Bill Clinton: “Thank you. Well, if Amal Mansour gets tired of alternative energy, she might consider politics for a career. [Laughter]…”

“Thank you. Well, if Amal Mansour gets tired of alternative energy, she might consider politics for a career. [Laughter] She gave quite a speech, and I thank her. Shootings at the North Valley Jewish Community Center Let me just say, before I begin, I would like to say just a few words about the latest developments in the shootings in Los Angeles. It now appears that they were motivated by racial and ethnic hatred. If so, that's the second such incident we've had in the last couple of weeks, along with the killings that occurred in the Midwest, which you all remember very well, and another compelling argument, in my judgment, for this country to renew its commitment to our common community, our common humanity; and another compelling argument for the passage of the hate crimes legislation and the commonsense gun legislation we have recommended. I know the Attorney General spoke about this earlier today, but I wanted to strongly support and associate myself with her comments on this. Biobased Products and Bioenergy Now, let me tell you, I may be the happiest person here today because I have been a supporter of bioenergy for more than 20 years now. When I was Governor, I tried to promote the use of wood waste. We opened a little ethanol factory in my home State. We worked on whether rice hulls could be used as energy.…”