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
I'm taking these serious steps because of the urgency of the situation and, unfortunately, because of the total inaction and lack of resources from the federal government and Congress,
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.
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The federal government has failed those at the border and we have to have a solution.
Here was the government putting this skinny 60-year-old guy into solitary confinement for nearly a year. I have come to realize that it was wrong and I should have spoken out more, although I did try to influence the Justice Department on their incarceration of Lee.
The resolution makes clear how the junta can end these sanctions -- by restoring the legitimate government of Sierra Leone,
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.
I never tried to embellish this. I never tried to mask it.
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.
The first day you want to set a good, positive tone,