“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

Rob Portman

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Rob Portman is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the junior United States senator from Ohio, a position he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Portman previously represented Ohio's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005. He also served as the U.S. Trade Representative under President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2006, where he focused on trade policy and international negotiations.

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Sep 6, 2017

I think this is a great framework to be able to do that.

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Sep 6, 2017

Independent agencies are expected to fully comply with this law.

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Sep 6, 2017

I think a lot of people do not realize that.

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Sep 6, 2017

We applaud Senator Portman and Senator McCaskill's letter urging the President to quickly appoint an Executive Director.

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Sep 6, 2017

Chairman Portman, your work and leadership along with Senator McCaskill on the Federal Permitting Improvement Act demonstrated a steadfast commitment to cutting red tape in order to get much needed infrastructure projects moving forward.

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Sep 6, 2017

The passage of FAST-41 was a bipartisan achievement, led by Senators Portman and McCaskill.

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Sep 6, 2017

We want you to keep their feet to the fire.

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Sep 6, 2017

We are very concerned with the number of bills in both Houses of Congress that would further amend the NEPA process.

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Sep 6, 2017

I assume you included that in your testimony so it is part of our testimony here today.

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Sep 6, 2017

If I knew that there is FAST-41 and it was a two year process, I would be glad to pay some fee to help accelerate this thing.

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