Charlie Rose with Bob Woodward; Max Baucus & Chuck Grassley; Bill Frist (October 4, 2001)
Sunlight Foundation (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Last week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee reported out a bill to address climate change by a 10-1 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 [...]
Climate Progress (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Contrary to reports from many in the media, the prospects for a climate bill are as good as ever now that the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has finished its work. E&E News makes that clear in a series of interviews with key Senate swing votes,” Senate moderates see an opening now that EPW gridlock is history ” (subs. req’d): Baucus insisted that the bill would cross the finish...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus said on Tuesday Congress could pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation's healthcare system before the end of the year.
John Goodman's Health Policy Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
If you like the plan you have, you may not be able to keep it: 19.1 million will lose their employer coverage 11.8 million others will gain employer coverage 14.1 million will newly enroll in Medicare 17.1 million will be insured through a managed-competition style exchange
Right Coast (Free subscription) | yesterday
... cost. Here's wh's on the committee: Senate Majority Committee Members Barbara Boxer (Chairman) Max Baucus Thomas R. Carper Frank R. Lautenberg Benjamin L. Cardin Bernard Sanders Amy Klobuchar Sheldon Whitehouse Tom Udall Jeff Merkley Kirsten Gillibrand Arlen Specter Senate Minority Committee Members James M. Inhofe George V. Voinovich David Vitter John Barrasso Mike Crapo Christopher S....
Israel Matzav (Free subscription) | yesterday
This little gem actually comes from the Senate side and not from the House side of the Obamacare bill (which passed the House on Saturday night 220-215).ACA is requesting all members and supporters to email, fax and/or write their Senators in support of a change in legislative language to the bill "Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009" authored by Senator Max Baucus.In the 16 September...
The Left Coaster (Free subscription) | yesterday
... that such reform be as minimal as possible. Insurers would prefer a plan such as proposed by Max Baucus, where mandates without any public option force people to buy insurance industry product. Such a plan would be a direct transfer of billions of dollars from our pockets to the pockets of the insurers. No doubt, under such a plan, insurance industry execs would see record bonuses. But if...
HolyCoast.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
... that the bill must still be reconciled with the $2 trillion Senate abomination put out by Max Baucus's (D-MT) Finance Comittee in October. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated the 10 year (2010-2019) cost of the House Democrats' bill at $1.055 trillion. As usual, there is so much budget gimmicry in these estimates as to make them virtually meaningless. The Democrats are dishonest...
Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Support for the patient centered medical home in the House health reform bill Analysis of the Max Baucus health care reform plan House Passes Prescription Drug Imports Bill Will medical malpractice reform be included in the final health bill?
MATTER Features (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... on a simple majority of people present. Only one Democrat voted against the bill, Senator Max Baucus of Montana. He chairs the powerful Senate Finance Committee, which also needs to approve the legislation. At least two Republicans had to be present in order to debate and present amendments to the bill, so the scores of amendments couldn't be discussed. Baucus said although he's committed...
Gold-Plated Witch on Wheels (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Shutting off the miracle-drug spigot Pelosi's bill may cost pharmaceutical companies $150 billion over a decade -- nearly double the amount they conceded when they cut a White House-approved deal with Sen. Max Baucus this summer. The Pelosi bill is a prescription for fewer new life-saving drugs. By stifling innovation, it would hurt not only industry, but also all of us who'd benefit from new-drug...
Streetsblog Capitol Hill (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) may have voted against the Senate environment committee's climate bill yesterday, but The New Republic picked up on some pretty optimistic (for Washington) rhetoric from him on the issue this morning: (Photo: Baucus '08)"There’s no doubt that this Congress is [...]
Pierre Legrand's Pink Flamingo Bar (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
And what is even funnier/sadder/more pitiful/stupider/ is that the Dumb Ass In Chief gets the shout out to Dr. Medicine Crow wrong! Dr. Medicine Crow did NOT win the Congressional Medal of Honor. He has been nominated by Max Baucus, yea the Max Baucus who is sponsoring the Health Care Take Over, well Max nominated [...]
The Plank (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... Me. by Noam Scheiber Is It Even Possible to Control the Cost of Heath Care? by Jonathan Cohn Max Baucus Gives the Passage of a Climate Bill THIS MUCH Chance , by Bradford Plumer What Happens When Emotions Overrun the Death Penalty Debate? by Christopher Orr As always, be sure to check out economic news on The Stash , environment and energy coverage on The Vine , the latest on health care...
En Tequila Es Verdad (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... setting the stage for other panels to amend the legislation. The final vote was 11-1. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)--whose Senate Finance Committee probably have its own crack at the bill--was the lone hold out. No Republicans showed up to vote. Baucus says he wants near-term emissions targets softened, and to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from stepping in to regulate carbon...
