John B. Breaux: “It is not a waiver, Mr. Burkes. It is an exemption. It is an exemption that has the effect of law.”

It says if Congress passes this, we will veto it. It is very clear. The administration says the new FCC local and national media ownership rules more accurately reflect the changing media landscape and current state of network station…

My opinion is that in order to ever reach an agreement between the two parties, Congress is going to have to combine the best of what government can do with the best of what the private sector can do and put the two together.

The fundraising and the traveling, things she's done for the party, I mean, she's a real rock star on the fundraising circuit.

I will take a few moments to explain my position on this important legislative effort and point to the fact that I have worked on a substitute amendment that has the ability to bring both sides together in a way we have not yet achieved…