Mar 11, 2013
today I wish to honor the 125th anniversary of The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County and its service to the community. The library opened on February 16, 1888, to serve residents of Mount Vernon. In 1924, services were…
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 5, 2013
today I wish to honor the King Arts Complex for 25 years of dedicated service to central Ohio. Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the complex's mission is to preserve, celebrate, and teach African-American cultural and historic…
Mar 5, 2013
today I wish to honor the life and career of Woody Hayes, who touched the lives of many Ohioans through his leadership and coaching legacy. Woody Hayes was born on February 14, 1913, in Clifton, OH. On February 14, 2013, Coach Hayes would…
Feb 26, 2013
today I wish to congratulate Kalmbach Feeds, a family-owned company, on 50 years of serving Ohio farms and agribusiness. Kalmbach Farms was founded in 1963 by Milton and Ruth Kalmbach, and their goal was to ``create a new way of doing…
Feb 25, 2013
100 percent of our rising long-term debt is due to entitlement costs, to three entitlement programs--very important but unsustainable--and interest on the debt.
Feb 25, 2013
today I wish to congratulate Armaly Brands on the 100th anniversary of its iconic Brillo pad product. The Brillo pad was introduced on January 13, 1913. In 1921, the manufacturing of the product was moved to a factory in London, OH, where…
Feb 25, 2013
Instead of up 10 percent in the discretionary entitlements, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security alone go up 100 percent.
Feb 12, 2013
I would say to my colleague from Maine that, at the risk of getting him in trouble, it sounded like he was channeling Tom Coburn more than Bernie Sanders.
Feb 12, 2013
The President said not a dime in the deficit, which I guess means higher taxes.
Feb 12, 2013
today I wish to recognize Mrs. Sandy Sheehy of Oregon, OH upon her retirement from the Rossford Public Library after 40 years of public service as a children's librarian. Mrs. Sheehy was raised in Ida, MI and received her master's degree…
Feb 12, 2013
today I wish to recognize Bishop Paul Alexander Bowers, who has served as the presiding Bishop of Greater Emanuel Apostolic Temple since 1957. Bishop Bowers celebrated his 55th pastoral anniversary on February 1, 2013, in my hometown of…
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