"This legislation doesn't help businesses expand and grow and hire more employees, " Baucus said.
Baucus said in his state, that vacuum has mostly been filled by misinformation.
Baucus said the bill would require relatively small Internet retailers to comply with sales tax laws in thousands of jurisdictions.
"It's always difficult to raise taxes -- always, always, always, " Baucus said.
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Asked Tuesday whether the bill the Senate takes up should have such an option, Baucus said his aim is to get legislation that passes.
Baucus has said repeatedly that he thinks that's too big a change for the public or the political system to swallow.
"The senator didn't pull any punches and warned Mr. Miller that he is in for some serious questioning from the committee, " said Baucus spokesman Sean Neary.
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"Instead of focusing on new laws, Max believes the first step should be effectively enforcing the laws already on the books, " Baucus spokeswoman Jennifer Donohue said Thursday.
"This confusion, this ambiguity, is part of the problem here, " said Mr. Baucus, who has been working with Rep. Camp to devise a strategy for advancing a tax overhaul bill this year or next.
Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said a key component of tax reform would be a level playing field for employers.
"Mr. Lew is well-qualified to be the nation's next Treasury secretary, " said Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus of Montana.
Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Montana, has said there is not enough support in the Senate to pass such a provision.
Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D-Montana, has said he thinks there's a fair chance a reform package could cover close to 95 percent of Americans.
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"These changes are a victory for all senators on both sides of the aisle who stood up to say this rebate should go to the folks who will stimulate our economy the fastest, " said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont.
Meanwhile Max Baucus, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said his panel too will probably back a public plan.
Meanwhile, Max Baucus (D-Montana), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said his staff has met with U.S. Embassy and Singaporean officials in Singapore, and he has spoken with White House officials "to ensure this issue on their radar, " a spokeswoman said.
Conrad and Baucus wouldn't specify which additional tax hikes are gaining favor among lawmakers but said everything -- from raising taxes on sugary drinks and alcohol to a surtax on the wealthy -- remains on the table.
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Max Baucus, D-Montana, the ranking Democrat on the tax-writing Finance Committee, said the senator is entertaining the idea of backing a "rolling tax cut" that would provide a larger, quicker tax cut over the first few years, as opposed to spreading it out over 10 years.
Max Baucus of Montana, who heads the Senate Finance Committee, and Mark Pryor of Arkansas, who said this week they would prefer not to raise the estate tax.
" Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, who will preside over the Lew festivities, devoted an entire hearing to Ugland House in 2008 and said that businesses maintain legal residences there for reasons that "have a lot to do with tax evasion.
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