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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When you have somebody that is very active and wants to be a public contact point in recruiting, the leadership allows him to set up a formal unit, ... A member in Elizabeth City wants to take on that responsibility in northeast North Carolina.
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We're good neighbors here. We know this is a U.S. situation here and we're the closest major city so we have tens of thousands of people that will be here,
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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 all reaching new grounds. I don't want to spend a penny of taxpayer dollars that is unreimbused to the city of Houston. But I see needs out there when I get out and about in the community,
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We will not forget that there are dislocated Americans with us,
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We feel they are trying to intimidate and insult people who are going to our demonstration. We don't feel government should be allowed to do that.
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I start by articulating the policy and goal that the brightest, the most qualified and experienced should make the decision, ... Nobody successfully argues against that.
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There will not be enough government vehicles to go and evacuate everybody in every area, ... We need neighbor caring for neighbor.
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These are a bunch of criminal animals out there.
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Rather than risk confrontation with (police), we are going to stay at the Capitol.
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Between the local people and the top seem to be about seven or eight layers of people who need to get a life,
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I want a performance-oriented government that produces results, ... That's contrary to a government based on sound bites and images.
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everyone without putting our guests before our residents. If we succeed in that, we will be so much stronger as a city.
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coming into our community at a pace of 30 an hour.