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
The president and his friends on Capitol Hill have put together a budget that does not reflect the values of everyday Americans.
The president will decide within the next few days on what to do with the reserve. The decision is based on whether the American consumer will be harmed and he will not hesitate to take steps that are needed,
Our policy is, it's better to engage the Chinese than isolate them. We have many differences with the Chinese, ... But we believe that by engaging China, we have achieved results in all these areas.
Our objective is to show the personal side of Sen. Kerry -- his character, his Vietnam service, his leadership qualities,
we'll all end up sitting in the dark.
We propose making direct investments in areas that immediately create thousands of jobs, while addressing our long-term needs -- such as constructing new schools and making security upgrades to highways and airports, ... This government spending on infrastructure will create immediate jobs while dealing with our nation's responsibilities in areas like education, homeland security and transportation safety.
In my opinion, it is an important issue, but not a deal breaker.
In our meetings with oil producing countries, we simply and forcefully made our case that increased production is in the interest in both producing and consuming nations, ... We made the point that the world is consuming 75 million barrels per day, and it is producing 73.
I know it is politically easy and popular to send money back to the taxpayers - but our schools need support, our teachers need raises, and our kids need health care, ... Unless I can be assured that these tax measures do not threaten other critical programs, I cannot support them.
In this case, the fizzle was good, ... The fact the fire department didn't have to put out any fires this weekend doesn't mean we shouldn't have a fire department.
In my estimation, the sense was they have a small number on the lower end of one to five, ... My sense was two. But I can't verify that.
Iraq is pushing this issue to the brink and there's going to be some grave consequences.
Clean, reliable and renewable energy sources such as geothermal energy can become a significant contributor to the energy mix in the West at a time when parts of the region are experiencing power supply shortages,
High gas prices are going to revolutionize the way we drive and move our society to more fuel-efficient vehicles, ... Unfortunately, it's taken a crisis of high gas prices to move us in that direction.