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By Siobhan Hughes WASHINGTON—House Speaker John Boehner said that he expects the chamber to vote this week on a payroll-tax-cut extension package assuming that negotiators finish working out the details. "I do expect if the agreement comes together like
House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, accompanied by fellow GOP leaders, talks on Feb. 15, 2012, about an accord on the payroll tax cut negotiations during a news conference on Capitol Hill. From left are Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washingt
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (2R) greets Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) (R) as Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (L) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) arrive before Geithner was to testify in front of the Senate Finance... View Photo »
The Rim Rock Wind Farm is one more opportunity for Montana to be a leader in the energy future, and I am thrilled to see it moving forward ... This is great news for Montana jobs and American energy security.
WASHINGTON • Congressional leaders of both parties praised an emerging deal Wednesday to extend a payroll tax cut and extra jobless benefits through 2012, but cautioned that bargainers still had to nail down final details. The rare, bipartisan consensus
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Wednesday fielded tough questions from U.S. lawmakers on a range of issues including China’s record on human rights, its valuation of its currency and its vote together with Russia against this month’s United Nations
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, defended Wednesday the decision to move forward with a roughly $100 billion payroll tax cut extension that is not paid for, arguing that it was the only way to prevent a tax hike. "We were not going to allow Democrats
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: U.S. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (L) and Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), members of the House-Senate Conference Committee on how to extend the payroll tax cut, talk with each other during a meeting February 7, 2012 on Capitol Hill in... View Photo »
Even some Democrats at the time objected to the recess appointment. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) would have voted to confirm Berwick but slammed the White House for bypassing the Senate entirely. Berwick hadn’t even filled out the standard questionnaire that forms part of the basis for confirmation hearing...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders of both parties praised an emerging deal Wednesday to extend a payroll tax cut and extra jobless benefits through 2012, but cautioned that bargainers still had to nail down final details. The rare, bipartisan conse
It’s remarkable how political infighting in Congress can be resolved by a healthy dose of bad news from opinion polls. On Wednesday, the outlook for the Obama-supported payroll tax cut and jobless benefits bill that’s been contested for months was sudden
Max Sieben Baucus (born December 11, 1941) is the senior United States Senator from Montana and is a member of the Democratic Party. Baucus is currently chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Finance and the 7th-longest-serving current Senator. Full Article
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: U.S. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (L) and Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), members of the House-Senate Conference Committee on how to extend the payroll tax cut, talk with each other during a meeting February 7, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Members of the...
View Photo »Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. , left, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz. , confer during a meeting of the Payroll Tax conferees, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.
View Photo »Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. speaks during a meeting of the Payroll Tax Conference Committee, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
View Photo »Super committee member Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) gestures to the media as he arrives at the meeting between Republican and Democratic members of the 'Super Committee', or Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, on November 21, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Members of the...
View Photo »US President Barack Obama chats with 'super committee' members 'Senators Max Baucus (2nd R), D-MT, and Senator Patty Murray ((2nd L), D-WA, during a signing ceremony for a bill which provides tax credits to companies to put veterans back to work November 21, 2011 in the South Court...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: U.S. President Barack Obama (C) signs legislation into law that will provide business tax credits to help put veterans back to work during a ceremony with (3rd L to R) Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA), Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), first lady...
View Photo »Supercommittee Co-Chair Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. , center, and Supercommittee member, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. , left, talk with Vice President Joe Biden in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Monday, Nov....
View Photo »Supercommittee members, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. , left, Supercommittee Co-Chair Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. , are seen at a signing ceremony with President Barack Obama, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 18: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) (C) is surrounded by reporters after leaving a meeting with fellow members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or 'Supercommittee,' in the U.S. Capitol November 18, 2011 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) (C) talks to reporters after meeting with his fellow Democratic members of the 'super committee' at the U.S. Capitol in Washington November 16, 2011. With a deadline less than a week away, members of a 12-member "super committee" tasked with finding $1.2...
View Photo »Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. speaks about the expected Senate passage of the "VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011," Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.
View Photo »Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. , flanked by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mint. , left, and Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks about the expected Senate passage of the "VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011," Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.
View Photo »Supercommittee member, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. arrives for a closed-door session on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 11: Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) talks with reporters after voting for President Barak Obama's America Jobs Act October 11, 2011 in Washington, DC. The bill failed to pass the Senate. Senate Democrats may now break the legislation up into parts that will garner...
View Photo »Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. , speaks during a Senate Finance Committee markup session of the Colombia, Panama, and South Korea free trade agreements on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, in Washington.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 11: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) prepares to begin a markup hearing October 11, 2011 in Washington, DC. About five people were arrested by U.S. Captiol Police during the markup hearing for demonstrating against the Colombia, Panama and...
View Photo »Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. , arrives for a Senate Finance Committee markup session of the Colombia, Panama, and South Korea free trade agreements on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, in Washington. Acting in rare harmony, Congress is preparing to approve three free trade agreements...
