Senator Max Baucus

Senator Max Baucus' Land and Water Conservation Fund Bill Gathers Broad Support.  Senator  Baucus introduced a plan today to ensure public access for hunting, fishing, hiking and other outdoor activities in Montana

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Senator Max Baucus today named Curt Belts, retired Missoula Rural Fire Chief the “Montana Hero of the Day” for his tremendous work helping Missoula area residents impacted by severe flooding. When Missoula County set up a flooding hotline to help victims and homeowners impacted by rising floodwaters, the line was soon getting many and at times more calls from people who wanted to know how they could help. The Missoula United Way stepped up to help coordinate volunteer efforts and asked to bring Curt Belts out of retirement as

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Senator Max Baucus today applauded flood recovery projects already underway in Yellowstone and Valley Counties as a result of funds he secured from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week

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Senator Max Baucus is leading a bipartisan effort to allow Congress to protect the American flag from acts of physical desecration. The amendment is not, as some have falsely asserted, a ban on flag desecration

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Montana’s senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus today announced additional asbestos-related health services to be included under the health care coverage he secured for Lincoln County asbestos victims in the Affordable Care Act

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In part because of the rain, which has caused rising water levels, resulting in  economic distress in the Big Sky Country, Montana Senator Max Baucus co-wrote a bill which increases federal support for communities under severe economic distress, like those ravaged by recent flooding

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Senator Max Baucus convinced the Federal Emergency Disaster Agency (FEMA) today to reverse an earlier decision and include the Huntley Project Irrigation District in its Preliminary Damage Assessments of recent flooding in Yellowstone County

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Senator Max Baucus visited the Red Cross shelter in Billings on Monday. Senator Baucus took time out of his scheduled visit in Montana to visit shelter evacuees, primarily from the Crow Indian Reservation

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Senator Max Baucus’ push for state management of gray wolves in Montana is one step closer to reality. Baucus’s goal is to give Montana control of the wolf population. Senator Baucus underscored the importance of moving this proposal forward, in light of U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy’s ruling that denies an ongoing effort to de-list wolves in Montana.

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 Montana’s Senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus blasted a house plan to cut more than $2 trillion in health care benefits, forcing seniors to pay thousands of dollars more for care. According to the Wall Street Journal, the proposal would “essentially end Medicare” as it exists today

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