“Mr. President, 12 years ago I stood on this Senate floor for my maiden speech. I was new to the Senate, but I had a sense of what I thought was possible to achieve for my constituents in Ohio having served in the house for twelve years and in two Cabinet-levels jobs in the Bush […]
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio)
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Rob Portman: Schumer-Manchin throw the book tax at U.S. companies
WASHINGTON D.C. – In a new Wall Street Journal opinion piece, Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, details concerns with a new tax on manufacturing, or “book tax” in the Democrats’ latest reckless tax and spending bill. Portman discussed his concerns with the new tax hike, including the fact that […]
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Portman: With 3 months left, Fiscal Year 2022 breaks record for highest number of border encounters
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement Monday after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics showing that with three months left in the fiscal year, 2022 has already broken the record for the highest number of border […]
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Rob Portman: Postal service could face insolvency unless changes are made
Editor’s Note This story was first published by the Cincinnati Enquirer, before being distributed by Sen. Rob Portman’s staff. The United States Postal Service is in dire need of help. Last year, Gary Peters and I introduced the Senate version of the Postal Service Reform Act. S.1720 had 26 additional cosponsors equally divided between Democrats […]
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Portman to president: Stop giving a green light to human smugglers & drug traffickers
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, once again urged the Biden administration on Wednesday to take action on the ongoing migrant and drug crisis at the southern border. In addition to the unprecedented number of individuals, children, and families attempting to enter […]
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Rob Portman: Breaking the prison cycle
EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial by U.S. Senator Rob Portman originally appeared in The Sandusky Register. It can be viewed here. Spring is a time of new beginnings, so it is a fitting time to hold up those who have started new lives of meaning and purpose after being convicted of a crime and serving their […]
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Portman: Stopping the crisis at the border
On April 9, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, wrote an op-ed in RealClearPolitics highlighting the crisis at our southern border and calling for the Biden administration to implement critical policy changes to stop the flow of unlawful border crossings. Portman released a statement April 8 […]