Consumers Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) applauded new regulations to protect consumers issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requiring health insurers to […]