Jim Leach
Jim Leach
James Albert Smith "Jim" Leachis an American academic and former politician. He served as ninth Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities from 2009 to 2013 and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 October 1942
CountryUnited States of America
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We stressed that delay was not in anybody's interest, either procedurally or substantively,
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A delay does not serve well the North Korean people,
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We will take a look at why it wasn't reported when it started. We will determine at that time if there is any enforcement action that's going to be taken.
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The second round is going to be much more difficult than the first.
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If a bank doesn't have its software changes by this time next year you will not be in a position to test the following year for the year 2000. Most of the work has to be done within a year so that the testing can proceed in the following year.
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Burlington has done really well on historic preservation.
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If we have a change in relations, it is my personal view that Korean-Americans, Koreans in Germany, throughout Europe and throughout the rest of Asia, will do more to facilitate trade for North Korea than any group of individual companies or government programs,
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We all have confidence in the jury system,
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For Burlington, it would authorize mooring facilities at Lock 18.
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They of course did (insist on a light-water reactor) and that of course is the stickiest part of any discussions,
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As long as it's laying dormant, there are no disturbed fibers loose in the air, we don't have any authority over it,
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This is the stickiest part in any potential discussions,
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A number of us have worked on Mississippi River issues for a long time. Support for a lock and dam issue is critical for an area like Burlington, especially to do it in such a way that there is respect for environmental issues, too. We're hopeful this year that we're going to get a major Mississippi River initiative passed.
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A resolution has been achieved that appears to represent a good-faith consensus in which the Treasury participated and both parties played a role, ... We believe we're at a credible resolution.