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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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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On the heels of the G-20 and Australian offerings on sensitive products, we hope to see much more ambition from the EU. The current EU proposal allows for 8 percent of tariffs, 160 different tariff lines, to be deemed 'sensitive' and thus exempt from strong cuts,
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The TV ads have been coming hot and heavy in Ohio. I think the Obama campaign has outspent the Romney campaign by two-to-one or three-to-one, depending on the analysis you look at. People are tired of the attacks already, and here we are in July.
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The US is willing to take some pain,
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Do you agree with me that we can't afford four more years of Barack Obama?
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Now we've got someone who is really hands-on and willing to assert himself more, which I think can be really positive.
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Our talks today were frank, constructive and embraced the spirit of President Bush's challenge,
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Overall, our U.S.-China trade relationship today lacks equity, durability and balance.
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I would say unless we see offers from other countries, particularly the EU, on ... reducing tariffs, we will not be able to see a successful round,
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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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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.