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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 3, 2022

When the Title 42 public health order is lifted, we anticipate migration levels will increase, as smugglers will seek to take advantage of and profit from vulnerable migrants.

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May 3, 2022

Do you disagree that there were 50 people who were released into the country as Afghan evacuees who have security----

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May 2, 2022

I have heard personally from so many Ohioans who told me, hey, I am willing to help--I want to open my home.

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May 2, 2022

That seems to me to be inadequate.

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May 2, 2022

I would just say the obvious, Mr. Deputy Secretary, which is that the other countries are spending billions.

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May 2, 2022

This is not a position that has to go through our confirmation process.

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May 2, 2022

I think it is in everybody's interest, including the State Department, to really focus on this effort.

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May 2, 2022

Are you concerned that we are moving too slow and losing a leadership position amongst other countries?

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May 2, 2022

I know they are eager to get back, to say the least.

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Apr 25, 2022

I am coming to the floor again this evening to talk about the tragedy that is unfolding in Ukraine. This is the ninth week in a row during sessions that I have come to the floor to talk about the brutal and unprovoked Russian invasion of…

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Apr 4, 2022

I come to the Senate floor again today to stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. This is the eighth week in a row that I have come to the floor to talk about the illegal, totally unprovoked, and brutal Russian invasion of a…

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Mar 30, 2022

I am here on the floor today to talk about border security, an issue that is intertwined with our national security and, certainly, with the drug epidemic that we see in our communities around the country. We are in the middle right now of…

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