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The Senate Finance Committee will be one of the true hot spots in Congress for the foreseeable future, home to upcoming debates over health care reform, the energy industry and tax policy, among other important issues.

Life and Death to Taxes

April 6, 2009

While health care reform is a lofty goal for most lawmakers, tackling the issue is merely a warm-up for Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), who will move on multiple fronts once health reform is approved — assuming it is.

Baucus hopes to advance his health bill to President Barack Obama by August, and he then plans to focus on numerous issues ranging from routine tax bills to revamping the energy sector.

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Lobbyists Will Watch Baucus’ Every Move

April 6, 2009

Health care reform is not just for the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee anymore. The Senate Finance Committee may be known for its influence over the tax code, but Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is already well on his way to demonstrating the panel’s full power, taking on the biggest legislative issue facing Congress right now — health care.


Taxing Job Energizes Committee Staff Chief

April 6, 2009

The Energizer bunny has nothing on Cathy Koch. She assumed the helm of the Senate Finance Committee tax department just as the economy headed into default last year, and she has been cranking out legislation ever since.


Cornyn Poised to Play the Skeptic on Energy

April 6, 2009

If history is any indication, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) will become a thorn in the side of Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) once committee debate begins on energy reform. In fact, Cornyn could very well resemble a porcupine if things go as expected and Baucus seeks to raise taxes on the oil industry to help pay for new initiatives.


Senate Finance Committee Through the Ages

April 6, 2009

The following is a look back at the history of the Senate Finance Committee.

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