Rob Portman
Rob Portman
Robert Jones "Rob" Portmanis an American lawyer and the junior United States Senator from Ohio, in office since 2011. Previously he served as a congressman, as the 14th United States Trade Representative and as the 35th Director of the Office of Management and Budget...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 December 1955
CountryUnited States of America
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This is his solution: He said all we need to do is take your tax dollars, send them to Washington, have Washington take out its cut, having Washington then send it back to the states, have the states then go out and hire public employees. Does that make sense to you? Is that how to get the economy moving?
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We ought to go out and find someone who has re-engineered, in my view, a major and complex organization from the private sector. I hope someone like that would be willing to step forward and take on this task.
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We welcome the progress made today and will continue to press for additional steps to promote greater equity, durability and balance in the US-China trade relationship.
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The promotion of peaceful commerce with the region and among Middle East states will help end the political turmoil and economic stagnation that has for too long limited the opportunities for people in that region.
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We believe that there is a way for us to get to yes and to come up with a successful conclusion to the round.
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We always come closer every time we talk.
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We have a paralysis in Washington that's not serving our country. We have to address these issues.
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U.S. trade officials are working to make Hong Kong a success. The U.S. government is totally committed to Hong Kong.
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The tax code is now nine times longer than the Bible, and not nearly as interesting.
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I told my staff that I'm so boring that I didn't even know I was boring.
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Things are not getting better. They are getting worse. We need to elect Mitt Romney to turn things around.
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My concern about Barack Obama is he ran a campaign in 2008 where he said we're going to bring people together and solve big problems. And he specifically talked about the need to reach across the aisle and deal with issues like the economy, which was obviously the top issue in 2008. It has not happened.
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How does the weakness of the dollar affect your business?
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The facts on agricultural biotechnology are clear and compelling. It is a safe and beneficial technology that is improving food security and helping to reduce poverty worldwide. We believe agricultural biotechnology products should be provided a timely, transparent and scientific review by the European Union, and that is why Canada, Argentina and the United States brought the case in the first place.