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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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May 17, 2017

I rise during Police Week to pay tribute to our police officers around the country--the men and women in blue who serve us every day in Ohio and in every State represented in this Chamber. In Ohio, this is a particularly difficult week…

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May 15, 2017

I rise today in strong support of Jeffrey Rosen to be the Deputy Secretary of Transportation. It is my understanding that later this evening we will have a vote on that nomination. It will be the first of a couple of votes. I would just…

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May 9, 2017

these groups know that the proposed cuts would undermine our anti-drug efforts at a time when we need them more than ever. So I ask my colleagues to join me in urging the OMB Director and the folks in the White House who are making these…

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May 9, 2017

I rise today to continue a discussion we have had on the floor over the last year or so on the issue of opioids--that would be addiction to heroin, prescription drugs, and now this new form of synthetic heroin coming into our communities…

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May 3, 2017

I rise to talk about an issue that affects every single Senator in this body and all of us as Americans, and that is this epidemic of drug use--opioids--which would be heroin, prescription drugs, the new synthetic heroins, like fentanyl…

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May 3, 2017

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Tillis). Without objection, it is so ordered. Opioid Epidemic

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May 3, 2017

The Republicans yield back 4 hours of the majority's time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority has 1 hour remaining.

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May 3, 2017

We have 1 hour remaining. We will keep our hour. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Ernst). If no one yields time, the time will be charged equally. The Senator from Maine. Upward Bound Program

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Apr 30, 2017

We have to stop the demand in this country. We have to deal with the fact that our addiction rate is so high that we need more treatment and recovery.

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Apr 30, 2017

I hope that one of the outcomes of this report that Senator Carper and I worked on and of the hearing today is to prioritize this issue.

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Apr 27, 2017

today I wish to recognize the contributions of Dr. Candace Kendle, recipient of the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Corporate Growth, Cincinnati. As the visionary cofounder of one of the largest international…

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Apr 27, 2017

today I wish to join my colleagues from Ohio in congratulating our good friend and colleague, Congressman Steve Stivers, on his new promotion to the rank of brigadier general in the Ohio Army National Guard. This is a big deal. Steve is…

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