Robert Portman
The Public Record
Over time, a lot of Democrats have said walls are not effective, that the technology is what really is effective.
What signal do you think that sends to the traffickers, the human smugglers, and the potential unlawful migrants?
Incredibly important. I mean, there are people who are thinking of running for office but they do not know what the districts look like, because we cannot get the data from the Census Bureau.
Can I ask you today, if you are confirmed, will you commit today to ensuring that that deadline is met, that we have no further delay in getting the Census Bureau data?
The lawsuit ended up with the Bureau agreeing to provide this data by August 16th.
D.C., of course, is the only place specifically created by the Constitution in Article 1 as the 'seat of government.'
Legally, Congress does not have the power to override the Constitution, and that is, to me, the most important issue here.
I have both practical and constitutional concerns about making Washington, DC. its own State.





