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
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.
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.
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'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.
I know it is politically easy and popular to send money back to the taxpayers - but our schools need support, our teachers need raises, and our kids need health care, ... Unless I can be assured that these tax measures do not threaten other critical programs, I cannot support them.
I want to send a message to all lab employees, every single one of them, that security is important, that I want your attention, that I want you to permanently give your attention to security so we don't have leaks anymore,
It is our view that this is a strong resolution with teeth that would send an unmistakable message.
So what we want to do is send a message that the Democrats and Sen. Kerry are positive -- that we're going to talk about what we're going to do on the economy, on health care, on foreign policy, on national security and not make this into a big bashing of the president,
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,
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.