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
On Iran, I thought he was quite good and positive ... I think our policy toward Iran makes sense, it includes the Europeans, the International Atomic Energy Agency, it includes diplomacy, the right to say we're going to defend Israel. I was pleased to see it wasn't mixed up in some of that 'axis of evil' stuff he sometimes says.
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,
Based on news stories last year, some people may think that the department is solely a national security agency, ... But the fact is that the Department of Energy is at its heart a science agency. Forty percent, or $7.6 billion, of the fiscal year 2001 budget request is for research and development .... We are by far the nation's largest government agency in the physical sciences and in building and operating research facilities.
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.
This is a political campaign, ... I am the energy secretary for the Clinton-Gore administration. I want to fix the problem and I want to fix it with you. Oil industry profits are up. American people have questions about the high price of oil.
This is a price problem, ... We don't want to manipulate energy markets.
The strategic petroleum reserve is used for national supply emergencies for a really rainy day. This is a price problem. We don't want to manipulate energy markets.
Our critical security systems are operational. All our Energy Department nuclear materials are secure, ... Some of the high explosives are kept in concrete bunkers surrounded by earth and we don't see any problem.
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,
Congress' delayed action to extend the Energy Conservation Act of 1992 has resulted in stalled action,
How can you say that there are over 60 sites that can't be inspected?
Our objective is to show the personal side of Sen. Kerry -- his character, his Vietnam service, his leadership qualities,
the first thing they told me was the United States had to pay for the ammunition that knocked the plane down. So, they're upping the ante.
Iraq is pushing this issue to the brink and there's going to be some grave consequences.