John B. Breaux: “We shouldn't have to litigate every issue that comes up in order to find the right solution to the problem.”

I remember when I was in Congress when I wanted to stop something from happening, I used to offer an amendment to do a study, or maybe to do a demonstration program, hoping it never got completed.

let me first express my appreciation for the very kind remarks of the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. I think it is only appropriate to acknowledge that had it not been for his perseverance and determination, we would not be here…

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…

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…