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Senator Max Baucus, a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and the Farm Bill conference committee announcing a deal between Senate and House members on the Farm Bill. At a press conference in Washington D.C., Max called agriculture the backbone of Montana's economy and said the new Farm Bill "will help keep it that way." Photo By: Carolyn Bunce
BAUCUS: CONGRESS REACHES DEAL ON FARM BILL - May 8, 2008 (Washington, D.C.) – At a press conference on Capitol Hill today, Farm Bill negotiators announced a new Farm Bill deal has been reached. Montana’s senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus, highlighted that there are many good provisions for Montana in the bill including a permanent disaster assistance fund.
Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which essentially controls t...more»
BAUCUS: TAX BREAKS FOR BIG OIL NEED TO GO - May 7, 2008 (Washington, D.C.) – At a press conference on Capitol Hill today Montana’s senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus announced his plan to crack down on big oil by getting rid of current tax break...more»
BAUCUS ANNOUNCES 'DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM FELLOWSHIP' FOR MONT. VETS - Apr 30, 2008 (Washington, D.C.) – Montana’s senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus today announced the Defenders of Freedom Fellowship, which is an opportunity for Montana veterans to work in his Washington...more»
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NEWS ARTICLES
Rural veterans' health care focus of Senate field hearing By RICHARD PETERSON -
Veterans living in rural areas have less access to health care than their city counterparts and as a result have shorter lives than vets living closer to clinics in larger cities, three U.S. Senators were told Saturday.
"Here in Montana, you don't have 'rural' health care. You have 'frontier' health care," said Dave McLean, commander of the American Legion of Montana, at a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee field hearing in Great Falls.
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Baucus keeps national spotlight on Montana by Great Falls Tribune Staff - Montana burst into the national political spotlight in the 2004 election when Brian Schweitzer ended a 16-year run of Republicans in the governor's office.
Jon Tester kept us there last year with his victory over veteran Republican U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns. Why, in a sea of red states, was Montana turning a shade of purple?
Now journalists at CNN, the New York Times and other media titans are routinely dialing the 406 area code. Click here for full story
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