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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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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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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No activity I know is more of a confidence builder and at the same time more 'humility training' than wrestling.
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Public decision-making does not lend itself to certitude.
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The majority of U.S. high school students don't know within 50 years when the Civil War occurred.
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History provides a sense of where we've been and lessons that can be taken forward.
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Civility is not simply about manners.
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When I look at Social Security, I consider it the most important social program in the United States, arguably the most successful program in the world.
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I am appalled by the notion of cultural wars.
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Drawing on President Bush's reform plan, which would allow citizens to transfer part of their Social Security contributions into personal accounts, an alteration of the current system is needed to make necessary change.
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Iraqis have held elections and have recently put together their government, all encouraging developments.
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A government of, by and for the people is obligated to conduct the nation's business in a manner that respects dissent.
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We stressed that delay was not in anybody's interest, either procedurally or substantively,