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
The strategic petroleum reserve is used for national supply emergencies for a really rainy day. This is a price problem. We don't want to manipulate energy markets.
Vice President Gore does not favor higher gasoline prices for consumers. That is not the case,
We do think prices will go up a little bit, but in the end we do think gasoline prices will stabilize,
I was shocked to learn that New Mexico does not have a law protecting consumers from price gouging,
Many of these countries ... were concerned about low oil prices a year ago, when (crude oil cost) $10 a barrel, ... So was Sen. Campbell in Colorado. But now they are at $30. They're too high. I think most countries are agreeing with that.
We recognize that there are potential home heating oil shortages, ... We're concerned about natural gas too, both the prices and access and other issues.
This is unacceptable, and frankly, lends credibility to accusations of price gouging, ... Nobody should profit from tragedy.
This is a price problem, ... We don't want to manipulate energy markets.
This is a political campaign, ... I am the energy secretary for the Clinton-Gore administration. I want to fix the problem and I want to fix it with you. Oil industry profits are up. American people have questions about the high price of oil.
Oil prices right now and prices at the pump -- there is no correlation.
It is important to have more production, ... the ideal price is between $20 and $25 -- that is good for producer countries and consumer countries.
High gas prices are going to revolutionize the way we drive and move our society to more fuel-efficient vehicles, ... Unfortunately, it's taken a crisis of high gas prices to move us in that direction.
Hopefully it will lead to lower gasoline prices in the United States, ... The jury is still out. It's uncertain whether that will happen.
We will use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if there is a severe energy-supply disruption threatening our nation's security.