Rob Portman actually said...

"It is about U.S. companies not being able to be as successful as they could be because when they try to grow, they are constrained because foreign entities can pay a higher price for that company."

"If there is a villain in this story, it is the U.S. Tax Code."

"Well, let me just, with regard to this question--and I will then turn back to Senator McCaskill."

"So when I look at these decisions that you have made, I see them as being tax motivated, and they have worked for you."