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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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May 2, 2022

This is not a position that has to go through our confirmation process.

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May 2, 2022

I know they are eager to get back, to say the least.

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Apr 25, 2022

I am coming to the floor again this evening to talk about the tragedy that is unfolding in Ukraine. This is the ninth week in a row during sessions that I have come to the floor to talk about the brutal and unprovoked Russian invasion of…

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Apr 4, 2022

I come to the Senate floor again today to stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. This is the eighth week in a row that I have come to the floor to talk about the illegal, totally unprovoked, and brutal Russian invasion of a…

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Mar 30, 2022

It is very important and one we take very seriously here on this Committee, particularly now that we are all so invested in making this Postal Service work.

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Mar 30, 2022

The decisions you make are going to affect everybody really, every family in America, every business in America.

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Mar 30, 2022

I think they ought to be careful not to go down a track... where we are buying expensive new technology that is not proven out or the infrastructure is not in place.

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Mar 30, 2022

I am here on the floor today to talk about border security, an issue that is intertwined with our national security and, certainly, with the drug epidemic that we see in our communities around the country. We are in the middle right now of…

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Mar 30, 2022

I trust from knowing Derek and hearing about you, Mr. Tangherlini, that you guys are willing to take it on and make some tough decisions.

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Mar 28, 2022

I come to the floor, again today, to stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. This is the seventh week in a row I have come out here to talk about the atrocities being committed by Russia and what more the United States and this…

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Mar 26, 2022

I voted against her for the Court of Appeals, and I did so because I'm concerned about her judicial philosophy.

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Mar 26, 2022

Our response should be militarily, and I don't think we need to spell it out exactly.

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Mar 26, 2022

I think the use of chemical weapons against innocent civilians is something where we have to draw a red line.

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Mar 26, 2022

I think all of us believe the world would be a better place without Vladimir Putin.

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Mar 26, 2022

That's not the official U.S. policy. And by saying that, that regime changes our strategy eventually, it plays into the hands of the Russian propagandists.

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Mar 26, 2022

We need to do more. We need to do it more quickly.

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Mar 21, 2022

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

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Mar 21, 2022

I come to the Senate floor today to stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine as they suffer through the brutal and cowardly Russian assault. I have spoken on the floor each of the last 6 weeks about the horrific events we have all…

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Mar 16, 2022

Huge gaps, and understanding we needed to get money out the door quickly there is no reason not to have that kind of coding and to understand where the money is going and then to follow the money to see whether it is working.

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Mar 16, 2022

Thank you for doing everything you can to get that taxpayer money back. Eight hundred thirty million bucks is a lot of money. On the other hand, it pales in comparison to the $163 billion, does it not?

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Mar 16, 2022

Yes. Let us know how we can be more helpful, and part of the problem, you said, is it is converted to assets.

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Mar 16, 2022

we have spent more than $5 trillion of taxpayer money to address the COVID-19 crisis.

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Mar 15, 2022

first I want to say that I appreciate my colleagues being on the floor tonight and their really moving statements about the crisis in Ukraine and the atrocities that are being committed there. And I think what you did tonight is you added…

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Mar 15, 2022

I come to the floor again today to stand with the people of Ukraine. What Russia is doing to Ukraine and its citizens is an atrocity. Ukraine is an American ally and an independent and democratic country of 41 million people who simply…

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Mar 14, 2022

In order to have that transparency and accountability we need a record of what the government is doing, day in and day out.

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