Rob Portman said : “I had a great discussion today with the leadership at NAHA about our two year funding extension victory in the final FY 2020 funding measure as well as the deferred maintenance that needs to be addressed throughout the cultural sites,” “NAHA is a public-private partnership that has also generated economic growth in the region. It supports 1,500 jobs and generates $35 million in economic impact from the more than two million visitors per year. NAHA is home to our nation’s aviation history and I am proud of the progress we have made to help ensure that it is preserved and enjoyed by future generations. I will continue working at the federal level to ensure the NAHA has the resources it needs to help the National Park Service address its maintenance needs through my bipartisan Restore Our Parks legislation”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 25, 2020 5:50:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Today, I was pleased to once again have the opportunity to view and discuss the tornado damage in Beavercreek with the City Manager and Mayor,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 25, 2020 5:50:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Elderly patients and those with disabilities rely heavily on their direct support professionals for care and independence,” “Being in a hospital is distressing on its own, and for these patients, hospitals can be especially confusing and upsetting. By ensuring that Medicaid covers DSP services while a patient is in the hospital, we can ensure our nation’s most vulnerable have the level of comfort and familiarity they need to respond better to treatment”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 25, 2020 5:50:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I had the opportunity to speak with the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio for trying to keep this poison out of our communities,” “If these analogs come off the schedule, it’ll be impossible to stop them”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 25, 2020 5:50:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I had the opportunity to speak with the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio for trying to keep this poison out of our communities,” “If these analogs come off the schedule, it’ll be impossible to stop them”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, January 24, 2020 9:50:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Some of the things are not appropriate," "That's a very different question from removing someone from office who was duly elected in the middle of a presidential election"

news-yahoo Friday, January 24, 2020 8:53:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman says : “If the Chinese product is sold fairly, in other words, if it’s not unfairly subsidized and not sold to the lowest production cost, we can compete now,” “We have to insist that they live up to the commitment the other WTO countries have which is that they can’t arbitrarily subsidize their product”

woub Tuesday, January 21, 2020 7:10:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I don’t think everything was appropriate, particularly asking for a foreign government to look into a political opponent, but I don’t believe it rises to the level of saying, ‘We’re going to reverse the results of an election,’ which is what impeachment is,”

ohio Tuesday, January 21, 2020 5:26:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Today, I was pleased to once again have the opportunity to view and discuss the tornado damage in Beavercreek with the City Manager and Mayor,” “I saw first-hand the ongoing recovery efforts, and I’m proud of this community for coming together to help with the relief efforts. Our discussions were informative and I’ll continue to work on behalf of this community at the federal level to ensure that we continue to help the rebuilding efforts”

foreignaffairs-nz Sunday, January 19, 2020 4:07:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I had a great discussion today with the leadership at NAHA about our two year funding extension victory in the final FY 2020 funding measure as well as the deferred maintenance that needs to be addressed throughout the cultural sites,” “NAHA is a public-private partnership that has also generated economic growth in the region. It supports 1,500 jobs and generates $35 million in economic impact from the more than two million visitors per year. NAHA is home to our nation’s aviation history and I am proud of the progress we have made to help ensure that it is preserved and enjoyed by future generations. I will continue working at the federal level to ensure the NAHA has the resources it needs to help the National Park Service address its maintenance needs through my bipartisan Restore Our Parks legislation”

