“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

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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Dec 19, 2013

I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act

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Dec 19, 2013

I rise, along with my colleague from New Hampshire Senator Shaheen to talk about the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act. This is one of those pieces of legislation we ought to pass around here. It is bipartisan. It is good…

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Dec 17, 2013

I rise to talk about the budget agreement before the Senate. We had a vote today on moving ahead to that legislation, and I supported that movement. I supported the cloture vote and will support the underlying budget agreement because it…

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Dec 17, 2013

Would the Senator yield? I yield to my colleague from Ohio. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio.

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Dec 17, 2013

I wish to thank the Senator and our colleague from Pennsylvania, Mr. Toomey, for the work on this issue. Municipalities all around the country, including my State of Ohio, were shocked to hear about this. I appreciate joining my colleague…

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Dec 11, 2013

I would like to speak on the nomination. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is recognized.

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Dec 11, 2013

I am glad to have this opportunity to come to the floor of this great body to talk about issues that are of great concern to the people of Ohio whom I represent and to the country. We are facing a lot of challenges right now. Certainly…

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Dec 10, 2013

today I wish to honor Simeon Booker as he receives an honorary doctor of letters from Youngstown State University on December 15, 2013. Mr. Booker has devoted his life's work to chronicling the history of the civil rights movement in…

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Dec 9, 2013

Unfortunately, I think what happened recently with regard to the IRS targeting certain groups based on their political views reversed a lot of that progress.

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Dec 9, 2013

So I feel like I was misled, in a way.

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Dec 9, 2013

I think it is a really important role, and, as you know, I was involved in the 1990s on the IRS Commission that Senator Bob Kerry and I co-chaired.

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Nov 19, 2013

I guess, just give me a sense of whether ODNI is tackling this issue of declassification and trying to ensure that we have the classification of materials, but do not over classify.

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