Debt-Cutting Plans [AUDIO]
Senator Max Baucus questioned key architects of previous debt-cutting plans at yesterdays deficit reduction committee hearing. Baucus highlighted the concept of tax reform – the idea that the...
View ArticleDeal Will Be Reached By Deadline [AUDIO]
The congressional “super committee” tasked with finding $1.5 trillion dollars or so in deficit reduction has about 3 weeks to come up with a proposal. Continue reading…
View ArticleBaucus Comments On Super Committee Closed Door Sessions
In an interview Friday, Senior Senator Max Baucus comments on Republican Congressman Dennis Rehberg’s statement that the Debt Reduction Committee meetings should be open to the...
View ArticleProgress on PTSD Screenings [AUDIO]
The Post Deployment Health Assessment Act was introduced by Senator Max Baucus in 2009, modeled off a Montana National Guard pilot program that implemented comprehensive pre and post-combat screening...
View ArticleHighway Bill Gets Green Light [AUDIO]
The Highway Bill- Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) aims to reauthorize the nation's transportation programs for two years. Continue reading…
View ArticleHouse-Senate Conference Report Ends Horse Slaughter Ban
House and Senate Appropriations Committees eliminated the ban on domestic horse slaughter. The Agriculture Appropriations conference report was released Monday evening. The conference report is now...
View ArticleTax Credit For Hiring Veterans To Become Law
The tax credit for businesses to hire veterans cleared final passage in the House of Representatives. Continue reading…
View ArticleMontana Brewers Highlighted
Senator Max Baucus announced his latest “Montana Jobs Economic Engine” yesterday, highlighting the state’s 29 small breweries for providing more than 250 jobs and supporting the state’s grain industry...
View ArticleBan On Horse Slaughter To Be Eliminated
In a 70 – 30 vote, the Senate passed the Agriculture, Commerce/Justice/Science and Transportation Appropriations bill which eliminates the ban on horse slaughter. Continue reading…
View Article‘Supercommittee’ Fails To Meet Deadline
Today (11-21-11), the Co-Chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, Representative Jeb Hensarling and Senator Patty Murray announced that it will not be possible to make any bipartisan...
View ArticleBaucus Will Continue To Fight To Extend Payroll Tax Cuts
Senator Max Baucus has pledged to continue fighting to extend the payroll tax cut for Montana workers after an initial vote to extend the cut failed in the Senate on Thursday. Experts Say the Tax Cut...
View ArticleBaucus Wants Farmers And Ranchers Repaid
Senator Max Baucus urged the commodity futures trading commission, today, to do everything it can to make sure Montana farmers are made whole in the wake of the MF Global bankruptcy scandal. Baucus...
View ArticleBaucus Statement on Pearl Harbor Attack 70th Anniversary
Montana’s senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus released the following statement today on the 70th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Baucus is the son of a World War II veteran. Continue reading…
View ArticleHearing To Examine National Drug Shortage Crisis Hurting Montana Patients...
C/O wellcommons.com Senator Max Baucus brought Billings oncologist Dr. Pat Cobb to testify at a Senate hearing today regarding the national drug shortage crisis. Continue reading…
View ArticleBaucus: Families, Not Feds Should Decide Farm Chores
Senator Max Baucus is urging the Department of Labor to stop the proposed expansion of labor rules that would adversely affect Montana farming and ranching families. In a letter to Department of Labor...
View ArticleJapan and Access to U.S. Beef
Japan has initiated steps to improve access for U.S. beef. Senator Max Baucus has led efforts urging Japan to lift its unscientific restrictions on U.S. beef. Continue reading…
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