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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I got the sense that this bill has a real chance of passing the Senate,
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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.
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What's at issue here is that a special fund was established for these families. It was specially funded for this event, September 11,
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When you make something as important as the medicines that keep us alive, you've got to do everything in your power to make sure those medicines reach the people who need them, especially when the people can't afford to have those prescriptions filled. The companies are committed to taking care of everyone who calls in and signs up.
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The public surely must be confused today, ... It's the job of NHTSA to come up with reasonable standards of when tires pose a risk to the consumers. NHTSA needs to ride to the rescue here and clear up this confusion very quickly.
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As soon as one or more of these major corporate figures is indicted and convicted for the thievery that occurred at the expense of the American investor, I think confidence will gradually come back.
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What we are interested in is: What went wrong with this recall? Why didn't it happen sooner?
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One of the motivations to not recall the tires, but to have Ford assume responsibility, was Firestone's concern that it would trigger action by DOT (the Department of Transportation) here in America,
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The tone of the ad has to be much more educational, not promotional.