I continue to have a deep concern that we do not have somebody there on a permanent basis leading that organization at a time when its mission is so important.
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.
It is a time where the economic statecraft is mixed with the diplomacy that we are normally more engaged in.
We have done everything we can to discourage our European allies from using China's telecommunications sector, Huawei and others, because of concerns about what that means for security.
we have got to help Romania with this, and it is absolutely essential to Moldova also.
I am coming to the floor today to offer a very straightforward, commonsense amendment that is noncontroversial, that has met all of the requirements set out by the Democratic leadership--by the majority leader--by the chair of the…
I come to the Senate floor once again this evening to talk about the brutal and illegal, unjustified invasion of Ukraine by Russia and what we can do--what more we can do here in this Chamber and this Congress to be able to help the people…
I come to the Senate floor today to correct the record, really. Some of my colleagues in the Chamber voted yesterday to begin consideration of this chips package that we have talked about a lot because they believed it included legislation…
I come to the floor today to once again talk about Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine. Before I do, though, I want to pause for a minute and honor the lives lost in the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine, knocked down…
I come to the floor of the Senate today because we are poised to begin consideration of a really important piece of legislation. It is a plan to make America more competitive with China and a plan to bring good jobs back to America. I am…
We have had a large increase, relatively speaking, in the number of people who we find on the Terror Watch List who are coming across our Southwest Border.
I understand you want to have the right technology and you want to be able to respond to the ever-changing biothreats.





