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
Here was the government putting this skinny 60-year-old guy into solitary confinement for nearly a year. I have come to realize that it was wrong and I should have spoken out more, although I did try to influence the Justice Department on their incarceration of Lee.
He's a very religious young man, ... and he was very emotional about returning home.
I was shocked to learn that New Mexico does not have a law protecting consumers from price gouging,
If we get our friends in OPEC and outside OPEC to take some positive steps, the impact will be lessened,
But there's still that 1 percent, ... And that 1 percent covers a lot of consumers.
I'm also sending a message to the Congress and the American people that we will do everything we can to guard our nation's secrets.
If independent voters start breaking our way in this election, that's a good omen for '06 and '08. It's a good signal that we retain New Jersey, and it's even better if we win in a Southern state like Virginia.
I did not utter one partisan word in that committee.
I don't believe that these profits that are being generated are being done without some kind of manipulation,
I believe they're sending signals of wanting to engage, ... Now there's a reprieve.
I believe they're sending signals of wanting to engage, but there are some tough negotiations ahead, ... And I'm not saying that they're going to be easy.
I believe there is some movement in the right direction,
I believe the Bush Administration deserves credit for putting pressure, and saying that authoritarian regimes have to go.
Carbon sequestration is a whole new area of energy-related research,