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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 19, 2018

We have made good progress on the issue of sex trafficking, but it is so related to the issue of opioid abuse. Specifically, as I said, these often go hand in hand. Often, traffickers find people who are addicted. They are vulnerable, they…

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Jul 19, 2018

today I wish to report back to my colleagues here in the Senate and to the American people about the results of legislation which we passed here in the Senate and the House and which was signed into law by the President. We don't do that…

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Jul 17, 2018

I am pleased to see President Trump's clarification today. The Russians did meddle in our election. That is the consensus not just of the intelligence community, but it is the consensus here among our own Intelligence Committees of the…

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Jul 17, 2018

we passed this legislation called the Enforce and Protect Act, also known as the Enforce Act, because we recognized the overcapacity problem.

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Jul 17, 2018

fentanyl is now the number one killer in my home State, and I believe among the opioids, the number one killer in the country.

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Jul 17, 2018

the major problem--everybody seems to agree--is over-capacity, steel production in this world. And primarily that is China.

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Jul 12, 2018

I rise today to talk about a couple of topics. I first want to talk about Brett Kavanaugh. Brett Kavanaugh is the President's nominee to be a new Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Yesterday, I had the chance to sit down with Judge…

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Jul 12, 2018

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cassidy). Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh

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Jul 11, 2018

I think there are things we could do to ensure that, going forward, that we do not misuse 232.

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Jul 11, 2018

I believe that there ought to be a tightening of the criteria, so we understand what national security is.

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Jul 11, 2018

I believe that the entity that is best capable of determining what is in our national security interest is the Department of Defense.

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Jul 10, 2018

I think there is certainty here of the kind we are looking for.

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