Rob Portman actually said...

"Senator Shaheen has been a stalwart. Frankly, both of us have had to work with both of our caucuses on moving this forward because it is a consensus bill."

"I appreciate your willingness to hold a hearing and also your personal commitment to this issue from the start."

"I just want to thank Senator Shaheen. We have worked on this for three and a half, maybe four years now."

"I hear this in Ohio constantly, that these companies are competing with companies in Japan and Germany."