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
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Our meters don't start running until we pick the customer up,
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It was just totally unacceptable that there was not adequate fuel supplies stashed around the state, ... That's a part of the state plan that's going to need improvement.
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Houston is rising to the challenge of an unprecedented domestic refugee situation, ... We're responding to this in a way that you'll be proud of this region.
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It seems to me he should have been doing it the last three years. Now is a little late to start checking on his evidence.
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The idea of a long-term refugee camp is unacceptable (for the evacuees and Harris County residents),
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Despite the investigative costs we have agreed to pay, Sears disagrees with the allegations being made against the company,
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Now is not the time to get into your car to start the evacuation,
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I look toward Ormond Beach and all I see is fire on the horizon. The flames are leaping up over everything -- trees, buildings, everything. I'm just numb.
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I look toward Ormond Beach and all I see is fire on the horizon, ... The flames are leaping up over everything -- trees, buildings, everything. I'm just numb.
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Those people at risk should not get on the highways to evacuate. People should prepare to shelter in place if they have not evacuated.
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T.M.O. has been a great source of grass-roots wisdom on a variety of issues, ... It was natural to look to them to be part of overall community efforts.
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We see the tragedy which is ongoing in New Orleans, and we are doing the best we can to make sure when people get to Houston they have a decent place to stay,
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Use your common sense and (if) you doubt the capacity to withstand high winds, then we are asking you to evacuate, ... Few mobile homes, if any, could withstand some of the types of winds that may be characteristic of a hurricane that is of the projected magnitude of Rita. We are asking you to evacuate.
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We will not forget that there are dislocated Americans with us,