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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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Jun 25, 2018

More than half of them, we think, are not showing up for the hearing, which is the whole idea: to get them with a family pending their hearing on their immigration status.

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Jun 25, 2018

I know Senator Stabenow talked about one of the issues that is a big deal to me, which is how you deal with the opioid crisis and the people who need naloxone.

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Jun 25, 2018

We look forward to, once again, under the leadership of Senator Murkowski, getting some legislation to the President's desk.

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Jun 21, 2018

today, I want to talk about an issue that has gotten a lot of attention in Washington and around the country over the past week or so, and that is the issue of children who cross our border, both those who cross the border illegally with…

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Jun 21, 2018

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act

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Jun 20, 2018

Senator Baldwin spoke a moment ago about this amendment we are about to vote on. It is $20 million to the National Nuclear Security Administration's domestic isotope program. This is something this body voted for back in 2012. CBO says it…

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Jun 20, 2018

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 30 seconds on the Baldwin-Portman amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Jun 19, 2018

I think we lose a tool that could be very important for us in a true national security situation.

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Jun 19, 2018

It does not require any surge. It does not require any showing of material injury.

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Jun 19, 2018

It is a very extraordinary remedy that ought to be used very carefully and very selectively.

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Jun 19, 2018

I am supportive of cracking down on China. I think it is necessary.

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Jun 14, 2018

while my vote would not have changed the outcome, I would have voted ``yea'' on the motion to invoke cloture on the Toomey amendment. I was questioning nominees at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on nominations at the time…

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