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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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Jun 5, 2013

I think these actions are in disregard of WTO rules. I think they are fundamentally disruptive to innovation.

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May 23, 2013

I rise today to join my colleagues on both sides of the aisle in condemning the Internal Revenue Service for intentionally singling out dozens of nonprofit organizations for no cause other than their political leanings. This is not an…

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May 22, 2013

Like our urban veterans, our rural veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are coping every day with both the visible and the invisible wounds of war.

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May 22, 2013

We have to be sure we are there with them.

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May 22, 2013

One of the most important functions that our Federal Government must fulfill, of course, is the care of our veterans.

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May 20, 2013

We want to reform this Tax Code so you do not have to mess with all this stuff.

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May 20, 2013

We are now living with an international Tax Code that is a relic of the 1960s.

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May 20, 2013

There is no question that your letter was inaccurate.

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May 20, 2013

I think we deserve answers, not for us, again, but for the American people and those who were subject to this inappropriate targeting.

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May 20, 2013

So it sounds like all the tax planning discussed at the hearing today ultimately resulted last year in nothing more than the same global tax rate as your main foreign competitor.

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May 20, 2013

We have to reform this Code, and if we do not do that, our companies will continue to be uncompetitive.

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May 20, 2013

I would suggest you come up with that number. I know it is not easy, but it is probably 40 percent of your workforce, something like that, in the United States, and it is a huge boon to us.

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