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 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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Today, I have talked with the senior FEMA official in the United States and the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. They have committed to review both deadlines for hotel reimbursement based on the hotel population and for acquiring needed apartments based on the supply and demand for apartments in Houston,
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Good countries, like good people, keep their word, and I'm sure FEMA will.
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I can't address that. I was not privy to any conversations that might have occurred in the past where FEMA was encouraging any jurisdictions to put people in 12-month leases.
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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.
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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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T.M.O. has been a great source of grass-roots wisdom on a variety of issues, ... It was natural to look to them to be part of overall community efforts.