Complex sentence: In the first week of September, Baucus began saying that he would push through with a plan even if he could not obtain bipartisan backing, and he remarked that "time has come for action, and we will act" on September 9.
Split into simpler sentences: In the first week of September, Baucus began saying that he would push through with a plan even if he could not obtain bipartisan backing. He remarked that "time has come for action, and we will act" on September 9.