Rob Portman Quotes on Time (7 Quotes)

This is not the time for take it or leave it proposals,

I'm disappointed because we haven't seen much progress on market access. Time is running out.

For the first time, I see real movement toward having a successful meeting in Hong Kong.

My frank assessment is if we can't pull it together next week ... then it will be very difficult to pull together other areas like services and nonagricultural market access in time for a successful Hong Kong meeting,

Despite three consecutive years of growing U. S. exports to China, our bilateral trade relationship with China today lacks equity, durability and balance in the opportunities it provides. The time has come to readjust our trade policy with respect to China.

Time is running short. We cannot let this opportunity pass.

I do believe that the promise of Doha hangs in the balance. I believe the time is too short for us to have wasted weeks, and I believe that unless we see progress soon, it will be very difficult to envision a successful Hong Kong meeting and a successful completion of the round at the end of 2006.