I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. 717 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk…
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.
I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate resolutions which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 239, S. Res. 240, and S. Res. 241. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded…
if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:47 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at 10 a.m…
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 2210) was…
I thank my colleague from Iowa. I yield back my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa. ____________________
I ask unanimous consent that the Murkowski-Cantwell amendment at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The…
I move to concur in the House amendments, and I know of no further debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to the motion to concur. The motion was agreed to.
Our bill does not amend, and thus preserves, the Communications Decency Act's Good Samaritan provision.
I rise tonight to talk about the Portman amendment and about the broader substitute that repeals and replaces the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as ObamaCare. Is this replacement perfect? No. I don't think any replacement is. But it…
the removal from the list in 2008 was closely linked to negotiating limitations on the program and changes in international behavior by the regime, and it never happened.
I hope we will redouble our efforts to work on that, because the alternative is frightening.





