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
assistance changing helped lives medicine reach shelf thousands
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.
accounting existing financial found numerous rules statements violated
We have found that Enron's financial statements violated numerous existing accounting rules,
fact phone records tells
The fact that we had to subpoena his phone records tells you he's not cooperating.
disaster handled helped pictures public turn
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.
america bush cable call close falling gave george gore impression line states using
Using this VNS information, all of the networks, cable and broadcasting, effectively gave America the impression that the George W. Bush states were too close to call while the Al Gore states were falling in line for Al Gore,
across assistance benefit committed country job knew patient people period programs proud reaching research short shows simply thousands virginia
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.
want new-life given
The question is what I wanted to do with the new life God has given me. This is the mission I want to take on.
cities new-orleans water
Invite the best and brightest to compete for a grand prize to come up with designs, including new zoning, building codes and so forth, for New Orleans that could make it safe from water, and let the state and city pick the plan that works best for Louisiana.
miracle drug armstrong
I was treated with a miracle drug, just like Lance Armstrong,
years venice new-orleans
Venice, Italy, survives 365 days out of every year in water; New Orleans can survive a few days of water if it has to.
fashion thinking support
I think we lost a great deal of sympathy and support with the way in which the crisis was handled, most importantly I think when we appeared to be grasping for too much at one time instead of identifying our priorities in a much more responsible fashion.
trust thinking connections
I think the industry finally gets it. They've lost the connection with the American public, and they've got to rebuild the trust with the American public.
water dutch canals
You probably have to have redundant levee systems with canals in between them, like the Dutch have, to make sure that incoming water is channeled off to areas where you deal with it rather than have it drown you.
humble new-orleans water
The immediate, highest priority need, in my humble opinion, is that we build quickly the interim structures that can channel water away from population and businesses in the New Orleans area.