Topic: Max Baucus

Sen. Baucus says he was in relationship with staffer recommended for US attorney postSenate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appointment as Montana's U.S. attorney, saying Saturday his one-time staff member and the former state prosecutor is "highly ...
AP Interview: Baucus didn't know for sure Snowe was 'yes' on health bill until she cast voteSen. Max Baucus says he didn't know for sure that Republican Senator Olympia Snowe would vote in favor of his health care overhaul bill until she ...

Obama health care push faces key vote

President Barack Obama's top domestic priority faced a critical vote Tuesday, with the Senate Finance Committee set to cast judgment on his ambitious but troubled drive to remake US health care. "Pretty much everything's been said. Now it's time to get the ...

Senate health bill cost put at $829 billion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee's health bill would cost $829 billion and cut the deficit by $81 billion over 10 years, budget analysts said on Wednesday in a boost to President Barack Obama's efforts to reform health care. In ...

Senate panel awaits report before health vote

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic hopes for a quick Senate Finance Committee vote on a broad U.S. healthcare overhaul were dashed on Monday as budget experts took longer than expected with their estimate of the bill's cost. The panel, chaired by Senator Max ...

U.S. Senate panel awaits report before health vote

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic hopes for a quick Senate Finance Committee vote on a broad U.S. healthcare overhaul were dashed on Monday as budget experts took longer than expected with their estimate of the bill's cost. The panel, chaired by Senator Max ...
Even with health overhaul, insurance premiums could be a stretch for middle-class AmericansMany middle-class Americans would still struggle to pay for health insurance despite efforts by President Barack Obama and Democrats to make coverage more affordable. The legislation advancing in Congress would ...
Many middle-class Americans would still struggle to pay for health insurance despite efforts by President Barack Obama and Democrats to make coverage more affordable. The legislation advancing in Congress would require all Americans to get insurance — through an employer, a government ...

U.S. healthcare debate: it's only the beginning

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's push for a sweeping healthcare overhaul edged closer on Thursday to a major victory in the Senate Finance Committee, but the fight in Congress is only beginning. Obama's Democratic Party remains divided on key issues, ...

Senate panel rejects public healthcare option

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Tuesday rejected a government-run "public" insurance option as part of a broad healthcare overhaul, handing insurers an early victory and setting the stage for a long fight over one of the bill's most contentious issues. ...
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