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
dealing expected hit hurricane people plans
We are still well out from when the hurricane is expected to hit ... but people need to be making plans now so we're not dealing with freeway congestion.
anybody emergency join plan predicted
There was no emergency plan for the destruction of one of America's most important cities, ... If anybody predicted Katrina, I'd like to join their church.
adequate fuel plan state supplies totally
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.
forget
We will not forget that there are dislocated Americans with us,
allowed government insult intimidate people trying
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.
against goal nobody policy qualified start
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.
caring everybody government neighbor vehicles
There will not be enough government vehicles to go and evacuate everybody in every area, ... We need neighbor caring for neighbor.
animals bunch criminal
These are a bunch of criminal animals out there.
rather risk stay
Rather than risk confrontation with (police), we are going to stay at the Capitol.
eight layers local people seem seven top
Between the local people and the top seem to be about seven or eight layers of people who need to get a life,
based bites contrary government produces sound
I want a performance-oriented government that produces results, ... That's contrary to a government based on sound bites and images.
guests putting stronger succeed
everyone without putting our guests before our residents. If we succeed in that, we will be so much stronger as a city.
coming community pace
coming into our community at a pace of 30 an hour.
customers good tires
We feel like it's a good tire, but I think there are a lot of customers who say they don't want Firestone tires on my car, period,