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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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Feb 24, 2021

The current system seems broken to me.

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Feb 24, 2021

Would you commit today to updating that and providing it to the committee?

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Feb 24, 2021

I am here on the floor today to talk about the need for all of us to redouble our efforts to combat drug addiction. One of the top priorities I have had in my time in public service has been to combat this crisis, which has devastated so…

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Feb 24, 2021

We need to take it to the next level, because it is really more than just non-market.

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Feb 22, 2021

It is important that we keep it bipartisan, I would even say nonpartisan, and I hope that our review continues to set politics aside and focus on the facts.

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Feb 22, 2021

three hours and 19 minutes from the first call--plea, really, with his voice cracking with emotion, ... that cannot happen again.

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Feb 22, 2021

I think it is the very definition of a Quick Reaction Force to be able to react quickly.

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Feb 22, 2021

It was important, in my view, that we sent a clear message that night to our constituents and to the world that we would not be intimidated, that the mob would not rule here.

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Feb 22, 2021

I also thought it was odd--and I think you said it was unusual and very prescriptive--that the January 5th letter required the Secretary of the Army to approve the movement of deployed Guardsmen from one traffic control point to another.

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Feb 22, 2021

should there be a minimum tax, we believe that the type of income subject to a minimum level of tax and the rate applied to such income should meet the twin goals of preventing base erosion while ensuring that U.S.

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Feb 15, 2021

The Constitution makes clear that former presidents are subject to the criminal justice system. That is where the issues raised by the president’s inexcusable actions and words must be addressed.

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