Oct 5, 2004
the oral health of older Americans is in a state of decay. Millions of vulnerable seniors are unable to access the oral health care they need, suffer needlessly, and ultimately require costly and invasive treatments that unnecessarily…
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.
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Jun 1, 2004
today we are honored by the nomination of Debbie Hersman to serve as a member of the National Transportation Safety Board. Along with Senator Hollings, I have spent a great deal of time over the last 5 years working with Debbie. She has…
May 6, 2004
I do not think it was so much a problem with the prison as it was with people who ran the prison. It is not the physical plant that caused the problem. It is the people who were running the prison. If we do demolish a prison, are we not…
May 5, 2004
this is a jobs bill. That is the title of the bill. Presumably a jobs bill is intended to create jobs and hopefully is created to create jobs in America. That is the legislation that is before us. It is absolutely essential that this…
May 5, 2004
would the Senator point out anything in the legislation before this body now that would take any action against any companies if they did not abide by what they said they were going to use it for? Do they lose their tax deduction? Is there…
May 5, 2004
it is interesting that the authors, the Senators who oppose the amendment, say the bill is going to create 660,000 jobs. If it is going to create 660,000 jobs, there is no problem. The people would be able to bring the money back and pay 5…
May 5, 2004
I close on this amendment with the following comments: In this legislation, we are giving U.S. companies that hire foreign workers in foreign countries and putting their money that they earned in tax savings the opportunity, the gift, to…
May 5, 2004
I wonder if anybody in this body remembers Enron. Let's trust that they are going to do right. They are a U.S. corporation that created more tax shelters than the IRS could count. It took a group of Philadelphia lawyers 2 months to even…
May 5, 2004
I will even go along with saying you can bring it back at 5 percent, if you are going to use it for job creation or research and development, for capital expenditures. And If you are going to use it to rebuild your pension fund for…
May 5, 2004
Suppose you have somebody who may not do that. Is there any provision in the bill that says what will happen to the company that does not abide by the plan? I believe in trust but verify. If you don't do what you say you are going to do…
Apr 8, 2004
Senator Landrieu and I rise today to add our voices to those who have been calling for a comprehensive national solution to the asbestos litigation problem. Several members of both parties have recently come to the floor to discuss this…
Nov 12, 2003
Good morning, Mr. President and colleagues. I was very interested in listening to the distinguished Senator from Georgia and the Senator from Pennsylvania. I am trying to keep track of what he was quoting from. We decided he was quoting…