Bill Thomas

Bill Thomas
William Marshall "Bill" Thomasis an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 2007, finishing his tenure representing California's 21st congressional district and as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 December 1941
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I hope if he does that, the grand jury will carefully evaluate his case and come to the conclusion that he has none.
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If there have been indictments in this case, it's a very sad day for our community and a very sad day for the cause of justice. This case is totally without merit.
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If you examine the core areas you'll find great commonality between the president's commission proposal, the Democrat plan and the Republican plan.
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In the face of layoffs, tumbling corporate profits, falling stock markets and shakier consumer confidence, no doubt remains that this legislation is needed.
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I am not aware of any legal avenue that would prevent us from distributing the results of these tests.
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I could just tell he was sharp, articulate ... very personable and charming.
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in large part because the Japanese have built a wall of complex protectionist practices and regulatory systems.
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The driver of earnings for this year and next in tech should be more on the enterprise side and not so much the consumer. That helps Cisco.
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These freely elected presidents came to us and said, 'Help us,' ... We help them by voting yes on CAFTA.
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This is like selling your furniture so you can fix up your house. You are giving away capital assets to fund ongoing expenses and that never ever makes sense.
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This hearing is drawing a line. There are no more tomorrows,
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The Constitution requires that courts shall be open. It is the responsibility of the county and state to provide enough resources to run our courts in a dignified and efficient manner. The current state of things is a disgrace and a disservice to justice in our county.
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All of these statements you've heard ... about this brutal assault, rape, kidnapping and robbery which occurred, I believe that the public will soon be able to learn the truth, and that these allegations are totally false and without merit.