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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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Jun 7, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that Karen Fletcher, a detail with Senator Boozman's staff, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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Jun 7, 2022

We have seen President Putin do this in Ukraine. He is doing it as we talk.

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Jun 7, 2022

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes and Senator Stabenow for 1 minute prior to the scheduled rollcall votes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Ukraine

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Jun 7, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that Clara Smith, an intern with Senator Boozman's staff, be granted floor privileges until July 29, 2022. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Jun 6, 2022

today is a very important day in American history, June 6, the anniversary of D-day. One of the most important and consequential battles of World War II occurred on that day. Every year I have served in this body, I have a practice of…

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May 24, 2022

today marks exactly 3 months since Russia began its war on Ukraine. I have come to the Senate floor for what is now the 13th straight week since that time while the Senate has been in session to talk about this unprovoked, illegal, and…

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May 17, 2022

I come to the floor today for the 12th consecutive week while the Senate has been in session to talk about the illegal, unprovoked, and brutal assault on Ukraine being carried out by Russia. We started these discussions before this latest…

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May 11, 2022

I think it is really important that we have these reforms to protect these cloud-based systems.

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May 11, 2022

My hope is that this legislation can pass to help protect the cloud-based services but also we can expand the number of companies that are innovative technology companies that will provide that service.

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May 11, 2022

We have to do what we can do to protect American jobs, and that starts by ensuring that tax dollars spent on American government procurement is not used to create jobs overseas when it can be used to create jobs here.

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May 9, 2022

I come to the floor today to talk again about the illegal, totally unjustified, unprovoked, and brutal attack on Ukraine by Russian forces. This is the 11th week in a row I have come to the Chamber to talk about this because I think it is…

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