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 is important to have more production, ... the ideal price is between $20 and $25 -- that is good for producer countries and consumer countries.
Oil prices right now and prices at the pump -- there is no correlation.
Hopefully it will lead to lower gasoline prices in the United States, ... The jury is still out. It's uncertain whether that will happen.
This is unacceptable, and frankly, lends credibility to accusations of price gouging, ... Nobody should profit from tragedy.
Many of these countries ... were concerned about low oil prices a year ago, when (crude oil cost) $10 a barrel, ... So was Sen. Campbell in Colorado. But now they are at $30. They're too high. I think most countries are agreeing with that.
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.
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.
I was shocked to learn that New Mexico does not have a law protecting consumers from price gouging,
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.