RSSBaucus Roars Into General Election
by Max For Montana
Senator 'Humbled and Honored' to Represent Montana
(BILLINGS, Mont.) - With primary votes cast, U.S. Senator Max Baucus is roaring into the general election "excited to highlight my record of doing what's right for Montana."
"Every day, I'm humbled and honored to represent Montana in the U.S. Senate. Now as we enter the general election, I'm looking forward to asking Montanans to renew my job contract," Baucus said. "We've done a heck of lot of good for this state and we've used seniority to be effective. But, there's still more to do. We're going to keep working for more good-paying jobs, better health care, and together we'll leave a better Montana for our kids and grandkids."
Although Baucus drew no primary opposition, his campaign, headquartered in Billings, has been in full swing for months. The Senator has about 70 paid campaign staff working out of 9 offices across the state. It's a massive ground operation, the largest the state has ever seen.
"We are building the largest grassroots, people-to-people campaign Montana has ever seen," said Baucus, who has raised a record $10.4 million for his reelection effort. "Montana is the greatest state in the greatest nation on the planet. I want to continue fighting to keep it that way."
Baucus said that working to boost Montana's economy and create jobs, fighting for the nation's veterans, providing quality health care, and securing energy independence are a few of the things he wants to continue doing as Montana's longest serving U.S. senator in history.
Baucus, who is chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, ticked off a long list of recent accomplishments, including:
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Helping write the Children's Health Insurance Program
- Pumping more than $8 billion in federal funds into Montana's economy
- Boosting funding for veterans health care
- Stopping President Bush from privatizing Social Security
- Authoring the largest tax cut in a generation
- Sustaining more than 18,000 good-paying highways jobs
- Protecting Montana's hunting and fishing lands
- Fighting to lower gas prices, and reduce America's dependence on foreign oil
Baucus was first elected to the Senate in 1978 and was re-elected in 1984, 1990, 1996, and 2002. Before entering the Senate, Baucus served two terms in the U.S. House.
"This election isn't about me, it's about the future of our state," Baucus said. "I'm going to use my seniority to do what's right for Montana. Since I was first elected that has been my only yardstick, and I'm not going to change now."
Baucus is also a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and a senior member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, where he chairs the panel with jurisdiction over highway funding.
Baucus was in Washington, D.C. for Montana's primary day due to votes in the U.S. Senate.
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