Jim Leach Quotes (16 Quotes)

The trust has broken down. It will take some time to change attitudes and attitudes are going to be needed to develop trust,

There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism.

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.

The great middle of America is underrepresented in Congress, ... The leadership will insist that a compromise be established. But what that final product is, I have no idea.

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.

For this war to be prosecuted further, constitutionality demands Congress take a definitive stand, and morality requires judgments be based on more than good intentions.

As long as it's laying dormant, there are no disturbed fibers loose in the air, we don't have any authority over it,

You chose an initiative, which you may not be able to deliver and you chose to make the initiative without, to my knowledge, any serious prior consultations with the Congress,

This administration's tough policies had certain advantages in dealing with this Congress on the huge changes in law that would be necessary if there were a change of policies for North Korea,

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.

I dont think theres a wedge between Washington and Seoul, ... There are slight differences of judgment, but basically Washington and Seoul have a strong commonality of interest.

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,

North Korea clearly at this time wants to retain a right to have a nuclear program of one kind or another.

They of course did (insist on a light-water reactor) and that of course is the stickiest part of any discussions,

It is hard to cement any relations with any country based on promises that may not be deliverable.

We stressed that delay was not in anybody's interest, either procedurally or substantively,