Max Baucus, Senator from Montana

(Washington D.C.) – Flanked by a police escort complete with motorcycles and a security detail, the Capitol Christmas tree arrived safely at the U.S. Capitol today. The tree has taken its place, standing before the Capitol Building, after traveling across the country from the Bitterroot Forest in western Montana. Montana’s ...more»

BAUCUS: HEALTH CARE REFORM IS KEY TO STRENGTHENING ECONOMY - Nov 19, 2008

(Washington, D.C.) – One week after announcing his health care reform plan, Montana’s senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus today he...more»

CHAIRMAN BAUCUS UNVEILS MAJOR HEALTH CARE REFORM BLUEPRINT - Nov 12, 2008

(Washington, D.C.) – At a press conference on Capitol Hill today newly re-elected Montana U.S. Senator Max Baucus unveiled an 89-pa...more»

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Rural veterans' health care focus of Senate field hearing By RICHARD PETERSON -

Veterans living in rural areas have less access to health care than their city counterparts and as a result have shorter lives than vets living closer to clinics in larger cities, three U.S. Senators were told Saturday.

"Here in Montana, you don't have 'rural' health care. You have 'frontier' health care," said Dave McLean, commander of the American Legion of Montana, at a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee field hearing in Great Falls.

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Baucus keeps national spotlight on Montana by Great Falls Tribune Staff - Montana burst into the national political spotlight in the 2004 election when Brian Schweitzer ended a 16-year run of Republicans in the governor's office. Jon Tester kept us there last year with his victory over veteran Republican U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns. Why, in a sea of red states, was Montana turning a shade of purple? Now journalists at CNN, the New York Times and other media titans are routinely dialing the 406 area code. Click here for full story