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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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Dec 8, 2021

I am pleased to see that you have a plan, and it sounds like it is a very constructive one to deal with our needs in Ohio, at least, and I hope other States have similar plans.

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Dec 8, 2021

It is a lot of money, and properly used I think it can make a huge difference in terms of PFAS.

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Dec 8, 2021

I share the concerns of a lot of my constituents in the State of Ohio and communities across the country about the impact PFAS contamination has on their health and the health of their families.

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Dec 6, 2021

I am here on the Senate floor again this evening to talk about the so-called Build Back Better legislation. This is legislation that Democrats are trying to push through the process here on a purely partisan basis under what is called the…

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Dec 6, 2021

If there is an invasion, I believe that Russia will not face anything like the same Ukrainian resistance it did in 2014.

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Dec 6, 2021

I agree with that and I think it would be a grave mistake if Putin were to decide to invade again.

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Dec 6, 2021

Ukraine decided to turn to us and to the West and to freedom and democracy, and it was a momentous decision.

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Dec 6, 2021

I know that President Biden spoke with President Putin on this subject today and I look forward to getting the readout from that.

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Dec 6, 2021

We live in dangerous times, do we not? This is a deadly serious moment in the history of Ukraine and in the history of the region.

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Dec 6, 2021

Senator Risch and I sent a letter last week to the President urging him to show absolute support for Ukraine and to let President Putin know in no uncertain terms that there would be serious consequences.

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Dec 2, 2021

I am here on the Senate floor today to talk, once again, about the so-called Build Back Better legislation that the Democrats are trying to force through this system on a purely partisan basis under what is called reconciliation. I…

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Dec 2, 2021

If you`re focused on the tweets and not focused on actually accomplishing what people are looking to have happened for them and their family, you know, I think you are getting out of touch with the American people.

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