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Vox
April 2, 2018
If you think American politics is a rigged shell game, where the views of the rich and powerful count but those of regular Americans don't, then two prominent political scientists agree with you. Three years ago, Martin Gilens of UCLA and Benjamin Page of Northwestern released a paper with a startling,ÃÂ ...
New York Times
April 2, 2018
“American farmers appear to be the first casualties of an escalating trade war,” said Max Baucus, a former senator from Montana and a chairman of a group called Farmers for Free Trade. “With farm incomes already declining, farmers rely on export markets to stay above water. These new tariffs are a dragÃÂ ...
Helena Independent Record
March 14, 2018
He cited suggestions that Democrats tried to take votes from Republicans by having Becky Shaw, a former aide to Democratic U.S. Sen Max Baucus, run as a Reform Party candidate against Republican Denny Rehberg in 1996. “There was some suggestion she was … put on the ballot to bleed votes fromÃÂ ...
Politico
March 13, 2018
The group is co-chaired by former Democratic Montana Sen. Max Baucus and former Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, a Republican. “When the U.S. engages in a tit-for-tat fight with our trading partners, farmers pay the price,” Baucus said in a statement. “While we need tough trade enforcement, we need to beÃÂ ...
Great Falls Tribune
March 12, 2018
Biden, a former U.S. Senator from Delaware who served eight years as vice president under Barack Obama, was the keynote speaker. His speech lasted ... Max Baucus, former U.S. Rep. Pat Wiliams who was joined by his wife, Carol, who served in the state Legislature, and former U.S. Sen. John Walsh.
KPAX-TV
March 10, 2018
Max Baucus, a former Montana senator and ambassador to China, warned Friday that Kim is "sly" and "wily," but also "dumb like a fox." “What does he want? He wants to be on the world stage with the U.S. president, and he now has that. Second, I think he wants to keep his nuclear power, his missileÃÂ ...
KPAX-TV
March 8, 2018
MISSOULA - President Trump's chief economic adviser, Gary Cohn, has resigned. The move Tuesday came amid the president's plan to move forward with tariffs on aluminum and steel -- something Cohn opposed. MTN News spoke with former Montana senator and ambassador to China Max BaucusÃÂ ...
KXLF Butte News
March 7, 2018
MISSOULA - President Trump's chief economic adviser, Gary Cohn, has resigned. The move Tuesday came amid the president's plan to move forward with tariffs on aluminum and steel -- something Cohn opposed. MTN News spoke with former Montana senator and ambassador to China Max BaucusÃÂ ...
Addiction Now
March 7, 2018
Following a similar investigation in 2012 by Senator Max Baucus (MT-D) and Chuck Grassley (IA-R) that focused on drug makers and medical providers, the report shows how pharmaceutical companies have been working with outside forces to influence the market and keep people addicted. Some of theÃÂ ...
NBC Montana
March 7, 2018
Some include Helena Mayor Wilmot Collins, a former refugee from Liberia, and former Ambassador to China and former U.S. Senator from Montana Max Baucus. "I'm going to talk about the opportunities that our high school students have in this country that they should take advantage of. They have the tools. What theyÃÂ ...
The Missoulian
March 7, 2018
Glacier High School's Maggie Rudbach puts on a set of sunglasses upside-down with her teammates before they answer a question during the World Affairs Council's annual Academic WorldQuest competition in the University Center Ballroom on Tuesday afternoon. The competition quizzed high schoolÃÂ ...
KTVH
March 7, 2018
MISSOULA – Hundreds of high school students gathered on Monday evening at the University of Montana to hear from a former U.S. Senator who wants to encourage them to find solutions for global problems. Former Montana senator and U.S. ambassador to China Max Baucus told the students that theyÃÂ ...
KRTV Great Falls News
March 7, 2018
MISSOULA - Hundreds of high school students gathered on Monday evening at the University of Montana to hear from a former U.S. Senator who wants to encourage them to find solutions for global problems. Former senator and U.S. ambassador to China Max Baucus told the students that they are theÃÂ ...
KPAX-TV
March 7, 2018
MISSOULA - Hundreds of high school students gathered on Monday evening at the University of Montana to hear from a former U.S. Senator who wants to encourage them to find solutions for global problems. Former Montana senator and U.S. ambassador to China Max Baucus told the students that theyÃÂ ...
Newstalkkgvo
March 6, 2018
As part of the Montana World Affairs Council 'World Quest' competition going on through Tuesday at the University of Montana, Helena Mayor Wilmot Collins is one of the featured speakers. Collins, recently elected as the first African American mayor in Montana, was a refugee from Africa. “Originally, I'mÃÂ ...
NBC Montana
March 6, 2018
Former senator and U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus spoke at the University of Montana Monday for the Academic WorldQuest. We were able to speak with him about his opinions on the president's recently proposed tariffs. AA. MISSOULA, Mont. —. Former senator and U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus spokeÃÂ ...
