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
We do think prices will go up a little bit, but in the end we do think gasoline prices will stabilize,
We recognize that there are potential home heating oil shortages, ... We're concerned about natural gas too, both the prices and access and other issues.
Vice President Gore does not favor higher gasoline prices for consumers. That is not the case,
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.
Oil prices right now and prices at the pump -- there is no correlation.
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.
Hopefully it will lead to lower gasoline prices in the United States, ... The jury is still out. It's uncertain whether that will happen.
I think it's unfair to blame President Bush here, ... What I would blame is the bureaucratic red tape throughout the system that is out of control with little credibility and way too turf-conscience. Rather than point fingers in blame, the state and the federal governments need to develop a new emergency system.
I support the decision of the Justice Department that leads us to hopefully recover whatever happened to those tapes.
We believe this is a good agreement, ... we see the British initiative as a good way to enforce the agreement.
We have a good relationship with Russia, ... President Yeltsin was not pleased he was not consulted, but the Russian government -- the foreign ministry -- said that they supported the effort.
Our future will not be determined by chance, but rather by the choices we make today, and in the days and weeks ahead.
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.
Our community is becoming more mainstream and that's how I would appeal to those voters.