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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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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Unfortunately, the EU member states have continued to grant new subsidies to Airbus, even as our WTO case proceeds. By taking this step, we are ensuring that the new subsidies will be included in our case.
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While we continue to believe that a long-term, durable settlement is the only way to resolve this dispute, Canada's actions complicate our attempts to reach a negotiated solution,
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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 should not be lowering the expectations, nor lowering the ambitions in the round, ... Hong Kong is not the end of process.
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We shouldn't be debating whether to deal with the current code by allowing it to be extended or not. We should have a president who shows leadership and comes to Congress and says: 'You know what? We need to reform this whole tax code.'
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We always come closer every time we talk.
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To move Doha to a successful and ambitious conclusion, we must all make contributions that includes services, manufacturing, agriculture and other areas of the round. We need contributions from developed countries like the United States, but also developing countries. Every country must do its part.
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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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President Obama likes to talk about the Buffett Rule. Well, here's a Buffett Rule that all Americans should be able to support: mom and pop businesses should not pay a higher tax rate than Fortune 500 corporations like Warren Buffett's.