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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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Sep 12, 2011

If we don't get at that, the largest part and the fastest-growing part of the budget, we will, of course, not have accomplished our goal.

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Sep 12, 2011

Our success or failure will depend in large measure on your good work.

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Sep 12, 2011

I have some concerns about the current law baseline because I don't think it is realistic.

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Sep 12, 2011

In fact, in looking around the world, and there is a recent report by Alberto Alesina of Harvard University showing that the most successful and pro-growth test of reduction took place in countries that relied chiefly on austerity…

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Sep 12, 2011

It appears as though we are heading there if you look at the current policy baseline.

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Sep 12, 2011

So I think it is a great point that the economy is going to drive so much of this.

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Sep 12, 2011

This is something, if you can get back to us on that, it would be very helpful.

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Sep 12, 2011

I would just ask you if you could comment on the unsustainable fiscal path that you have outlined repeatedly.

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Sep 12, 2011

Yeah, I am talking about not lowering the tax, so it would be revenue-neutral, so there would be no reduction in the taxation.

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Sep 12, 2011

Thank you to the four patriots who are sitting before us, trying to avoid what Erskine Bowles talked about today.

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Sep 12, 2011

Right, some of the interactions. Well, I think that would be very helpful, if we could give you some more specificity as to timing and specifically, you know, which preferences we are talking about because those sorts of scores are very…

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Sep 12, 2011

We have the second highest corporate tax rate among our trading partners.

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