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Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate finance committee, said it was just one of several ways in which China broke world trade rules.

It also has no hope of passing the Senate, as Max Baucus, the head of its Finance Committee, confirmed this week.

"We are unable to know the degree to which there might be some breach of national security, " Mr. Baucus said.

"The fact that you keep looking over to your mother to find out what to say suggests guilt on your part, " Baucus said.

Although the final details will not be known until the Baucus and Kennedy bills are unveiled, a few important elements are already clear.

A PICTURE of a handsome young man riding a bucking bronco hangs in the office of Max Baucus.

So the reins are firmly in the hands of two senior Democrats: Mr Baucus and Edward Kennedy, the head of the Senate's Health Committee.

On the heels of that shock, reports surfaced suggesting that the CBO's assessment of the Baucus plan put its price tag at $1. 5 trillion.

So declared Max Baucus as the Senate weighed whether to take up a controversial proposal to reform America's bloated health system.

This group is now considering the health-reform proposal put forward by Max Baucus, the committee's chairman, earlier this month.

Laudably, Mr Baucus has pursued a moderate course, rejecting a proposal for a government-run insurance scheme.

"But it was only a start, " Baucus said. "I think it can be much more focused, more aggressive, more comprehensive than it has been. "

Max Baucus, the top-ranking Democratic party member on the Senate finance committee, says he opposes the legislation.

"Every single dollar in this bill is stimulative. Every dollar. All economists will say that, " said Baucus.

Representative Spencer Baucus, the top Republican on the House of Financial Services Committee, agrees.

He insisted that Mr Baucus drop any attempt to cap this tax break.

Mr. Baucus suggested that Singapore had to be more forthcoming about Mr. Todd's death.

Unions, whose members often enjoy overly-generous health plans, hate this idea, and Mr Reid told Mr Baucus last month to kill it.

The Senate Finance Committee today approved a health care reform bill cobbled together by Montana Sen. Max Baucus.

The Senate Finance Committee, which Mr Baucus chairs, will now consider his draft and suggest amendments.

Even with the advantages of reconciliation, Baucus faces a host of competing demands.

After intense bipartisan negotiations, Mr Baucus (pictured) unveiled his bill on September 16th.

That reportedly delayed the release of the Baucus plan this week.

"We face unjustified restrictions in the Chinese market, " says Max Baucus, the Montana Democrat who chairs the Senate finance committee.

House Democrats declared last week that they aren't bound by Senator Baucus's deal.

After intense bipartisan negotiations, Mr Baucus unveiled his bill on September 16th.

Mr Baucus had hoped to attract Republican support for his plan, which is more moderate than the bills proposed by other committees.

Max Baucus, a senator, sent the consultancy a furious letter.

"Many in Congress feel they are not listened to, " Mr Baucus said.

That is because the committee's boss, Max Baucus of Montana, has pursued an impressively bipartisan approach.

"That is not on any list I have seen in a long time, " Democratic senator Max Baucus told reporters.

Baucus (left) and Grassley hatch a plan