RSSBaucus 6th Most Powerful
by Max For Montana
Montana's Max Baucus is the sixth-most powerful U.S. Senator in America. That's according to the non-partisan group Congress.org, which released its "Power Rankings" today in Washington. This year Baucus gained a spot on the power grid, going from 7th in 2007 to 6th most powerful in the Senate in 2008.
Baucus ranked:
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38th in 2005
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20th in 2006
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7th in 2007
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6th in 2008
Baucus, Montana's longest serving U.S. Senator, is chairman of the powerful U.S. Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over all taxes and revenue, Medicare and Medicaid, Social Security, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and international trade.
Posted on March 3, 2008 in Press Room.
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