John B. Breaux

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John B. Breaux is a former United States Senator from Louisiana, serving from 1996 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Breaux previously held a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987. During his time in the Senate, he was known for his work on health care, tax reform, and energy policy. Breaux played a significant role in the passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and was involved in various bipartisan efforts throughout his career.

Quotes by year · 1992–2012356 total · peak 2002 (71)

Jun 28, 2001

I am trying to find out the effect. The plan you said is a good idea, but a good idea that is not enforceable is not necessarily a good idea if it cannot be enforced.

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Jun 28, 2001

Merci, Monsieur Tellier. It is nice to hear someone who does not have an accent testify.

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Jun 28, 2001

All we were asking for was the right to be treated as the other Class I's had been treated under the previous rules.

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Jun 28, 2001

I want to thank the panel.

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Jun 28, 2001

How do people who utilize railroad services have input into the content of the plan, if at all?

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Jun 28, 2001

I am not challenging that in particular, but if the two railroads are responsible for writing the plan, how do you guarantee that people who utilize railroad services, i.e., shippers, have had their input in the designing of the plan?

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Jun 28, 2001

But KCS has never requested that they be not considered because of their smaller size?

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Jun 28, 2001

What in the new rules guarantee that we are going to have the same result in a future merger, though?

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Jun 28, 2001

If that continues, we are going to have more regulation.

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Jun 28, 2001

Let us get right to the point on this.