Senator Max Baucus

Senator Max Baucus announces $10 million to boost asbestos screening at montana’s card clinic. The clinic will provide screening for asbestos-related diseases as part of a grant program Baucus created in the new health care law.  “We can never right the outrageous wrong that took place in Libby, but we do have a responsibility to make sure the community has the tools it needs to heal...

Senator Max Baucus today announced the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has extended the deadline for Montana farmers to sign up for financial assistance planting cover crops where flooding has prevented them from planting spring crops...

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. The Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2011 aims to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund at no additional cost to taxpayers...

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 cou

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. But, Baucus said, more help is desperately needed...

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.  “Montanans recognize the flag as more than just a piece of cloth, but as part of the fabric that binds us as Americans...

Photo From ens-newswire.com 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...

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...

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...

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.  Senator Baucus toured the shelter site, visited with some clients and Red Cross volunteers and helped serve lunch from the Salvation Army Feeding vehicle which supports the Red Cross disaster r