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
Our objective is to show the personal side of Sen. Kerry -- his character, his Vietnam service, his leadership qualities,
It is clear the world needs more oil, ... Saudi Arabia has shown a lot of leadership in the need for more production, and hopefully the rest of OPEC will follow suit.
How can you say that there are over 60 sites that can't be inspected?
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,
It is important to have more production, ... the ideal price is between $20 and $25 -- that is good for producer countries and consumer countries.
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,
My view is that there will be an increase in production,
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.
During the 2004 legislative session I proposed and the Legislature approved a bill to waive the state sales tax on efficient hybrid automobiles, ... Today, hybrid-buyers in New Mexico are saving big bucks when they purchase one of these efficient hybrids. The savings on this Escape, for instance, are about $800.
As soon as possible, what I want to hire is, hopefully, a four-star general with an extensive security background,