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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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Sep 13, 2021

I sent a letter with Senator Rubio to Secretary Yellen to use all means necessary to keep internationally held reserve assets out of the hands of the Taliban.

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Aug 10, 2021

let me start by commending my colleague from South Dakota, Senator Thune, for his explanation of what is before us next after the vote that we are about to take, and that will be getting into the budget resolution leading to a…

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Aug 9, 2021

I appreciated the comments from my colleague from Connecticut. And he talked about both the bipartisan infrastructure bill that is on the floor of the Senate and will be voted on tomorrow morning, and he also talked about the budget…

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Aug 9, 2021

I ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy with Senator Warner of Virginia. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered

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Aug 9, 2021

I would ask Senator Warner to clarify the intent of the Senate in this legislation with respect to persons solely engaged in the business of selling hardware or software that allows people to access their private keys. Am I correct that…

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Aug 9, 2021

I thank my friend and colleague from Virginia for those comments. Our provisions are designed to bring more clarity and legitimacy to the cryptocurrency industry by more closely aligning the reporting requirements with those of more…

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Aug 9, 2021

I rise today to clarify the provisions in the underlying bill text we are working on this evening. As we know, cryptocurrency is a digital asset that more and more people are investing in, and we should want that to continue in a healthy…

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Aug 9, 2021

I just want to say briefly to my colleague from Wyoming and my colleague from Pennsylvania, and also to our other colleagues who worked with us over the past week or so to come up with a good approach to this issue that is vexing, that we…

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Aug 9, 2021

first of all, I appreciate the clarification by my colleague from Virginia, and, Senator Warner, you are correct in your understanding. I would also ask Senator Warner to clarify the intent of the proposal with respect to the application…

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Aug 8, 2021

I appreciate my colleague from Delaware. He is the chair of the committee that produced a lot of the work that went into this package. Roads, bridges, the highway bill, and the surface transportation bill comes through his committee. He…

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Aug 4, 2021

I thank the majority leader for allowing me to say a few words tonight, and I want to commend him and the Republican Leader, Mitch McConnell, for allowing us to have this series of amendments. The Senate has worked its will and will…

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Aug 3, 2021

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Peters). Without objection, it is so ordered. H.R. 3684

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