Senate Dealmaker Baucus Turns to Rewrite of U.S. Tax Code
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Senator Max Baucus, the Montana Democrat who has centered his 37-year congressional career on attempts to build bipartisan consensus, is preparing to take on the U.S. tax code.
Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, plans to outline his principles for a tax overhaul June 11. He has met with lawmakers of both parties in advance of the speech, and those conversations probably will help him determine what can be achieved, said Evan Liddiard, a former tax adviser to Senator Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican.