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
signifies what cooperation between border governors and federal officials can achieve.
Border fence hasn't worked; border patrols & tech have.
The fact that two governors out of the four on the border have issued emergency declarations should be a wake-up call for the Congress to pursue serious immigration reform,
The federal government has failed those at the border and we have to have a solution.
It was spontaneous based on what I saw at the time ? a very violent criminal situation at my border affecting the lives of my constituents,
The president, the vice president and I apologize for the suffering these men and women have been through, suffering from the effects of cancer, chronic beryllium disease and other illnesses.
We've instituted more extensive security reviews, including polygraph tests; expanded financial disclosure programs; and forensic financial investigations for employees working in sensitive programs,
While I generally believe there is enough gaming in New Mexico, I will withhold judgment of the proposed Anthony casino while the secretary of the Department of the Interior weighs the merits of the plan,
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.
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.
What is important to us is not just that OPEC and other nations make a decision to increase production, but that they do it and get oil into the market because this is not just the United States, ... ...What is most important here is consumer and producing countries need to have a stable price, and that helps them both.
What I should have said, what I didn't take into account, is that the lab culture needs to be changed, ... I didn't take in the human element.
What I worry about is a new fiefdom within an already big fiefdom,
What I want to do is, I want business leaders, small business, employers, to come together, ... A moderate (increase). A reasonable one that everybody can handle.