Baucus Comments on Collapse of Doha Talks, Looks Ahead To Future
Washington, DC – Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said today that U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Susan Schwab was right to walk away from negotiations in the Doha Round of World Trade Organization talks when it became clear that talks would fail to produce meaningful market access gains for America’s agricultural producers and other exporters. […]
Baucus Remarks on the Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: Carol Guthrie for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D- Mont.)Re: S. 3335, the Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008 At a news conference today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D- Mont.) urgedfellow Senators to support the important tax relief and alternative energy provisions in the […]
Baucus Comments on Markup on Trade Adjustment Assistance Legislation
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: Carol Guthrie for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)Re: postponement of markup on Trade Adjustment Assistance legislation Finance Chairman Baucus announced today that Committee consideration of legislation renewingand expanding the Trade Adjustment Assistance program will not take place before the Augustrecess. Baucus, who first introduced the Trade and Globalization […]
Baucus Remarks on Medicare Physician Payment Cuts, Military Families’ Care Through TRICARE
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: Carol Guthrie for Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)Re: Effect of Medicare physician payment cuts on military families’ care through TRICARE At a news conference this morning, Chairman Baucus (remarks below) mentioned the risk posedto military families’ access to health care by the failure of the Senate to pass H.R. 6331, […]
Senators Comment on International Currency Legislation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.),Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) issued a brief statement todayregarding recent meetings on the issue of legislation to address international currencyissues. The Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate Finance and BankingCommittees have introduced currency bills in the last year, and are working togethertoward […]
Senators Comment on International Currency Legislation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.),Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) issued a brief statement todayregarding recent meetings on the issue of legislation to address international currencyissues. The Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate Finance and BankingCommittees have introduced currency bills in the last year, and are working togethertoward […]
Baucus Statement on Medicare Vote
Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) issued abrief statement today following the Senate’s failure Thursday night to invoke cloture onH.R. 6331, the House-passed version of the Medicare Improvements for Patients andProviders Act. The bill, which passed in the House on Tuesday with a vote of 355-59,would have provided $4 billion in […]
Baucus Comments On U.S.-China Talks, Seeks Engagement On Further Issues At Thursday Meeting
Washington, DC – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) reacted to results of Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) talks that concluded today in Annapolis, Maryland. The SED brings together senior officials from the United States and China to focus on immediate and long-term objectives on a range of issues, including international trade, financial sector […]
Baucus Comment on Medicare Negotiations
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: Carol Guthrie for Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)Re: update on Medicare negotiations Finance Chairman Baucus issued a brief statement today following a meeting of the bipartisan membership of the Finance Committee to discuss upcoming Medicare legislation. Senator Baucus has been working with his Democratic and Republican colleagues, and with the […]
Baucus Comments on Currency Report
MEMORANDUM To: Reporters and EditorsFrom: Carol Guthrie for Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)Re: comment on Treasury currency report Finance Chairman Baucus commented late today on the Treasury Department’s latest Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies. In the report, Treasury failed to cite China as a currency manipulator. The Chinese yuan […]