Max Baucus
Reid Scraps Bloated Jobs Bill, Gives GOP a “Choice”
The intricacies and potential pitfalls of the aggressive push for bipartisanship in Washington were all too apparent on Thursday as Democrats and Republicans agreed in principle on a compromise jobs package that was ultimately rejected by the Senate’s top Democrat.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid scrapped a bipartisan jobs bill agreed to by Democrat Max Baucus […]
The New Normal? Senate Jobs Bill Has Strong Bipartisan Flavor
Democrat Max Baucus and Republican Chuck Grassley released details on Thursday of their compromise jobs legislation and struck an impressive blow for bipartisan dealings in what could be a changed Washington.
Baucus and Grassley unveiled a proposals for an $85 billion bill that includes payroll tax breaks for new hires, extended unemployment benefits as well as […]
Future Of Reform On The Table As Senate Finance Committee Votes
Final discussions and deliberations before a full vote on the health care reform bill put forward by chairman Max Baucus are under way in the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday morning as the next step is taken in enacting President Obama’s number one legislative goal of his first year in office.
Baucus convened his committee on Tuesday […]
In “Shocking” Turn Of Events, Insurance Industry Backtracks On Reform
The news on Monday morning that the health insurance industry is suddenly backing away from its previous support for health care reform legislation is a significant development only a day before the Senate Finance Committee votes on the Baucus reform bill and could set into motion events that actually increase the chances that some kind […]
Baucus Swiped By Liberal Grassroots
A liberal grassroots PAC calling itself the “Progressive Change Campaign Committee” has launched a TV ad buy in Washington D.C. and Montana targeting Max Baucus and his $800 billion health care reform bill that does not include a public option.
The ad, officially set to begin airing on Tuesday, features a Montana resident with $100,000 in […]
GOP Pushes For Transparency! Wait A Minute…
One item of note in the ongoing and painfully laborious process of “marking up” the Baucus reform bill for a committee vote is the defeat of a Republican sponsored provision that the final reform legislation be posted online with full legislative language and cost analysis at least 72 hours before a final vote.
Democrats, including Finance […]
All Eyes On Snowe
Maine Republican Olympia Snowe has become the bipartisan focus of health care reform in the Senate in the wake of the Baucus reform proposal and the almost unanimous rejection of that “compromise” by Senate Republicans. Snowe was initially on that same path, prepared to walk from the bill and potentially pave the way for a […]
Bending The Cost Curve
A flurry of day one criticism aside, the dynamics of the debate over the health care reform proposal Max Baucus put forward on Wednesday changed considerably when the Congressional Budget Office announced that the Finance Committee chairman’s bill is apparently able to “bend” the cost curve; that is, to reduce the federal deficit while expanding […]
Baucus Plan Wins Support From Blue Dogs
House Blue Dog Democrats have given a big boost to health care reform by praising the reform proposal unveiled by Max Baucus on Wednesday as an “important step forward” towards “responsible health care reform.”
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD) released a statement on Wednesday indicating that the Blue Dogs would be on board with the Baucus […]
Instant Republican Opposition Faces Reform Bill
Despite the only goal of the bipartisan Senate “Gang of Six” being a health care reform bill that could win broad bipartisan support, the initial draft of the legislation put forward by Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus has been met with immediate and in some cases incredibly hostile opposition from Republicans.
On the more extreme and […]
