Bill White
Bill White
From 2004 until 2010, this Democratic Party politician served as Mayor of Houston, Texas. Previously, during the presidential administration of Bill Clinton, White had held the position of United States Deputy Secretary of Energy.
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 June 1954
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We are asking all residents in the Houston area and the greater Houston area that are in the storm surge area for a hurricane of this force and above to begin making their evacuation plans,
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We have moved more evacuees out of hotels than any other city has ever had in hotels, ... So we encourage those new to it to ask us, not tell us, how to do it.
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We are not asking that roads be closed; we are not asking that sidewalks be closed; we are not asking for additional police protection,
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We may be asking for extensions of these deadlines based on market conditions and commitments previously made by FEMA, and we feel confident that FEMA will review those requests on the merits,
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Use your common sense and (if) you doubt the capacity to withstand high winds, then we are asking you to evacuate, ... Few mobile homes, if any, could withstand some of the types of winds that may be characteristic of a hurricane that is of the projected magnitude of Rita. We are asking you to evacuate.
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We had dozens of church members asking how they could help, and be part of the solution. I am so gratified, even as my heart breaks over all the misery.
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I doubt whether the government can or should tell people or mandate how many vehicles can get out, ... but we do need to educate people and ask that they be considerate to their neighbors.
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Everybody is focusing on those who are in shelters,
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The best thing for Tom Delay would be if Ronnie Earle tries the case himself.
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It was just totally unacceptable that there was not adequate fuel supplies stashed around the state, ... That's a part of the state plan that's going to need improvement.
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It was kind of watered down. We perceived him as being racist. I rooted for Kentucky while I was in college, but I'm a black person. I'd imagine every black person in America was rooting for Texas Western.
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Socially isolating them is the worst thing you could do. Our belief is that children belong in neighborhood schools. Children belong with their friends.
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They can't win that to save their lives. They have to know that.
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They want to blame us for disagreeing with them, ... It's a typical ploy. ... The police were the ones who turned this into a mistake. They thought they would embarrass us.