I look forward to getting into this issue of the balance between free speech and the hate speech that leads to violence because it is a line that has to be drawn.
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.
If he couldn`t do, we will because all we`re talking about is the status quo and frankly it`s a legislative function.
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we have got to help Romania with this, and it is absolutely essential to Moldova also.





