EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial was written by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) for the Wall Street Journal. It can be viewed in its entirety here. The Biden administration and congressional Democrats’ $2.7 trillion “infrastructure plan” is deeply concerning. Republicans and Democrats agree on investing in America’s infrastructure — the roads, bridges, electrical grids, railroads and broadband networks […]
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Brown: Fighting against unfair foreign competition for Ohio workers
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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Portman: Why the ban on fentanyl analogues must be made permanent
Senator Rob Portman explains below his call on Congress to take swift action to permanently schedule illicitly manufactured and deadly fentanyl analogues amid a surging epidemic of drug overdoses. Since 2018, this dangerous class of drugs has been labelled as Schedule I substances by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to allow federal law enforcement authorities […]
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Sherrod Brown: Goal is to get more vaccines to underserved Ohio communities
We know the most important thing we can do to defeat this pandemic, to get our economy moving again, and to get people back to their lives, is to get everyone vaccinated, as soon as possible. The vaccines are safe, effective, and they’ll save lives. However, we are seeing concerning disparities in vaccine access in […]
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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: CARA 3.0 will help Ohioans beat addiction
For years, the United States has struggled to overcome an epidemic of addiction that has devastated communities in Ohio and across the country. Unfortunately, recent data suggests that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic worsened this crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), at least 81,000 people died from a fatal drug overdose between June […]
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Sherrod Brown: Protecting Ohio students from hazing
This month, another Ohio family is grieving. Stone Foltz, a 20-year-old sophomore at Bowling Green State University, died after alleged alcohol-induced hazing at a fraternity event. Hazing isn’t a “rite of passage,” it’s not just fun and games, and it’s not something everyone does in school. It’s dangerous, and it threatens the health and safety […]
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Catholic Bishops of Ohio weigh in on COVID-19 vaccines
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Since the onset of the pandemic just a year ago, the Bishops of Ohio have worked together during this unprecedented time with the assistance of government and health professionals to lead and protect all those entrusted to our pastoral care. By the grace of God and the painstaking efforts […]