foreignaffairs-nz Sunday, January 19, 2020 1:05:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I had a great visit today with the leadership at Brain Brew Custom Whiskey discussing how their company will be able to continue to grow as a result of the tax relief that was just signed into law,” “Without the extension that was included in the final FY 2020 funding bill, craft distillers like Brain Brew would have faced a 500% excise tax increase for 2020 – taxes they would have started paying as early as this week. This tax incentive is critical to spurring more investment and economic development in Ohio. I fought to include the bipartisan Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act in the tax reform law because it drives more economic growth and job creation, and I’m pleased we were able to extend it for another year”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 18, 2020 6:51:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “We are looking forward to having a future Ohio leader in the Senate this spring,” “Makenzie has demonstrated her talent in academics and extracurricular activities, and we are excited to watch her excel in the fast-paced world of the Senate”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 18, 2020 3:47:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “In my home state of Ohio, we’ve been on the front lines of this crisis for years,” “Opioids, in particular, have taken a heavy toll in our communities. In fact, in 2017, our opioid overdose rate in Ohio was almost three times the national average, with nearly a dozen Ohioans dying from these dangerous drugs every single day, making it the number one cause of death in Ohio, surpassing car accidents. Since 2017 we’ve begun to make progress finally, to be able to turn the tide on opioids”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 18, 2020 3:47:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “This important resolution honors the memory of the thousands of Poles who bravely stood up and fought against the German Nazi occupation of Warsaw,” “As we mark 75 years since the Polish Home Army, the young and brave Polish Resistance, took up mostly homemade arms against insurmountable odds, this resolution serves as an even more important reminder of the horrible atrocities inflicted upon the people of Warsaw and the perseverance of a people whose spirit cannot be broken. I thank my Senate colleagues for passing this important resolution”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 18, 2020 3:47:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman writes ( about President Trump ) : “I have supported President Trump’s efforts under the so-called Section 301 action to create a more level playing field for American workers, farmers, and business owners… Now we are seeing these tough measures pay off with the Trump administration signing a phase-one trade agreement with China today. This is a good first step toward bringing equity, durability, and balance to the economic relationship between the world’s two largest economies… I have faith in the American workers, farmers, and business owners—that we can continue to innovate and compete successfully if there is a level playing field. All we ask for is fair and reciprocal treatment between our trading partners and us”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 18, 2020 3:47:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I enjoyed my visit with members from the Warren County United Way along with their local partners. We had a productive discussion about how best to ensure Ohioans get the skills training they need to succeed in the jobs available today,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 18, 2020 3:47:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “Cybersecurity for state and local governments is just as important as federal cybersecurity, and frequently, they lack the resources, technical know-how, and situational awareness to secure their systems, or respond in the event of an attack,” “This bipartisan bill, which creates a Cybersecurity State Coordinator position, would help bolster state and local governments’ cybersecurity by facilitating their relationship with the federal government to ensure they know what preventative resources are available to them as well as who to turn to if an attack occurs. I look forward to working with my colleagues in the Senate to pass this important legislation”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 18, 2020 3:47:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I had a great visit today with the leadership at Brain Brew Custom Whiskey discussing how their company will be able to continue to grow as a result of the tax relief that was just signed into law,” “Without the extension that was included in the final FY 2020 funding bill, craft distillers like Brain Brew would have faced a 500% excise tax increase for 2020 – taxes they would have started paying as early as this week. This tax incentive is critical to spurring more investment and economic development in Ohio. I fought to include the bipartisan Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act in the tax reform law because it drives more economic growth and job creation, and I’m pleased we were able to extend it for another year”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 18, 2020 3:47:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “But the agreement will only remain durable over time if it is enforced. That is why it is significant that this agreement includes the option to re-impose tariffs should China fail to hold up its new commitments, including preventing the theft of intellectual property,”

woub Friday, January 17, 2020 11:24:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "We sell more than other states do to these countries, so we're going to benefit disproportionately, which is great for Ohio,"

wlwt Friday, January 17, 2020 6:44:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "We sell more than other states do to these countries, so we're going to benefit disproportionately, which is great for Ohio,"

wlwt Friday, January 17, 2020 6:44:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “If you miss a rent payment, the emergency assistance fund would be there to help,” “Lots of landlords would be interested. They don’t want to go through evictions”

foreignaffairs-nz Monday, January 13, 2020 9:00:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “If you miss a rent payment, the emergency assistance fund would be there to help,” “Lots of landlords would be interested. They don’t want to go through evictions”

washtimes Monday, January 13, 2020 8:47:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “If you miss a rent payment, the emergency assistance fund would be there to help,” “Lots of landlords would be interested. They don’t want to go through evictions”

ohio Sunday, January 12, 2020 3:48:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I’m proud of the accomplishments we made in 2019 to address the real challenges facing Ohioans,” “These legislative accomplishments support economic growth, job creation, and greater retirement security, support Ohio’s military installations, bolster efforts to protect our environment, including our Great Lakes, combat the drug addiction epidemic, make health care more affordable and accessible, and increase cybersecurity. This year, I will continue to be an independent voice for Ohio fighting for common-sense solutions to benefit our state. That includes working to pass my bipartisan JOBS Act, which will expand access to Pell Grants so Ohioans can afford shorter-term job training programs so that they have the skills necessary for the jobs available today. I’ll work to pass my FIGHT Fentanyl Act, which will permanently criminalize fentanyl-related substances so that law enforcement can keep these dangerous synthetic opioids out of our communities. We must do more on retirement security, which is why I’ve introduced the Retirement Security & Savings Act. Finally, I’m working to ensure the Senate passes the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, which will expand markets and level the playing field for Ohio workers, farmers, and small business owners. I’m confident that we can continue to make progress on these and other issues in 2020. My top priority will continue to be delivering results for Ohio”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 11, 2020 2:53:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about President Trump ) : “The Battlefield Cross is an important symbol of the service and sacrifice of thousands of fallen American heroes both in combat zones and here at home,” “I applaud President Trump for signing this legislation into law in order to help ensure that veterans buried in Ohio and around the country can be properly honored with the Battlefield Cross. These memorials stand as a constant reminder of the cost of our freedom”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 11, 2020 2:53:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I think he’s been in Ohio a lot because he still views it as a really important state for his re-election,”

