WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) made the following statement today after President Obama announced his intent to nominate Sen. Max Baucus to be the next Ambassador to China:
“I congratulate President Obama on an excellent decision to nominate Sen. Baucus to be the next U.S. Ambassador to China. Our relationship with China is among the most important in the world and, in deciding to nominate Sen. Baucus, the President has chosen a leader with a broad and intense background on key issues that affect that relationship. Sen. Baucus has served our nation with distinction for four decades and there is no doubt that he will continue to do so in his new role as Ambassador to China."
