Bill White
Bill White
From 2004 until 2010, this Democratic Party politician served as Mayor of Houston, Texas. Previously, during the presidential administration of Bill Clinton, White had held the position of United States Deputy Secretary of Energy.
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 June 1954
everybody government vehicles
government vehicles to go and evacuate everybody in the area.
days full resources
All the full resources have been mobilizing for days and days and days,
blame embarrass police turned typical
They want to blame us for disagreeing with them, ... It's a typical ploy. ... The police were the ones who turned this into a mistake. They thought they would embarrass us.
coverage exceeded expected good
I expected a good demonstration and some good coverage of it. A lot of it exceeded my expectations.
belief belong children socially worst
Socially isolating them is the worst thing you could do. Our belief is that children belong in neighborhood schools. Children belong with their friends.
confidence control maintain organisms people safe
I have confidence in our people (lab researchers) that they will control those organisms and maintain a safe environment.
cars frustrated
They've been in their cars a long time, ... I'd be frustrated too.
gasoline grocery work
If you work in a gasoline station, if you work in a convenience store, if you work in a grocery store, you need to show up to work,
dealing issue major understood virtual weather
A lot of us understood what that meant, that it was a different issue than a weather issue, that we were dealing with the virtual destruction of a major American city.
dead high middle skunk stinks
Like a dead skunk in the middle of the road, it stinks to high heaven,
march men
going to march our men right back in there.
brains raise
The most controversial discussions are the ones we should raise around this (table) because this is where we have the most brains gathered.
houston hurricane rita
Hurricane Rita is dangerous, and Houston is well-prepared,
fema good sure
Good countries, like good people, keep their word, and I'm sure FEMA will.