Rob Portman

We believe in democracy.

The Abraham Accords, I believe, were a historic achievement and can help transform the Middle East into a new era of prosperity and peace.

Our notion is to try to spread this Abraham Accord dialogue beyond the countries that have signed up.

This is a serious constitutional question and I today voted for allowing debate on this issue and against tabling this important discussion. As the trial moves forward, I will listen to the evidence presented by both sides and then make a…

I am committed to placing human rights at the center of our foreign policy, including with North Korea.

The President and the Secretary of State have made clear that securing a ceasefire and supporting a political dialogue to defuse the political crisis in Ethiopia is an urgent priority.

I will also denounce the Cuban Government's abuses and push for democratic reform.

Russia's diplomatic, information, military, and economic aggression throughout Eastern Europe is a stark reminder of the danger revisionist powers pose to the free world.

The Global Fragility Act passed by Congress last year changed our approach to conflict-prone states that can be vectors of violent extremism, uncontrolled migration, and extreme poverty by dedicating $1.5 billion toward this space.

I hope you work with us on this issue of immigration and asylum so people can apply from their home country or a safe third country.

Should we condition billions of dollars in taxpayer money not just on the important things that Senator Cardin talked about but also on working with us on this issue of immigration?

I think this is one of the gravest threats we face internationally.

Disinformation operations are cheap, deniable, and when combined with economic and political subversion can be a devastating to democracies.

I agree that dealing with the violence is important and I applaud those changes.

I was a vocal critic of the previous JCPOA and I believe that the Biden administration has a rare opportunity to fix the fatal flaws of the previous agreement.

I just am worried about these proposals to both increase the corporate tax and to double the rate, as I understand it, on GILTI, on this minimum tax, from 10½ to 21 percent.

I will look forward to working with you on coming up with ways to deal with that long-term structural deficit.

We should not get too comfortable with that, and second, that we have historic levels of deficits now.

A Treasury Secretary can be very powerful within an administration, providing a voice for fiscal sanity, and I would urge you to do that.

I have been watching the hearing throughout the afternoon.

I think about the Abraham Accords.

Senator Cardin and I have worked together on this over the years to try to oppose the global BDS movement.

I just hope that in all of this we keep in mind the fact that China continues to irresponsibly and very systematically target U.S. researchers.

I think $138 million is what we asked for this year. We got $60 million.

I would like to hear your comments on that, but also with regard to global boycotts of Israel.