John Breaux
John Breaux
John Berlinger Breauxwas a member of the United States Senate from Louisiana from 1987 until 2005. He was also a member of the US House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987. He was considered one of the more conservative national legislators from the Democratic Party. Breaux was a member of the New Democrat Coalition. After his Congressional career, he became a lobbyist, co-founding the Breaux-Lott Leadership Group. The firm was later acquired by law and lobbying firm Patton Boggs, now...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth1 March 1944
CountryUnited States of America
Any that is why I think any kind of a stimulus package is going to have to help people who are without work, without a job, help them have health insurance.
San Francisco sits on an earthquake fault, ... So do you say: Move 'em all out of there?
This is a problem. This is a very difficult population to get to.
It was acceptable because we never had problems with that arrangement. After September 11 everything has dramatically changed.
If we don't get together we are heading for a major train wreck, which I think would be terrible for the American people, ... Face the Nation.
If they pass a bill close to what we support as a centrist group that obviously makes it more do-able over here (in the Senate), ... If they pass a 'Republican-only' bill, then nothing happens.
None of us on the commission are running again.
Must be in a closet somewhere, on a shelf somewhere. I am really disappointed.
Certainly something that can get passed early on is important, ... I think it's a mistake to come out with the most controversial proposal first.
But we made a decision based on the fact that we have been up there a long time and that we feel that the seniority is important to the people of Louisiana.
But, at the same time, I think that there is room for economic stimulus in terms of accelerated depreciation to encourage businesses to invest and to grow and ultimately to hire more people again.
I would put myself and all of those who have served in Congress in the same boat if you will, as to things that could have been done better,
She's a person with a lot of experience. She's obviously affected tremendously by the emotional impact of the devastation. I think she's doing everything humanly possible to bring it together.
My home was 25 miles from the gulf, and I did not want to see it become a shorefront property.