Robret Waldmann Gang of 6 senators who correspond to 6.5 representatives. The US senate has an extreme rural bias. It has outdone itself by allowing Max Baucus to empower a…

…Insurance has gotten Max Baucus in their pocket–putting money in his, and getting out of that a watered down health bill that doesn’t do half of what we should be…

by Linda Beale [also posted on ataxingmatter] Both President Obama and Senator Max Baucus, key players in the health reform debate, have now indicated that one source of funding for…

…John Cornyn (R), Chairman, National Republican Senatorial Committee Other Senators (in alphabetical order with Chairs and Ranking Members noted) Senator Evan Bayh (D) Senator Max Baucus (D), Chairman of Committee…

…that key Democratic senators, led by John Breaux (La.) and Max Baucus (Mont.), went along with it… “We just don’t have the discipline on our side that’s needed.” Robert Borosage…

…clearly not so–tax cuts just lead to demands for more tax cuts, as the “one time” repatriation provision in 2004 clearly demonstrated. Max Baucus is also one of the “cut…

by Linda Beale David Sirota Agrees with me on the Tax Reform “Secrecy” Scandal As I mentioned in an earlier post, Max Baucus has established a secret submission process for…

…companies. By making a promise which shouldn’t be kept, he scared them and their tame senator Max Baucus into supported reform if and only if there were a mandate. He…

…natural gas, other than the odd city bus or garbage truck in random municipalities? The answer is a simple but unpleasant one. See, we in the US would label the…

…considered almost risk-free because if the borrowers default, Fannie or Freddie will pay off the loans (assuming Fannie and Freddie remain solvent). Non-conforming loans go into pools known as private-label…