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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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Jul 22, 2020

I thank my colleague from Tennessee for focusing on the American Great Outdoors Act. I had come to the floor to talk about the COVID-19 legislation we are considering, but I am very pleased to be here with my colleagues who helped to get…

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Jul 22, 2020

I want to thank Senator Ernst for putting this colloquy together. What she just said with regard to the importance of having reliable sources here in America is absolutely right. The supply chain issue is one that I hope we will address in…

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Jul 22, 2020

the legislation that Senator Alexander is talking about probably is something we ought to look at in connection with this legislation that we are likely to pass here in the Congress in the next week or so regarding the COVID-19 crisis that…

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Jul 2, 2020

I am on the floor today to talk about the annual National Defense Authorization Act to support our servicemembers and their families. This is one of the few things that the Senate actually passes and does so on a bipartisan basis, and I am…

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Jun 24, 2020

I am here to talk about a complicated but really important issue, and it is one that Congress and the administration needs to address before it results in a devastating financial impact on millions of retirees, raises costs to thousands of…

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Jun 24, 2020

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Pension Reform

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Jun 18, 2020

I am here on the floor to talk about a significant step forward in holding China accountable for not playing by the rules. Today, after months of work, we are introducing bipartisan legislation called the Safeguarding American Innovation…

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Jun 18, 2020

as in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration and that the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 623. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

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Jun 18, 2020

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered…

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Jun 18, 2020

today I rise to ask unanimous consent to pass S. Res. 623, which is a resolution commemorating Otto Fredrick Warmbier and condemning the North Korean regime for their continued human rights abuses. Otto Warmbier was a native of my hometown…

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Jun 17, 2020

I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3985) to improve and reform policing…

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Jun 17, 2020

I am here on the floor this evening to talk about China and to talk about how we can have a better relationship with China, one that is fair and equitable. I am going to talk specifically about some of the investigations and reports that…

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