Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
William Blaine "Bill" Richardson IIIis an American politician who was 30th Governor of New Mexico, from 2003 to 2011. He was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Energy Secretary in the Clinton administration and has also served as a U.S. Congressman, chairman of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and chairman of the Democratic Governors Association. In December 2008, he was nominated for the cabinet-level position of Secretary of Commerce in the first Obama administration but withdrew a month later...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 November 1947
CityPasadena, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Congress' delayed action to extend the Energy Conservation Act of 1992 has resulted in stalled action,
Confinement, shackles -- I wouldn't have done that. But there's no question that I think the deal is good, because it would enable us to get what happened with that very, very sensitive, classified information, ... Meet the Press.
Crude and heating oil inventories remain alarmingly, stubbornly low,
The rivalry is there, but at the same time we're trying to help each other. It's just healthy competition.
There will be some of that -- obviously -- because you've got a lot of speakers, diverse speakers -- you've got all of the wings of the party here.
Thank you for this very noble gesture, a gesture of friendship and cooperation, ... Your colleagues lost a lot, and you came through for them.
We think that refining capacity is adequate ... clearly the Middle East situation has caused a disturbance in oil prices.
North Korea will return to the talks in early November unconditionally,
They're very dogmatic. The North Koreans, they are very programmed, they have their policy statements they don't want to diverge from. They're very doctrinaire. They don't negotiate like others -- quid pro quo.
They stated they would be prepared to have the U.S. or any of the six party talk countries participate in the fuel cycle on the front or back end,
They stated they will be prepared to have us or any other six- way talk countries participate in fuel-cycle on the front end and back end,
They are close, but close is not good enough, ... I won't rest until all consumers can be assured that utilities have adequately prepared for a smooth rollover.
This policy reverses a decades-old Energy Department practice of opposing claims filed by people who helped build America's toughest defenses, ... They are people who became ill after working with very hazardous materials under dangerous conditions.
There's $1.3 billion that you've not appropriated that we've asked for ... This is the time when we really should be investing,