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Vote: | Global overcapacity in steel production can no longer be ignored. Foreign governments' intervention in steel markets has had a devastating impact on the U.S. industry. |
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Vote: | I think I can speak for every Senator, saying that he or she ran for the Senate because we want to help make this a better place; that is, we want to help our States and help America. |
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Vote: | It is pretty hard to find the right result to a controversial issue. |
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Vote: | Now is not the time to open the border to receive Canadian beef down to the United States. |
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Vote: | Privatizing Social Security will take dollars out of young folks' pockets. |
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Vote: | Privatizing Social Security will take dollars out of young folks' pockets. If this proposal moves forward, workers today will not only see their benefits drastically reduced when they are ready to retire, but they will also bear the brunt of trillions of dollars added to the national debt because of this plan. |
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Vote: | The administration's attempt to keep us from selling agricultural products to Cuba is an outrage. Cuba is not a threat. That is why we must do more to open Cuba - not less. |
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Vote: | The Senate is a remarkable institution. It is unique. There is no other body, no other political body, no other democratic legislature in the world quite like the U.S. Senate. |
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Vote: | The Social Security trust fund is in pretty good shape today and we should not embark upon risky, dangerous schemes which will, in fact, undermine Social Security, such as privatization. |
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Vote: | There are significant human rights abuses in China. In some areas, the situation is worse today than in the past. In other areas, there have been improvements. We will recognize the latter, and be critical of the former. |
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Max Sieben Baucus (born December 11, 1941) is the senior United States Senator from Montana and is a member of the Democratic Party.
Baucus was born in Helena, Montana and graduated from Helena High School in 1959. He earned both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a law degree from Stanford University. He is married to Wanda Minge, and has one son, Zeno.
He began law practice in Missoula, Montana in 1971. He then served as both Executive Director and Committee Coordinator for Montana's 1972 Constitutional Convention.
In 1973, Baucus was elected to the Montana State Legislature. He served as a state representative from Missoula until his election to the United States House of Representatives in 1974. He was re-elected in 1976. Baucus was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978 and has served consecutively ever since.
Senator Baucus currently serves as Ranking Member on the Senate Finance Committee. Baucus is also a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, the Senate Agriculture Committee, and on the Joint Committee on Taxation.
The 2002 Montana elections gained a spot on the national radar when Baucus' opponent, state senator Mike Taylor accused Baucus of having implyed that Taylor was a gay hairdresser in a campaign ad. The ad alleged that Taylor had embezzled funds from the cosmetology school he once owned while showing footage from the early 80s of Taylor massaging another man's face while wearing a tight suit with an open shirt. The commercial was featured on Comedy Central's The Daily Show along with interviews with the major third party candidates for Baucus' seat. Taylor dropped out of the race.
In the Senator's spare time, he enjoys motorcycling across Montana. He rode a Harley to the annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota. in 2000, with his brother John and cousin Chase. On July 3, 2004 Baucus suffered minor injuries when his motorcycle hit gravel as he swirved to avoid an oncoming vehicle. Local police confirmed the Senator was not drinking alcohol prior to the incident.
The Senator's wife, Wanda, made national headlines on April 21, 2004 after she was charged with assault stemming from a incident at a DC-area garden center. On June 2, she reached a deal with prosecutors under which she would avoid prosecution if she completed 40 hours of community service within 6 months.
External link *Sen. Baucus's Senate hompage
*"Sentator's wife charged with assault" (CNN.com)
*"Senator's Wife Reaches Deal with Prosecutors (abc7dc.com)
...(more on Wikipedia)
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