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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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Feb 2, 2016

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 2, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The…

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Feb 2, 2016

If we cannot follow the money, as the Chairman has pointed out, we are not going to be able to do our job in terms of oversight.

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Feb 2, 2016

Rob Portman and I and Darrell Issa put the DATA Act in place to try to start consolidating so we can have that kind of clarity around financial information.

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Feb 2, 2016

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 2, 2016, at 10:15 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Frontline Response to…

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Feb 2, 2016

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 2, 2016, at 5 p.m., to conduct a classified briefing entitled ``Russia, the European Union, and American…

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Feb 2, 2016

I thank my colleague from New Hampshire, and I tell her that the third time is the charm. Right? We have had the bill before us twice now. We really think this is the opportunity for us to do something good for our constituents and for our…

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Feb 2, 2016

I will be speaking later, as we are expecting Senator Shaheen from New Hampshire. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

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Feb 2, 2016

We have got to--our job is to make sure that we resolve those entities.

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Feb 2, 2016

I agree with what Senator Tester said about the need for us to do more to protect that border.

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Feb 1, 2016

Are these fusion centers working as a two-way communication?

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Jan 27, 2016

We have no idea. We do not keep track of that.

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Jan 27, 2016

I would encourage you to read it. HHS has had quite a long time to think about it.

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