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.
The more drugs that are getting on the streets, in our communities, at a lower price.
I thank you for what your officers are doing on the ground and in foreign countries.
It is an enormous amount of fentanyl, 9,000 pounds. But do you, Mr. Jeronimo, have a sense as to what we are missing?
for many years now, there is a joke that Presidents have what is called infrastructure week, where they talk about infrastructure and the need for us to move our country forward and fix our outdated system of roads and bridges, freight…
In fact, Republican Senator Rob Portman described these investments as adding 'to the supply side of the economy and will be counter-inflationary at a time of rising inflation.'
This long term investment in our nation`s capital assets will grow the economy because of that efficiency and productivity. It will create hundreds of thousands of new jobs. It`ll make us more competitive against countries like China who…
You've heard President Biden say this infrastructure bill will be signed today is going to have a positive impact on every single American. And that's true. This is true today. It'll be true for decades to come. And I want to congratulate…
This bipartisan support for this bill comes because it makes sense for our constituents. But the approach from the center out should be the norm, not the exception. Increasing polarization of our country is keeping us from getting things…
I rise today to speak about an issue that is very concerning and has to do with our national security and our homeland security. I am the ranking Republican on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and in my role on…
since the Democratic leadership and the Biden administration first proposed the massive tax-and-spend legislation called reconciliation 7 weeks ago, I have come to the floor every week to explain what is in this massive tax-and-spend…
I am here on the floor tonight to talk about the growing epidemic of drug addiction and the issue that is occurring in my home State of Ohio and, really, all the States represented here in this Chamber and how we need to redouble our…





