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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 wish to honor 374 high school seniors in eight northeast Ohio counties for their decision to enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces. Of these 374 seniors from 118 high schools in 98 towns and cities, 86 will enter the Army, 98 will enter the…
I rise today to talk about legislation to give our economy a shot in the arm and to help raise wages for Americans all across our country. When I am back home, whether it is at a small auto body shop or whether it is at a big steel plant…
Every one of them expressed concerns that the AHCA's $800 billion dollar cut to Medicaid would decimate their efforts to stem the opioid addiction epidemic.
I rise today to express my strong support again for Judge Neil Gorsuch. I spoke on the floor the other day about Judge Gorsuch. I just heard my colleague from Georgia talk about him, and he did a terrific job. This guy, Neil Gorsuch, is…
I spoke on the Neil Gorsuch nomination last week, and I intend to speak on it again tomorrow. Let me just say that I support Neil Gorsuch as the nominee to the Supreme Court. He is a good man. He is a mainstream jurist, incredibly…
I also wanted to talk briefly, if I could, about the legislation we just passed, S. 89. It has to do with the Delta Queen. The Delta Queen is a wooden ship that is very important to my community of Cincinnati. It is part of our Queen City…
I want to talk briefly about a nomination that is coming before us this week. This is for Elaine Duke to be the Deputy Homeland Security Secretary. This is an incredibly important job. Some of you remember the Homeland Security Department…
I want to thank my colleague from Colorado. He does chair a subcommittee that I am a part of. We had a great hearing last week, talking about China and the South China Sea issues, as he mentioned. We did talk about North Korea and the need…
If we had only listened to our allies in Central Europe, Eastern Europe, we would be a little ahead of the game.
I would like to thank my colleague for his good comments regarding Neil Gorsuch. I rise today to strongly support Neil Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court. First, there is no question that Judge Gorsuch is qualified for this job. He served…
These are tumultuous times all over the world. Are they not? And Asia is no exception.
keeping those sea lanes open obviously has a major impact on international commerce
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