Rob Portman

We cannot compete with that.

Would you commit today to updating that and providing it to the committee?

We need to take it to the next level, because it is really more than just non-market.

Should there be a minimum tax, we believe that the type of income subject to a minimum level of tax and the rate applied to such income should meet the twin goals of preventing base erosion while ensuring that U.S.

I also thought it was odd--and I think you said it was unusual and very prescriptive--that the January 5th letter required the Secretary of the Army to approve the movement of deployed Guardsmen from one traffic control point to another.

It is important that we keep it bipartisan, I would even say nonpartisan, and I hope that our review continues to set politics aside and focus on the facts.

Three hours and 19 minutes from the first call--plea, really, with his voice cracking with emotion, ... that cannot happen again.

I think it is the very definition of a Quick Reaction Force to be able to react quickly.

It was important, in my view, that we sent a clear message that night to our constituents and to the world that we would not be intimidated, that the mob would not rule here.

The Constitution makes clear that former presidents are subject to the criminal justice system. That is where the issues raised by the president’s inexcusable actions and words must be addressed.

I understand from my staff that you discussed the need for us to create an environment where we can be more honest about the problems facing Social Security.

I was pleased to see the Executive Order strengthening the Buy America Act.

This has been a very successful program, a 60-percent reduction in time for permitting, 60 percent since 2018.

So at a time when we are all talking about infrastructure, it is very popular.

I believe that the tone, the content, and the aggressive partisanship of some of your public statements have added to the troubling trend of more incivility and division in our public life.

Unfortunately, in the area of SolarWinds, again, a massive attack, the worst breach we have ever had in the history of our country.

This was viewed as a big victory for American manufacturing, and especially for producing the steel industry.

This is an area where we have not been able to find that sweet spot between Republicans and Democrats.

Thank you, Chairman Peters, and I appreciate your holding this hearing today.

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We have historic levels of deficits now and as a percent of our GDP not seen since World War II, which is frightening.

It will set President Biden down a path of partisanship that I think will poison the well for other bipartisanship we will need on so many other issues.

They are talking about doing it under a process where it would be done with Democrat votes only. I think that’s a mistake, too, because I think it puts us on the wrong foot going forward for this administration.

I look forward to hearing from her this morning and then the opportunity to vote for her on the U.S. Senate floor.