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
Hopefully it will lead to lower gasoline prices in the United States, ... The jury is still out. It's uncertain whether that will happen.
If Saddam Hussein moves ahead and blocks further inspections, I think then that tensions are going to rise dramatically,
How can you say that there are over 60 sites that can't be inspected?
Generational transitions within parties are always tough. I think Ed represents change that is difficult for a lot of people to accept. But it's good change.
This resolution is going to be passed tomorrow, ... And we think it sends an unmistakable signal for Iraq to comply immediately. This resolution is moving like a freight train.
The president is committed to such a vision, introducing proposals to boost domestic production, spur energy efficiency and increase the use of alternative energy resources. We have extensive opportunities in the field of bio-energy,
Find a way to make up with some of the senators who opposed him, because senators hold the purse strings
We weren't awake or something. It was just a poor effort. We weren't mentally ready and it showed up physically.
We have been saying we need a home heating oil reserve, we've been saying that stocks are low, and we need (legislation) passed, ... We need the Congress to approve a reasonable trigger for releasing the oil in the reserve.
We believe it's a good strong text calling for an international arms embargo. It's moving forward. Hopefully, it will be adopted in the next few days.
We should like the good side and dislike the bad side. You don't have to love him all the time or hate him all the time. The human being in me wants him to show humility and contrition. But would I pay to see him fight? Yes.
President Clinton will, I think, lift everyone's spirit. He was a good president, an economic, balanced budget president. And President Obama, I believe, has been a very good president, too, and we will get reelected. You watch.
Had I stayed longer in some primaries, I would have probably done better in states like Nevada, California, and New Mexico - but I ran out of the money after the second primary in New Hampshire.
I'd like to see that bipartisanship come back that we used to have in the House of Representatives, in the Clinton years. I think there's a possibility that the voters are going to send the message that everybody running - Congress, the Senate, the presidency - that they want us to come together.