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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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.
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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.
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These people need help. They need to know Congress is doing something, too.
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I'm inclined to vote for Roberts unless something else comes up. It's a close call.
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I'm glad that Thailand agrees. Now it's time for Japan to lift its ban as well,
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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.
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I'm traveling to the disaster area in person because I want to help out in any way I can, ... Our relief package is one more way Americans can come together to help our friends and neighbors on the Gulf Coast.
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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.
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excellent news for Red Lodge and will be a real shot in the arm for local businesses and the economy.
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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.
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We've been at this point before and it's passed us. This time, it's going to be different.
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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.
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a true definition of compromise -- a little give, a little take.