John Breaux Quotes

Yes, we have got to quit worrying about fighting each other and trying to figure out a way to work together.

When you have a Senate that is 50 Democrats and 49 Republicans and one independent, it’s quite obvious that the only way we are going to get something done is if we work together.

When people see the budget, they’re going to say, ‘Oh, my God, I wanted a tax cut, but I didn’t know what you were going to do to health care and to Medicare and national defense.’

Well, Judy, I would hope in the new year, we could start thinking about politics not like it was the Super Bowl, where you always have to have one team that wins and the other team has to be a loser.

There is nothing wrong where we reach a point where maybe everybody could claim a victory. I think it would be good for the American people, which should be our first priority.

Our struggle is to identify the sources of revenue and the means to obtain the funds.Without funds, all the planning and research studies can’t help us.