Senate Proceeding 02-03-09 on Feb 3rd, 2009 :: 1:56:45 to 1:58:35
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1:56:41 to 1:57:01( Edit History Discussion )

Max Baucus: institutio. and with that, i would retain the balance of my time and yield back. mr. baucus: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from montana. mr. baucus: mr. president, senator fro oklahoma mischaracterizes this provision. it is not an earmark.

1:56:45 to 1:58:35( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Max Baucus

1:57:02 to 1:57:22( Edit History Discussion )

Max Baucus: it is not an earmark at all. what is it? it just industries in america the same, giving bonus depreciation to all american industries. all the a few years ago, this industry was taken o for inexplicable reasons.

1:57:23 to 1:57:44( Edit History Discussion )

Max Baucus: this bill puts them back in in an attempt to treat industries the same. makes no sense to take out one industry when other industries get the benefit. it makes good in the bill so all industries are treated the same. the senator said this is one year that's true for all industries

1:57:45 to 1:58:05( Edit History Discussion )

Max Baucus: in this bill. the we're talking about treats all industries equally, all for the same length of time and we -- he suggests it should be -- if we put it in, why isn't it perm spent in hs probably right. a lot of this probably should be permanent but we've got to pay for some of this stuff. and that's why it's not made

1:58:06 to 1:58:26( Edit History Discussion )

Max Baucus: permanent, as other provisions in this bill are not made permanent. so if all industries are treated the same, the film industry is like any industry, like the steel industry, like the auto industry, you auto manufacturing industries, they're all the same. and that's why this provision's

1:58:27 to 1:58:36( Edit History Discussion )

Max Baucus: in here, to correct a measure taken a little while ago wrongly to single out unfairly an industry. this puts it back in so