Max Baucus
Max Baucus
Max Sieben Baucusis an American politician who was a United States Senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, Baucus was the longest-serving U.S. senator from Montana. Baucus has been the United States Ambassador to China since 2014...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 December 1941
CityHelena, MT
CountryUnited States of America
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The truth is we cannot have it all. There is a deficit problem. Something will have to give.
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Our bill will fully fund the rural schools program without selling even one acre of our prized public lands. Our public lands shouldn't be put up for sale to the highest bidder.
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The amendment states and reflects America's true needs by saying to millions of senior citizens who do not receive adequate coverage that we are there for you, ... That's millions of senior citizens, and we help them by taking just a small nick out of the president's tax cuts -- about $158 billion.
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We've cleared the next to the last hurdle. I would be very surprised if the Congress didn't sign off on the this plan, but we must continue to ride herd to make sure that it does.
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We should proceed with caution. We should protect the resources we now have.
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We were given a second chance by the BRAC commission, and we pounced on it,
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There is a very real sense among Americans that our trading partners - China, in particular - do not play by the rules.
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What Hurricane Katrina destroyed in hours will take years to rebuild, ... The public expects the government to be careful with taxpayer dollars and put them to use in a smart and practical manner.
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For the United States, Malaysia represents a major commercial player - in the same league as France, Italy, Taiwan, and the Netherlands. In the past, we have spent too much time, effort, and resources negotiating agreements with small countries of little commercial significance.
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We must do all we can to help the relief effort, ... We are just now beginning to realize the scale of this tragedy.
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Good for you, Gov. Blanco, ... This is not about blame, this is about how we get this job done. I appreciate your response.
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I am concerned about the fate of the bill. Although many of its policies are sound, I am not confident that most will survive a conference with the House.
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U.S. - China Economic Relations Revisited. China maintains an unjustified, WTO-inconsistent ban on U.S. beef, despite clear scientific evidence that our beef is safe.
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U.S. agricultural products, including safe, high-quality Montana beef, face unscientific trade restrictions in many important markets.