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
It was spontaneous based on what I saw at the time ? a very violent criminal situation at my border affecting the lives of my constituents,
It's the major powers of the United Nations Security Council speaking united, unmistakably, with a strong message that what is happening in South Asia is unacceptable, it's a threat to peace and security, and that it's critically important that tempers and tensions be reduced,
It's taken a blackout to wake everybody up, ... We've been warning for years. ... I went around the country saying these blackouts are going to happen.
It's a political statement and it's hurting people and it could cost lives.
It's going to take Turkey a long time to recover, ... devastating.
I want to find ways that we can do something about low income energy assistance ... how to improve transportation of home heating oil to the areas most in need, how to make sure the Coast Guard can get some of this (oil-carrying) vessel traffic through to New England,
They read 'bring the troops home' and thought, 'oh that's good,' they didn't think about the implications of cut and run.
There's been no cover-up. We have been open, we've moved aggressively and we've taken steps to address the problem,
As we have throughout the event, we will continue to take necessary precautionary measures to ensure protection of the health and safety of all workers, the public and firefighters,
They care more about bureaucracy and building palaces for the elite than their own people.
The war on terror is unlike any war we've ever faced,
They are very strong on science. They are a great institution. But on security ... they haven't done a very good job,
The foreign visitors program is important to our national security, ... We want Russian scientists to know how they should control their nuclear weapons.... Let's not get hysterical and overreach.
The four companies have volunteered, agreed not to export heating oil,