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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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Nov 28, 2018

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 6651) was…

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Nov 28, 2018

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 6651, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant bill clerk read as…

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Nov 28, 2018

I have 11 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

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Nov 28, 2018

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

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Nov 28, 2018

I wish to speak tonight about the opioid crisis that has gripped my State of Ohio and our country and talk about some lessons learned. There was an article in the New York Times that some might have seen on Sunday about a town in…

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Nov 28, 2018

as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, the Senate proceed to legislative session, and Senator Sanders, or his designee, be recognized to make a motion to discharge S.J. Res. 54; further, that…

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Nov 28, 2018

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, all postcloture time on the Farr nomination expire at 12 noon on Thursday, November 29; that if the nomination is confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon…

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Nov 28, 2018

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, that the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

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Nov 27, 2018

I have the great pleasure today to talk about a friend. It is a bittersweet moment because that friend is choosing not to stay with us here in the Senate. He didn't run for reelection. He is going back home to Utah, but I want to take a…

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Nov 14, 2018

We cannot rely just on Chinese, Russian and French product. We need to have our own, and I am glad you agree with that.

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Nov 14, 2018

Big mistake, in my view, big mistake. We now have no ability to have a domestically-owned American source of enriched uranium.

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Oct 11, 2018

today I rise to talk about the economy; that is, what is going on out there in terms of jobs and wage growth. It is a positive story. I have seen it firsthand back home in Ohio. Every weekend I go back to Ohio, and I meet with small…

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