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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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Mar 8, 2022

I rise in support of the Postal Service bill before us. It is important reform. People know this needs to be done. The vote in the House of Representatives was 342 to 92. It has to be done because the Postal Service's business model just…

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Mar 8, 2022

I appreciate the comments from my colleague from Rhode Island. I would say ``all of the above'' energy, so I do support the energy efficiency he was talking about and other opportunities to ensure we have the ability to be energy…

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Mar 7, 2022

It is not really a concern to me that there is some disagreement in the Administration because all it requires is for the President and his team to decide this is the way we are going to go.

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Mar 7, 2022

we have a brutal, illegal, totally unprovoked unjustified attack on our ally, a democratic country, a sovereign country

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Mar 7, 2022

I come to the Senate floor today to once again talk about the crisis in Ukraine and what we can do here to help. Night has fallen in Ukraine and in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and other cities and towns. All through Ukraine, the bombing continues, the…

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Mar 7, 2022

we have got to do more, both in terms of military assistance and in terms of sanctions

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Mar 7, 2022

Penetrating the Kremlin's information firewall, it seems to me, is a critical step here to allow the Russian people to know the truth.

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Mar 7, 2022

I am here on the floor today to talk about Postal Service reform. We have another vote this afternoon. And this is incredibly important to the people I represent and whom all of us represent. It is important because the Postal Service is…

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