Max Baucus Quotes (53 Quotes)


    It is important for House conferees to realize that it is going to be difficult for the conference to come up with a bill that does not represent the bipartisan provisions of the Senate bill.

    The whole country is trying to figure out what should be done about record high gasoline prices at a time of record oil company profits. It's relevant to know what the real financial picture is for this industry, because the financial picture for American consumers is pretty bleak.

    I commend Sgt. Bennett for his heroic service to our state and to our country,

    I told Dirk that I'm going to fight him every step of the way if the administration doesn't back away from this land grab. He heard my message loud and clear our public lands aren't for sale to the highest bidder.

    The events surrounding the death of Helen Wilson are tragic, and illustrate some of the drawbacks of the limited scope of work performed at specialty hospitals. This incident raises concerns about quality of care and patient safety.


    Eight weeks ago yesterday, Katrina made landfall. Eight weeks ago today, the levees broke. And eight weeks later, I cannot in good conscience join in cutting health care, when Congress has left the health care needs of Katrina's victims unaddressed,

    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.

    The administration's attempt to keep us from selling agricultural products to Cuba is an outrage. Cuba is not a threat. That is why we must do more to open Cuba - not less.

    The Senate is a remarkable institution. It is unique. There is no other body, no other political body, no other democratic legislature in the world quite like the U.S. Senate.

    Chairman Roth's done a good job of trying to bring competing plans together, ... This is the first major good news I've seen in some time.

    I would never vote for a bill which I thought would undermine traditional Medicare, and this bill does not do that,

    Johnson signed the Social Security Act amendments creating the Medicare and Medicaid programs on July 30, 1965. While the debate had raged for a decade about how Medicare would work, there wasn't any thought given to Medicaid, ... There wasn't a hell of a lot of forethought to what the package meant.

    You're entitled to Medicaid regardless of your income. Don't worry about your health care.

    I know that the American public is nervous about China, and there is a temptation to respond harshly to the economic challenge that China poses. But we need to resist that urge and make responsible policy.

    I doubt that many minds are changed by the statements but nevertheless the statements are insightful,

    We all know the importance of getting prescription drug benefits for seniors, ... It's extremely complicated working this out. It's not easy. It's uncharted territory, but we all want to make it work. For that reason, it is going to work.

    After reviewing Judge John Roberts' credentials and meeting with him privately, I have found that he meets my criteria for judges. And that is only the brightest, most objective minds shall serve on the bench,

    Privatizing Social Security will take dollars out of young folks' pockets.

    This is absurd. This is irresponsible. I strongly urge senators to consider what they're doing here tonight in supporting this amendment because, in a word I do not use lightly, this is an outrage.

    I'm glad that Thailand agrees. Now it's time for Japan to lift its ban as well,

    We've got a choice here. It's either vote for this or try to amend it. And if we try to amend it, we're going to be back where we've been for the last five months. That is, doing a lot of talking and not much action. I regret that, but that's the situation we're faced with.

    This package that we're announcing today is an effort to get things moving, ... It's based on several needs. One is cash -- people just need cash to be able to meet needs.

    We must do all we can to help the relief effort, ... We are just now beginning to realize the scale of this tragedy.

    In this ever-changing world, it's more important than ever that our top-notch military continues to receive the resources needed to serve and protect our country.

    Judge Roberts has assured me personally that he has a healthy respect for precedent and the hard-won rights of Americans.

    The recovery of the Gulf Coast region will take years to complete.

    The Social Security trust fund is in pretty good shape today and we should not embark upon risky, dangerous schemes which will, in fact, undermine Social Security, such as privatization.

    I'm inclined to vote for Roberts unless something else comes up. It's a close call.

    I am supportive of working on repealing the estate tax, but now is not the appropriate time. The nation is calling out for the Senate to act to help those in need.

    Now is not the time to open the border to receive Canadian beef down to the United States.

    I think I can speak for every Senator, saying that he or she ran for the Senate because we want to help make this a better place; that is, we want to help our States and help America.

    Earlier this week, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) introduced legislation that would force Grace, now under bankruptcy court protection, to create a 250 million health care trust fund for Libby's asbestos victims before it emerges from bankruptcy proceedings. We've always feared Grace would bail out of their health care responsibilities, ... That's why we must continue to hold Grace's feet to the fire in every way we can.

    There is a very real sense among Americans that our trading partners - China, in particular - do not play by the rules.

    We've been at this point before and it's passed us. This time, it's going to be different.

    Canada's subsidized imports of softwood lumber harm the U.S. lumber industry.

    If I were the president, I would be very concerned... and I would do what was reasonably necessary to find a way to get my people confirmed.

    The truth is we cannot have it all. There is a deficit problem. Something will have to give.

    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.

    Global overcapacity in steel production can no longer be ignored. Foreign governments' intervention in steel markets has had a devastating impact on the U.S. industry.

    Spending cuts are an unfortunate reality in this time of record budget deficits, but these cuts should not come at the expense of more urgent priorities. Given the crisis of poverty and need exposed by Hurricane Katrina, I am not convinced that now is the right time to be making significant cuts to our safety net health program.

    a true definition of compromise -- a little give, a little take.

    Good for you, Gov. Blanco, ... This is not about blame, this is about how we get this job done. I appreciate your response.

    It's time to explore every nook and cranny for opportunities to bring the deficit down to look at corporate tax loopholes, and to close the annual 300 billion tax gap as well.

    And I think the reason is pretty clear. It's because it's embarrassing.

    President Bush likes to say that trade is for everyone, and that we all share the benefits -- including workers .... This amendment presented the president with the perfect opportunity to show a real commitment to those priorities. But he let the opportunity pass him by.

    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.

    These people need help. They need to know Congress is doing something, too.

    Unfortunately, the Administration's budget plans won't take any real bite out of this unacceptable tax gap - it just nibbles at this crisis while the deficit grows. The Administration is proposing a 3.5 billion solution to a 3.5 trillion problem.

    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.

    Noting that both firms sell to the government, Grassley charged them with evading U.S. taxes and making profits off the taxes of middle-class Americans who are paying their taxes honestly. ... in effect, renouncing their U.S. citizenship to cut their taxes.


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