View Photo »Supercommittee member Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. , chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, talks on his cell phone outside a closed-door meeting of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
View Photo »U.S. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (L-R), Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) listen to testimony as they meet for the first time for a Joint Deficit Reduction Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 13, 2011. The panel has the job of finding at least $1.2...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 13: Committee members Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (L) sets his name plate up as Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) (R) looks on during a hearing before the Joint Deficit Reduction Committee, also known as the supercommittee, September 13, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington,...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 13: Committee co-chair Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) (2nd L) speaks as (L-R) Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), co-chair Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), and Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) listen during a hearing before the Joint Deficit Reduction Committee,...
View Photo »Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. , center, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. , right, and Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, left, finish with an organizational meeting of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, often called the "supercommittee," on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. Made...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 29: Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) talks with reporters after the Senate voted to table the House of Representatives' Budget Control Act at the U.S. Capitol July 29, 2011 in Washington, DC. After much arm-twisting and bargaining, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH)...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 27: Michael Duke (L), president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , greets committee chairman U.S. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (R) prior to a hearing July 27, 2011 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from various CEO's on 'CEO Perspectives on How the Tax...
View Photo »U.S. President Barack Obama (R) talks to "super committee" Democrat co-chair Senator Patty Murray (front), "super committee" member Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) (2nd R) and Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) at a bill signing ceremony promoting jobs for veterans at the White House in Washington November...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: U.S. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (L) and Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), members of the House-Senate Conference Committee on how to extend the payroll tax cut, talk with each other during a meeting February 7, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Members of the...
View Photo »The Rim Rock Wind Farm is one more opportunity for Montana to be a leader in the energy future, and I am thrilled to see it moving forward ... This is great news for Montana jobs and American energy security.
Even some Democrats at the time objected to the recess appointment. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) would have voted to confirm Berwick but slammed the White House for bypassing the Senate entirely. Berwick hadn’t even filled out the standard questionnaire that forms part of the basis for confirmation hearing...
The Rim Rock Wind Farm is one more opportunity for Montana to be a leader in the energy future, and I am thrilled to see it moving forward ... This is great news for Montana jobs and American energy security.
From day one, Montanans pitched in to help each other get through this year’s flooding disaster, which dealt a heavy blow to our transportation infrastructure. I’m pleased to see our communities will now have additional tools to help repair and reconstruct roads, highways and bridges hit hardest
The Cats and the Griz bring such a strong tradition to our communities. I'm thrilled ESPN understands this is the right thing for Montana, and am proud of all the Montanans who came together in support of our Montana teams
The Cats and the Griz bring such a strong tradition to our communities. I'm thrilled ESPN understands this is the right thing for Montana, and am proud of all the Montanans who came together in support of our Montana teams
In the spirit of teamwork and good sportsmanship, I'm hoping ESPN will rethink its decision ... It's time for a timeout so we can take a look at this game plan and make sure it works for Montanans.
Senate confirmation of presidential appointees is an essential process prescribed by the Constitution that serves as a check on executive power and protects Montanans and all Americans by ensuring that crucial questions are asked of the nominee, and answered.
In the spirit of teamwork and good sportsmanship, I'm hoping ESPN will rethink its decision and work with Montanans to make sure fans are able to support their teams through the playoffs
It's pretty hard to get the deficits down if there's not some revenue, especially on the upper-income people
The proposed revenue increases would be on the most wealthy Americans, but that was just a bridge too far for the other side to go
From the very beginning the bridge was perhaps too far to cross. I tried, tried, tried; I walked across the Capitol late one night to talk to (Republican Rep.) Dave Camp to see if we couldn't salvage this thing. To be honest, this is so, so disheartening and despairing that we couldn't reach an agreemen...
From the very beginning the bridge was perhaps too far to cross. I tried, tried, tried; I walked across the Capitol late one night to talk to (Republican Rep.) Dave Camp to see if we couldn't salvage this thing. To be honest, this is so, so disheartening and despairing that we couldn't reach an agreemen...
Both sides are feeling angst, more angst, at the possibility of no agreement, so they are working harder and more creatively.
There aren't many people on Capitol Hill who can build bridges like Patty can ... Patty is the one you want at the helm when you have to make tough choices, and she set the tone for members to make those tough decisions and move our country forward.
It's a deep political chasm — a gulf — in America today. It makes it very difficult for leaders to step up and lead ... Too many members of Congress are too timid, too worried about losing their jobs.
It's a deep political chasm — a gulf — in America today. It makes it very difficult for leaders to step up and lead ... Too many members of Congress are too timid, too worried about losing their jobs.
While I'm deeply disappointed that some members of the committee chose to miss an incredible opportunity today, I'm not giving up because the nation's mounting deficit still requires a courageous solution
Both sides are feeling angst, and real angst at the possibility of no agreement, so they are working harder and more creatively to see what can be accomplished ... That is happening on both sides.
We're at a time in American history where everybody's afraid - afraid of losing their job - to move toward the center. A deadline is insufficient ... You've got to have people who are willing to move.
too worried about their jobs in order to reach an agreement ... Because if we could reach an agreement, it's going to upset a lot of people on both sides. But not enough people are willing to do it, even though would be the right thing for the country.
We're doing the best we can
We are going to work as long as it takes to get an agreement
We’re going to do whatever it takes to get an agreement
We will, one way or another, by hook or crook, find the resources on a bipartisan basis to pay for this bill
