Honorable Max Baucus
United States Senator, Montana, Democrat
Senator Baucus was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978. He served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1973 to 1974 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1974 to 1978. He is Ranking Member of the Finance Committee and also sits on the Agriculture Committee, the Environment and Public Works Committee, and the Joint Taxation Committee. The following is from the February 12, 2004, Senate floor debate on S. 1072, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act. In my view — and I think it is the view of the vast majority of the…
