American - Politician | December 19, 1955 -
The U.S. has fallen behind with tax policies that haven't been updated in a half-century.
Rob Portman
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I have acknowledged the problem and have spent my time in Congress focusing on solutions - including developing clean and efficient energy that grows our economy and creates jobs while also lowering pollution levels and protecting the environment.
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Ohioans need peace of mind that the water coming out of their tap is safe. It's as simple as that.
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I am disappointed that the President made the decision to have Ambassador Froman sign the TPP agreement in New Zealand.
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When it is fair, American workers can compete and win. I cannot support the TPP in its current form because it doesn't provide that level playing field.
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As the crisis in Syria grows and the humanitarian tragedy becomes more clear, I appreciated Prime Minister Netanyahu's perspective on the changes and volatility in the region.
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We think healthcare costs should be going down, not up. We think people should be able to keep insurance that they had.
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I support repeal, but I think we ought to also spend time on the replacement side of that. The Republican approach has never been, 'Let's get rid of this,' but, 'Let's replace it with something that does deal with a very real problem in our healthcare system.' And that is the entry's cost and lack of coverage.
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I may sound naive, since everyone's decided the next two years are going to be all about 2016, but I look at what's happened over the years when there's been divided government. That's when we've done tax reform, that's when we've done entitlement reform - to move this economy forward on these big issues.
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The Buckeye Build will have a lasting impact on Cleveland, and it is an honor to be a part of it.
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We have to ensure we are aggressively enforcing existing laws.
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I'm not representing any organization. I represent the people of Ohio, and a lot of people in Ohio feel very strongly about their Second Amendment rights.
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