WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement after Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus announced that he would not seek reelection:
“Max Baucus has left a lasting mark on the Senate over more than three decades. And for that our nation is better off. We have worked together on key issues, among them when as a team we led the effort to defeat the Bush administration proposal to privatize Social Security. While there were instances of differences on policy, I have always respected his commitment to the people of Montana and appreciated his direct and honest approach. I look forward to continuing to work closely together over the next two years on tax reform and on implementation of the health reform law in whose creation he played a central role."
