Honorable Billy Tauzin
United States Representative, Louisiana, Republican
Representative Tauzin, of the Third District of Louisiana, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1980. He was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1971 to 1979. He chairs the Committee on Energy and Commerce and serves on the Committee on Resources. The following is from Senate floor debate, of July 22, 2003, on an amendment to the Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill to prohibit funds to the Federal Communications Commission for implementing the media ownership rules.I rise in strong opposition to the backward-thinking amendment that would reinstate antiquated local…
