Billy Tauzin
Billy Tauzin
Wilbert Joseph "Billy" Tauzin IIis an American lobbyist and politician. He was President and CEO of PhRMA, a pharmaceutical company lobby group. He was also a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1980 to 2005, representing Louisiana's 3rd congressional district...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 June 1943
CountryUnited States of America
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New Orleans has to learn to live with water rather than in fear of water, and we need a master plan that shows us how to do this. It's so critical that we send a signal to everyone in the country that we're serious about rebuilding New Orleans.
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And if citizens of New Orleans who are really contemplating coming back heard that we're really intent upon making the place secure again - regardless of whether the levees held or not - then I think a rebuilding process would really take shape.
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Some 70 percent of Americans donated to Katrina victims.
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Half of Louisiana is under water and the other half is under indictment.
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We are proud of what the Partnership for Prescription Assistance has accomplished in this short period of time. But our job isn't done. Research shows there are thousands more people in Virginia and across the country who could benefit if they simply knew patient assistance programs were available. We are committed to reaching every one of them.
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If you're watching an ad on TV showing a drug that could save your life and you can't afford it, you have a right to be resentful. People are angry about not having access to medicine.
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By falsely calling Florida, you became an agent in the process instead of a reporter of the process,
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If the networks and the VNS system made a mistake, the first good thing to do is to say we made a mistake and many of you did, ... And the second good thing you can do is to find out how you can fix it so it doesn't happen again.
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We know that many patients struggle to afford their prescription medicines and are unaware that help is available. That is why the pharmaceutical research industry is leading an aggressive campaign to inform doctors and prepare them to educate patients about the Partnership for Prescription Assistance. This new effort demonstrates our commitment to locate, inform and mobilize as many doctors as possible.
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We have found that Enron's financial statements violated numerous existing accounting rules,
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The Partnership for Prescription Assistance is changing thousands of lives everyday. No one's helped by a medicine that sits on a shelf and is out of reach financially.
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The timing was terrible, and having one disaster after another didn't help. I think the pictures on television of the way in which the disaster was handled also helped to turn off the public and Congress.
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If it's a medicine that makes a difference in whether you're going to get cancer or not, you probably ought to get it out a little quicker.
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He was totally incredible, ... This is the guy who was in charge of the corporation. ... I'm afraid he may have put himself in some legal jeopardy as a result.