Rob Portman

There is a study recently done by an economist at Kenyon showing 17,000 jobs would be lost in Ohio just by extrapolating from some of the national data on deferral.

I have a very different point of view... on what we ought to be encouraging U.S. companies to do, so our policy proposals may not be that different, because I am strongly supportive of what my colleague is talking about in terms of…

I agree with you on the data base, of course, and simplification, you are absolutely right on the EITC.

We need fundamental tax reform across the board to remain competitive.

That is a very good way to put it. I think that is the reality.

Social Security is not adding a dime to the deficit and it is in good financial condition.

You know, most Commission reports end up collecting dust on a shelf somewhere, and there is an opportunity here for this to be a seminal report, to really change the direction of our country.

It seems to me it makes sense for a lot of reasons, including commercial reasons.

Let us not forget Babcock and Wilcox.

This is unsustainable.

I just think we are at the point in our country's history where we can't afford to play politics.

That would have been great to have seen in the budget and we can talk about this, but what it does is it hurts jobs in this country because we are not able to sell as many products overseas.

I am just--I am concerned about the overall budget and the big picture we have talked about today because it does not address the fundamental issues.

I am very disappointed because I do not think it rises to the challenge that you yourself have set out or the President had set out.

We do not get one without the other. So I do not think that--it does not increase the deficit.

I have been told it is a gas tax hike, but that is not what it says in the budget.

I see about $960 billion in what I would call either imaginary or unspecified savings.

I believe that with a $1.5 trillion debt this year projected, or deficit this year projected and a debt that is on track to double in the next 10 years, that we are impacting our ability to get out from under the difficult economic…

There is going to need to be a debate on what to do to resolve this so that we do not have to deal with it on an annual basis.

We need to focus, all of us, our constituents, the American people, on this issue.

I think the risk premium that the private sector is looking at... I do not see embodied in your analysis.

I applaud Senator Wyden... for his comments on tax reform.

We face a fiscal crisis.

I think it probably raised the stakes a bit, but let's face it, this was always going to be an important debate. It's a debate about who's going to be the vice commander in chief, you know, the person that may have to step in and be…

He believes in his heart, as you know, very strongly that this is the right thing to do for America, because it protects us here at home.