by admin | Jan 1, 2007 | Politics & Government
Outgoing Republican Congressman Jim Leach, a longtime advocate of campaign finance reform, says the state of politics in America is “awkward.” “The two parties are mirrors of each other right now. They’re governed in congress by the...
by admin | Nov 14, 2006 | Uncategorized
Iowa Congressman Jim Leach, who lost his bid for a sixteenth term in Congress this month, has been recommended for a new job — the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer recommended the republican Leach this (Tuesday)...
by admin | Nov 11, 2006 | Politics & Government
After 30 years in congress, Jim Leach says he’s ready for a new career. Leach, a Republican from Iowa City, lost his bid for a 16thither in the U.S. House this past Tuesday. “I look at it as an end to a career that probably should be being brought to an...
by admin | Oct 27, 2006 | Military, Politics & Government
Republican Congressman Jim Leach says at some point, it may be necessary to pull the plug on funding for U.S. military operations in Iraq. “I can see the possibility of it, but I think we’ll have to wait for that circumstance to arise. The last thing you...
by admin | Jul 19, 2006 | Politics & Government
Iowa’s congressional delegation split in Tuesday’s vote on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Congressmen Steve King, Tom Latham and Jim Nussle — all Republicans –voted in favor of an amendment to the U.S. constitution that would...
