Word: breaux
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...address as "a great marching speech. It went left-right, left-right, left-right." Congressional Democrats said they were trying to figure out in whichdirection Clinton is trying to leadthem. "I could close my eyes and hear him talking about increasing opportunity but requiring responsibility," offered Sen. John Breaux (D-La.). Said conservative Democratic Rep. Mike Parker of Mississippi: "He opposed every moderate effort in the last Congress. I can only wonder now if he actually believes in his own promises, or will he reverse course yet again?" Whose fault was the 100-minute pastiche? Apparently, Clinton winged it.TIME White...
...right, were poised to control more seats than at any time in the past 40 years. In the Senate, where G.O.P. control was only seven seats away, conservative candidates were faring better than more pragmatic hopefuls. In both parties, moderates were in retreat. The trend, said Senator John Breaux, a Louisiana Democrat and committed middle-of-the-road er, is "not conducive to bipartisanship and building coalitions...
...decision for all workers. Another route may be to try to pass a health plan in which the standard benefits would be named later by an independent commission. In that case, pity the commissioners who must decide. Claims Schroeder: "There is no compromise on this issue." Louisiana Senator John Breaux, a conservative Catholic Democrat, maintains that "it can be worked out." At the moment, most people on the Hill seem to agree with Breaux. But if passions flame higher, America's most contentious issue could become a health-care deal breaker...
...proposal put forward by Breaux's group fell short of Clinton's bottom line. Instead of guaranteeing universal coverage, the Senators said, their bill works "towards" that goal. To bring the level of coverage to 95% of Americans, the complex plan would subsidize low-income people and impose insurance-market reforms, for example, making coverage portable from job to job and requiring insurers to accept customers with pre-existing medical conditions. Subsidies, given in the form of vouchers, would be financed by a $1-per-pack increase in the federal cigarette tax and a levy on the highest priced health...
...universal coverage, White House strategists and their allies in Congress believe lawmakers who are reluctant about Clinton's plan will change their mind once the public focuses on the debate later this summer and begins pressuring Congress to act. The all-or-nothing strategy, however, causes moderate Democrats like Breaux, whose support for a final bill is critical, to shake their head. "Legislating is finding the middle," he says. "You can't transfer an all-or-nothing strategy into the legislative process. It seldom works...