For far too long, our trade policy has allowed our steelworkers and other Ohio industries to drown under unfair foreign competition. Too often, we see trade remedy orders put in place on imports from one country, only to see the U.S. market flooded with dumped or subsidized imports of that same product from a different […]
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Opinion columns written by staff or submitted to Richland Source from the community.
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Brown: Allowing more Ohio workers to earn overtime pay
It’s simple: if you work extra hours, you should earn extra pay. Four and a half years ago in Columbus, I stood with then-Vice President Biden and the Secretary of Labor, and we announced that the administration was going to finally raise the salary threshold to earn overtime pay, making millions more workers eligible. The […]
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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 […]
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Portman visits site of border crisis in Texas
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, toured an area Friday near the Monument Three border wall section, the U.S. Border Patrol Paso del Norte processing station. He also received an operational brief from Gloria Chavez, Chief Patrol Agent, USBP El Paso […]
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Rob Portman: Senate Republicans demand justification for ongoing extreme security measures at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Roy Blunt (R-MO), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, Marco Rubio (R-FL), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on […]
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Portman: Partisan $1.9 trillion spending bill boosts programs unrelated to COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) issued the following statement after Saturday morning’s vote opposing the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion spending bill: “Good economic news combined with the good-faith bipartisan efforts that nine of my Republican colleagues and I undertook to craft a responsible alternative to this partisan bill leave me deeply disappointed about the […]
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LaRose: Congress taking over elections would trigger chaos to state systems
EDITOR’S NOTE: This opinion/analysis piece was submitted by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose to Richland Source. It was originally published on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 by the Washington Examiner. In last year’s election, nearly 6 million Ohioans cast a ballot shattering our state’s all-time record for voter turn-out. But that wasn’t all — 74% […]
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Portman: Biden promised bipartisanship, but rhetoric hasn’t been matched by action
EDITOR’S NOTE: Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) penned an op-ed in The Washington Post Tuesday night. The op-ed can be viewed here, and excerpts are below. Our country seems more divided along partisan lines than at any time I can remember. That’s why I was pleased to hear President Biden encourage bipartisanship in his inaugural address. I […]
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Column: 2021 is going to be a bounce-back year in Richland County
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” — Socrates Some call the start of a New Year a new beginning. Blank pages. Fresh canvas. The reality is the turn of a calendar page into 2021 simply marks the man-made passage of […]
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Portman: 2020 has been a most challenging year
I think we are all ready for 2020 to be over. It’s been a tough year. The health care and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have changed so much of our lives, and too many Ohioans have lost their jobs, their businesses, or their loved ones to this disease. The good news is […]