I think that is critical for us to be able to organize ourselves properly going forward.
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.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to start, if I could, by asking unanimous consent (UC) to put something in the record that has to do with reporting.
We spend so much money as a Federal Government on higher ed. And I am not against that, but my gosh, shouldn't we be spending some money on actually training people up for the jobs that are right there and available now?
I want to thank my colleague from Montana who just talked about the impact of this tax-and-spend bill on his constituents in Montana. I will say the same is true in 49 other States, including my State of Ohio. This is, we are told, the…
We had a conference call this morning with the oil and gas industry in Ohio. And what did I hear about, No. 1 issue? Workforce, No. 1 issue.
Our economy post-COVID-19--or, we are still in this COVID-19 pandemic, but in this time period, needs this more than ever.
The so-called 'over the horizon' alternative that the Biden administration keeps talking about failed miserably, didn't it?
What we have been doing has not worked, and particularly with this dramatic humanitarian crisis with the Haitians coming.
I think we need some policy changes to be able, again, to let the men and women who are working for you... to do their job more effectively.
I am here on the floor of the Senate today to talk about our economy, talk about the new massive tax hikes that Democrats in the House of Representatives have now proposed to pay for the $3.5 trillion spending spree that is called…
I am here today on the floor to remember the life of Navy Fleet Marine Force Hospital Corpsman Third Class Maxton Soviak. Max was a 22-year-old native of Berlin Heights, OH, a young patriot who died far too soon in service to all of us…
The Biden administration's missteps are numerous. Failed to start evacuation operations until the fall of Kabul.





