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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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Jul 5, 2016

ISIS specializes in savagery--violence inspired by delusions of sectarian conquest from another age.

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Jul 5, 2016

When I was looking for a model, I was hoping you would talk about the British Research Information and Communications Unit (RICU), which has gotten some good plaudits internationally for being very aggressive in pumping out messaging…

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Jul 5, 2016

I appreciate this Committee's oversight and continued support as we revamped our fight against violent extremism in the information battlespace.

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Jul 5, 2016

I think it would be good, to the extent you are able, to explain what you are talking about to the Committee today.

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Jul 5, 2016

I would say the funnel of darkness, we have an opportunity on the public side.

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Jul 5, 2016

Well, again, I think we are catching up. The jihadists we talked about earlier have been at this really for 3 years, I would say it is fair to say.

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Jul 5, 2016

It can end offline, like we have seen tragically happen in several American cities.

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Jun 29, 2016

I rise tonight to talk about an issue that is facing every single State represented in this Chamber and every community in America. Over the past week, we have talked about the potential Zika epidemic and the need for us to address that…

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Jun 29, 2016

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act

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Jun 28, 2016

I thank my friend and colleague from West Virginia. I appreciate his passion for this issue. Over the years, he has fought hard for miners in every different respect, as has his colleague from West Virginia who is in the chair right now…

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Jun 27, 2016

This proposal, which is, again, not a demonstration--hardly, if it is 75-percent coverage--but is a wholesale change.

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