Chicago Tribune
September 8, 2017
Eight years ago, as a once-in-a-generation Democratic Senate supermajority debated health care reform, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., kept their focus narrow. As the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Baucus was focused on passing a reform bill that moderate Republicans could support. At oneÃÂ ...
The Western News
February 23, 2018
Sen. Max Baucus was one of the primary proponents behind an effort that lead to the eventual designation. The designation has made available funding for the continued care of area residents whose health has been impacted by exposure to Libby Amphibole asbestos. Jamison characterized the nature ofÃÂ ...
Health Affairs (blog)
February 22, 2018
In 2009, Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) introduced legislation that would have converted the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), the ... Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) included the idea that became IPAB in his Committee's version of what eventually became the ACA.
MTPR
February 16, 2018
Chuck Johnson: Yes Sally, the first one was in 1968 when Sen. ... And then Senator Max Baucus in 1993 and 1994 voted for two gun control bills that President Bill Clinton had advocated. ... And he urged his supporters to back Al Olszewski, a Republican candidate from the Flathead and a state senator.
NPR
February 13, 2018
Drugmakers gave millions of dollars to pain-treatment advocacy groups over a five-year period beginning in 2012, in effect promoting opioids to individuals most vulnerable to addiction, according to a new report released Monday by a U.S. senator. The 23-page report, put out by Missouri Democratic Sen.
KTVH
January 30, 2018
Former Montana Senator and U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus is co-chair of Farmers for Free Trade and he said it's not just farmers who will pay the price for NAFTA withdrawal. “If it were repealed, I just think it would cause a huge disruption to our national economy and certainly for those of us whoÃÂ ...
KTVQ Billings News
January 29, 2018
Former Montana Senator and U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus is Co-Chair of Farmers for Free Trade and said it's not just farmers who will pay the price for NAFTA withdrawal. “If it were repealed, I just think it would cause a huge disruption to our national economy and certainly for those of us whoÃÂ ...
KPAX-TV
January 29, 2018
Former Montana Senator and U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus is Co-Chair of Farmers for Free Trade and said it's not just farmers who will pay the price for NAFTA withdrawal. “If it were repealed, I just think it would cause a huge disruption to our national economy and certainly for those of us whoÃÂ ...
Lexology
January 29, 2018
Rettig has also donated to former Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and to Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA). Prior to the 2016 presidential election, Rettig donated equally to both President Barack Obama and former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney. During the last election, RettigÃÂ ...
KTVQ Billings News
January 29, 2018
He has also contributed thousands of dollars to the campaigns of Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada, retiring Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona (who ... "The allegations are disturbing, and we need to get the facts." Wynn also made contributions to Democrats in the past, including former Montana Senator Max Baucus.
The Missoulian
January 28, 2018
And when the owner of a huge dude ranch near Ovando attempted to patent the phrase so he could have exclusive rights to use it on T-shirts, baseball caps and God knows what else, our then-Sen. Max Baucus got a bill passed that prevented anyone from patenting those now-famous words. “So,” a friendÃÂ ...
KTVQ Billings News
January 27, 2018
He has also contributed thousands of dollars to the campaigns of Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada, retiring Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona (who was ... Wynn also made contributions to Democrats in the past, including former Montana Senator Max Baucus. Clarification: FEC records show Wynn donated to the JointÃÂ ...
High Plains Journal
January 27, 2018
“Don't start the clock on termination. That sends a lot of signals we don't need to be sending,” Roberts said at the event, hosted by former Sen. Max Baucus, D-MT. According to the Hagstrom Report, Roberts said American farmers need to sell their products now, and that withdrawing from NAFTA would addÃÂ ...
MyAJC
January 25, 2018
The only immigration compromise offered so far this year, by Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois and Sen. Lindsey ... In 2009, Democratic Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus brought together seven colleagues — including four Republicans — to help craft a health-care overhaul.
Washington Examiner
January 23, 2018
“Chuck Schumer handled these negotiations perfectly,” said Jon Selib, former chief of staff to then-Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana. “He extracted a clean extension of CHIP for six years, leaving room to exert leverage for other priorities on the next round, and built up a bipartisan coalition in theÃÂ ...
Billings Gazette
January 19, 2018
Tester tax bill. Sen. Jon Tester holds up a copy of the 479-page GOP tax bill, complete with handwritten edits, in a video shot just before the bill passed the Senate early Saturday morning. ... But five years ago, it was Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines in ... and then-Sen. Max Baucus as they were Daines.
Billings Gazette
January 17, 2018
... after a video showed him delivering a profane tirade against then-Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat. Lange called Schweitzer a dictator and said he could “go straight to hell.” Lange did not seek re-election but ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination to challenge former U.S. Sen. Max Baucus.
The Hill
January 16, 2018
East Asia is facing numerous challenges, with emerging regional powers, global superpowers, and global threats all sharing borders and common concerns. Dealing with regional challenges requires a regional perspective, and individual countries cannot be mired down with domestic political orÃÂ ...
