“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.”

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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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Feb 12, 2013

this is a commonsense amendment. We just voted on the Violence Against Women Act amendment for trafficking offered by Senator Leahy. This is an amendment that actually deals with the underlying legislation. It is really a clarifying…

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Feb 12, 2013

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: Strike section 302 and insert the following: SEC. 302. CREATING HOPE…

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Feb 12, 2013

I call up amendment No. 10. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Ohio [Mr. Portman] proposes an amendment numbered 10.

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Feb 12, 2013

CBO also made the point that you simply cannot cache that level of spending with new taxes, at least under the income tax code.

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Feb 12, 2013

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk called the…

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Feb 12, 2013

If Congress were to raise the debt limit without--without--addressing the underlying problem of spending, doing nothing on it, which is what a lot of folks are recommending, including the President, would that make businesses more or less…

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Feb 12, 2013

I think it is irresponsible for the administration to take this position that we are not even going to talk to Congress about dealing with raising the debt limit to historic levels.

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Feb 12, 2013

I think that if we are talking about reducing spending, which we should be, as well as raising revenues, that is where we should be focusing on.

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Feb 12, 2013

I think a reformed tax system with a lower rate that encourages investment in the United States and the creation of jobs in the United States would be good for American workers who would fill those jobs.

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Feb 12, 2013

I think you made a really good point that if we do not get our health care costs under control, it is unlikely that our fiscal condition can be saved.

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Feb 12, 2013

I think it is a wet blanket on the economy.

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Feb 12, 2013

Last night in the State of the Union address, the President said a lot of things.

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