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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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Jan 9, 2017

we are always on the side of right when we are fighting to protect our children.

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Jan 9, 2017

It is a crime that is rightly punishable by incarceration in prison because of the nature of the harm to the victims and the outrageousness of the conduct that is predatory in nature.

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Jan 5, 2017

I enjoyed listening to the comments of my colleague from Utah about the Affordable Care Act, and I wanted to expand on that a little if I could. I know we are having a discussion right now about whether to repeal and replace the Affordable…

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Jan 2, 2017

I cannot think of anything more heartbreaking than having a parent have their child abducted.

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Jan 2, 2017

I think there are something like 80 cases right now of abductions of American kids in India.

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Jan 2, 2017

I think that is important. And I was glad to hear you talk about it in your testimony.

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Jan 2, 2017

You could have no better advocate than Joe Lieberman, and he does have enormous respect on both sides of the aisle.

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Jan 2, 2017

Can you make a commitment today to us that you will indeed continue that focus of making sure that the Global Engagement Center works effectively?

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Jan 2, 2017

I am very eager to expand our relationship with India. I think it is a tremendous opportunity.

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Jan 2, 2017

Ben Cardin and I got legislation passed.

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Jan 2, 2017

Let me just interject quickly here with regard to Korea because I was concerned about that as well.

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Jan 2, 2017

I told you my concern about State Department not seeking the funding to be able to effectively push back against authoritarian regimes.

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