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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We have moved more evacuees out of hotels than any other city has ever had in hotels, ... So we encourage those new to it to ask us, not tell us, how to do it.
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We want Houstonians to know we're prepared to receive money now, ... I have checks in my pocket and checks in my hand. The time when they can begin sending donations is now.
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We believe that local people ought to make local decisions, and today, we've decided to open the roof in Houston, Texas,
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We know you're out there, ... We understand there's been fuel shortages.
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They've been in their cars a long time, ... I'd be frustrated too.
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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,
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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.
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Like a dead skunk in the middle of the road, it stinks to high heaven,
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going to march our men right back in there.
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The most controversial discussions are the ones we should raise around this (table) because this is where we have the most brains gathered.
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Hurricane Rita is dangerous, and Houston is well-prepared,
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We are all reaching new grounds. I don't want to spend a penny of taxpayer dollars that is unreimbused to the city of Houston. But I see needs out there when I get out and about in the community,
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We've been increasing our activity in southern Virginia and northern North Carolina, ... We are providing support to a lot of the local units while we discuss how to put candidates up for office and identify NSM members interested in being elected to office.
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We believe that the most reasonable interpretation that you'll be able to draw from the evidence is that Courtney had come into the room and had seen this struggle and had turned around to go back to the back of the house and was struck once in the head and fell.