... -1 vote. The lone no vote came from Montana Senator Max Baucus, who as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee will have his opportunity to craft his own climate bill. Baucus will likely have a lot of input coming in from outside his office as twelve of ... gain in potential legislation and is heavily represented by former Baucus staffers. The industry is seeking particular policies from the Senate ...

By GottaLaff We'll at least have our full 60: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, who is with his ailing mother in Montana, will return for Saturday's key test vote on health care reform, his office confirmed Friday. Who's left, Blanche Lincoln? Landrieu is leaning toward allowing debate ...

Bill Moyers on Max Baucus and Senate health insurance reform bill BILL MOYERS: You know from the news that early next week the Senate Finance Committee is expected to vote on its version of health care reform. And therein lies another story of money and politics. Polls show the overwhelming majority of Americans favor a non-profit

... the Environment and Public Works Committee last week: Max Baucus. Now the Montana senator plans to claim jurisdiction ... Finance Committee, starting with a hearing on the topic this morning. Baucus, who has advocated for lower near-term emissions targets ... Board. The Sunlight Foundation put together a chart illustrating the relationships between Baucus, his former staffers, and their clients.  ...

A rather startling admission from Senator Baucus: “Just for a second—health care reform, whether you use a ten-year number or when you start in 2010 or start in 2014, wherever you start at, so it is still either $1 trillion or it’s $2.5 trillion, depending on where you start…” The trick is, as I’ve explained before, that Democrat health care bill starts collecting ...

... (click here) Six titles including definitions. It is a huge bill. The Harkin Bill looks, to me, to be a better bill. It looks from the summary as if it strongly resembles the House Bill. The Baucus Bill (click here) S.1796 Title: An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. SUMMARY AS OF: 10/ ...