Samuel W. Bodman
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Bodman Samuel W. Bodman
A statement released Monday by the Energy Department said that Samuel W. Bodman, the energy secretary, ordered the transfer of $5 million over the weekend to immediately restore the jobs, which had been eliminated because of past budget cuts, thereby avoiding a political embarrassment for the president. In the words of Mr. Bodman, the programs at the energy laboratory are critically important to realizing the president's vision to diversify and strengthen our nation's energy mix. He said that the president should not be taken literally and that the Middle East goal was merely an example of what might be done. A statement released Monday by the Energy Department said that Samuel W. Bodman, the energy secretary, ordered the transfer of $5 million over the weekend to immediately restore the jobs, which had been eliminated because of past budget cuts, thereby avoiding a political embarrassment for the president. The programs at the energy laboratory, Mr. Bodman said in a statement that it was critically important to realize the president's vision to diversify and strengthen our nation's energy mix.