Senate Jobs Bill

2010-03-04T13:47:34Z

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., left, and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 4, 2010, to discuss the Senate Jobs Bill. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg...

Congress Jobs Bill

2010-03-04T13:47:33Z

Donna Norton of Moms Rising speaks at a jobs news conference with Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Max Baucus, D-Mont., on Capitol Hill in Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., arrives to vote on the Jobs Bill cloture on Capitol Hill in Washington. A bipartisan jobs bill cleared a GOP filibuster with critical momentum provided by the S...

Obama Health Care Overhaul

2010-02-25T11:47:26Z

Senators, from left, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz., Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.,

Lawmakers could agree on healthcare cost savings

2010-02-25T09:00:31Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus on Thursday said Republicans and Democrats are not that far apart when it comes to ways to control soaring Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, to vote on the Senate Jobs Bill. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del. is at right. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

President Barack Obama to find a plan to wrestle the budget deficit under control.</p><p>Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has named Budget Committee Reuters) - Democratic senators Dick Durbin, Max Baucus and Kent Conrad will serve on a presidential commission to tackle the country's stubborn budget deficits, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid...

Deficit Crunch

2010-02-14T03:00:33Z

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2009 file photo Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., left, talks to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on health care reform legislation on

Senate Democratic Leaders Discuss New Job Creation Agenda

2010-02-04T09:32:02Z

WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 04: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (2nd R) speaks while flanked by Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (L), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (2nd L), and Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill) during in a news conference on job creation on February 4, 2010 in Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., listens as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, before the committee's hearing on President...

Health Care Breakdown

2010-02-01T01:15:33Z

FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2009, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, looks on as Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats say they never saw it c...

Obama State of the Union

2010-01-30T01:46:19Z

Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, prior to the of President Barack Obama's State of the Union addr...

Baucus: Drilling leases along Front to be given up

2010-02-22T20:59:21Z

<div id="subtitle">Montana Sen. Baucus: 5 companies to give up drilling leases along Rocky Mountain Front</div><div><p>Montana Sen. Max Baucus plans to announce Thursday that five oil and gas companies will relinquish drilling leases they hold on the Rocky Mountain Front, an area prized by conservationists.</p><p>In 2006, Congress banned new leasing of federal l...

Health Care Overhaul

2010-01-06T00:16:25Z

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2009 file photo, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., center, gestures during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Senate Majority Leader

Jail saga tops among Montana stories in 2009

2010-02-23T08:51:33Z

<div id="subtitle">Bizarre jail saga ranked Montana's top 2009 story, tops Baucus' lead role on health care</div><div><p>The often bizarre tale of Hardin's effort to turn its empty jail over to an international police force — capped by the revelation that the uniform-clad savior was a California con man — was chosen by members of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, listens as Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, drives home a point while answering questions on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, after the Senate passed ...

U.S. Senate Votes On Health Care Reform Bill

2009-12-25T08:18:09Z

WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 23: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (L) (D-NV) delivers remarks following the passage of a historic healthcare reform bill at the U.S. Capitol December 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The bill passed by the Senate will provide healthcare coverage to 31 million uninsured Americans and represents the largest over...

Senate Prepares For Christmas Eve Vote On Health Care Reform Bill

2009-12-25T08:18:08Z

Senate Democratic Leaders Discuss Health Care Act

2009-12-22T09:31:30Z

WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 22: Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (R) speaks as Democratic Senators hold a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on pending healthcare legislation December 22, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to vote on final passage of the legislation before Christmas day. Also pictured (L-R) are

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