OregonLive.com
January 15, 2018
Both President Obama and now-retired Sen. Max Baucus, the author of Obamacare, said that the two primary goals were to reduce exorbitant health care costs and provide access to quality health care for all citizens. It has failed at both. Insurance is not health care. This is why we are arguing over MeasureÃÂ ...
Wisconsin State Farmer
January 13, 2018
“The quickest way to reverse any regulatory or tax benefits targeted toward rural America would be to withdraw from NAFTA,” wrote co-chairs Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) and former Republican Senator from Indiana, Richard Lugar. “In Mexico alone, our chicken exports would see a 75% tax, pork would beÃÂ ...
The Spokesman-Review
January 8, 2018
He campaigned unsuccessfully that year for the Republican nomination to challenge former U.S. Sen. Max Baucus. Prosecutors said Lange lived a crime-free life until his early 50s, when he was charged with driving under the influence in 2014. That August, he committed a second DUI in conjunction with aÃÂ ...
Rasmussen Reports
January 4, 2018
This makes Smith the 195th appointed senator since the ratification of the 17th Amendment in April 1913 initiated the era of popular elections for Senate. Smith intends .... Max Baucus (D, MT-1), who won the 1978 general election and held the seat until he resigned in 2014 to become ambassador to China.
The Hill
January 3, 2018
Hatch backed term limits when he first ran for Senate, but he currently ranks ninth on the list of all-time longest serving senators. If he completes his term, he will end up as the sixth longest serving senator in history. Former Republican Sen. Strom Thurmond (S.C.) served for a longer time in the chamber, butÃÂ ...
Roll Call
January 3, 2018
The Iowa senator previously served as chairman of Finance panel from 2003 until the Democrats gained the majority in 2007, working closely with Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana. Grassley was also the chairman in 2001, during the brief period of a deadlocked 50-50 Senate, until Sen.
Fox Business
December 22, 2017
His rival that year, Mitt Romney, pushed for 25%. At times, a deal looked possible, whether between Mr. Obama and then-House Speaker John Boehner or between Mr. Camp and then- Sen. Max Baucus (D., Mont.). In the end, the only way to move forward was to look inside the Republican Party itself.
Chicago Tribune
December 18, 2017
Dick Durbin, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's congressional fund, and then-Montana Sen. Max Baucus. The governor and wife Diana Rauner also were listed as $50,000 sponsors of a Planned Parenthood Illinois fundraiser in April. At the time, Gov. Rauner had vowed to veto the abortion-expansion legislation.
The Hill
December 14, 2017
Max Baucus Max Sieben BaucusBooker tries to find the right lane Top Lobbyists 2017: Hired Guns GOP tries to keep spotlight on taxes amid Mueller charges MORE (D-Mont.) served in the Senate from 1978-2014 and was the ambassador to China under President Obama. Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) servedÃÂ ...
Fence Post
December 14, 2017
"Don't start the clock on termination. That sends a lot of signals we don't need to be sending," Roberts said at a Washington International Trade Association event with former Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. Roberts said American farmers need to sell their products now, and withdrawing from NAFTA would addÃÂ ...
DTN The Progressive Farmer (blog)
December 13, 2017
That sends a lot of signals we don't need to be sending,” Roberts said at a Washington International Trade Association event with former Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. Roberts said American farmers need to sell their products now, and that withdrawing from NAFTA would add to farmers' demands that farm billÃÂ ...
CNN
December 7, 2017
But a majority of the resignations since the country was founded have happened because the senator was moving to another government post. Here's a full ... Before that, Sen. Robert Packwood, R-Oregon, resigned after being recommended for expulsion amid accusations of sexual abuse in 1995.
MTPR
December 5, 2017
Former U.S. Senator and U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus, D-MT, and former U.S. Senator Al Simpson, R-WY talked about the role of civility in politics during a public forum December 4, 2017 at Cisel Recital Hall on the MSU Billings campus.
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
September 8, 2017
... Sen. Max Baucus speaks at the Strand Union Building at Montana State University on Thursday evening. ... It's time for America to consider seriously a single-payer, government-run health system, says Max Baucus, Montana's longest serving U.S. senator, former ambassador to China and one of the chiefÃÂ ...
Chicago Tribune
September 8, 2017
Eight years ago, as a once-in-a-generation Democratic Senate supermajority debated health care reform, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., kept their focus narrow. As the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Baucus was focused on passing a reform bill that moderate Republicans could support. At oneÃÂ ...
The Missoulian
July 21, 2017
Former U.S. Sen. Max Baucus is encouraging patient and polite persistence in the case of a University of Montana student detained in China this week. ... Tester's office did not respond to questions about the ongoing situation, but a spokesperson with Daines' office, Katie Waldman, said the senator wouldÃÂ ...
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