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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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Oct 28, 2021

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…

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Oct 27, 2021

I know there are different views on what that means, but it seems to me that there should be a consensus that if we are going to try to regulate this we need to have better information as to what the actual design and what the intentions…

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Oct 26, 2021

It has been great to work with you on these issues. Our energy infrastructure is so critical, and as you say, it is under threat so much now, particularly with all the natural disasters.

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Oct 26, 2021

It does provide a $65 billion investment into our energy infrastructure and our electric grid.

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Oct 26, 2021

We have only one place that is an American enrichment source, and it is not commercialized yet.

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Oct 26, 2021

Senator Sinema and I, along with eight of our colleagues partnered on this bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

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Oct 25, 2021

I am here on the floor again this evening to talk about the legislation that is before us. One is the bipartisan infrastructure legislation that passed this Chamber with 69 votes. It is great for America. It addresses real problems we have…

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Oct 20, 2021

The testimonial subpoena, we put guardrails in place for a reason, because we think this is a power that could be abused.

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Oct 20, 2021

My time has expired, but it goes to the importance of the testimony you all are providing today.

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Oct 20, 2021

Inspectors General are essential to good government. I think everybody understands and agrees with that.

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Oct 19, 2021

I am here on the floor this evening to talk about the troubling state of our economy today and what needs to be done to get it back on track. The Labor Department reported last week that the consumer price index, CPI, rose by 5.4 percent…

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