woub Thursday, January 9, 2020 12:58:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “This is a person who needs to be taken off the battlefield, and I don’t think anybody would disagree that he certainly qualified as someone leading a terrorist organization,” “Unchecked, without any consequences, we could have had many many more casualties based on the information we have”

cleveland Wednesday, January 8, 2020 11:27:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “We’ve seen economic growth in Ohio that’s impressive, we’ve seen wages going up for the first time in at least a decade”

cleveland Wednesday, January 8, 2020 7:07:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "A vote for USMCA is a vote for improved market access, more US manufacturing, and a more level playing field for American workers, farmers, and service providers,"

pulse Tuesday, January 7, 2020 9:43:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "A vote for USMCA is a vote for improved market access, more US manufacturing, and a more level playing field for American workers, farmers, and service providers,"

yahoo-au Tuesday, January 7, 2020 9:36:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "A vote for USMCA is a vote for improved market access, more US manufacturing, and a more level playing field for American workers, farmers, and service providers,"

afp-en Tuesday, January 7, 2020 9:12:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Qassem Soleimani ) : “Soleimani has been responsible for the deaths of many Americans over the years & directed the recent attacks on US personnel in the region,” “Iranian aggression must not go unchecked. I look forward to a full briefing by the administration”

cleveland Saturday, January 4, 2020 12:44:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman told : "We have to ensure that there is longer lifetime savings as people are living longer and healthier lives,"

news-yahoo Wednesday, January 1, 2020 6:16:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : "We have to ensure that there is longer lifetime savings as people are living longer and healthier lives,"

news-yahoo Thursday, December 26, 2019 9:16:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I believe that every disabled American over age 65 should have the opportunity to work and maintain Medicaid coverage,” “The Ticket To Work program’s arbitrary age limit at 65 forces working disabled seniors to make an impossible choice between maintaining their independence and livelihood or their Medicaid coverage. This is unacceptable and that’s why I’m proud to work with Senator Casey to introduce this important legislation to remove this unnecessary and obsolete barrier to working seniors with disabilities”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about National Defense Authorization Act ) : “The National Aviation Heritage Area in Dayton is home to our nation’s aviation history and I am proud the Senate-passed FY 2020 funding bill includes this legislation to help ensure it is preserved and enjoyed by future generations,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Bernadine Natalie Moni Elimbi ) : “When I talk to law enforcement, treatment providers and others on the frontlines of the drug crisis, I am increasingly hearing about the resurgence of methamphetamine and cocaine overdoses across Ohio,” “I’m pleased that Congress has provided significant flexibility to support the efforts of states and local communities. Unfortunately, the State Opioid Response Grants cannot be used to combat the drug crisis beyond opioids. This legislation gives states more flexibility to use this funding to address the resurgence of methamphetamine and cocaine, which will better address the on-the-ground reality of addiction in my state and many others”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “We owe it to our future generations to preserve our planet’s rich wildlife and natural resources so that they can continue to be enjoyed,” “This successful stamp program has raised millions of dollars to fund conservation without any taxpayer money. I’m pleased the Senate has now approved this legislation, which will ensure that every last stamp is sold”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, critically important to both our environment and our economy,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Our cyber hunt and incident response teams play an important role in protecting against cyber threats, reducing cybersecurity risks, and helping to get our cyber infrastructure back up and running after an attack occurs,” “I am glad that our bipartisan legislation passed today so that we can strengthen our response and recovery efforts in the event of a cyberattack”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Thousands of retirees in Ohio and their families depend on the Health Coverage Tax Credit, and I’m pleased the funding bill includes an extension of this credit, even if it is only for one year,” “Since I came to the Senate, I’ve fought for multiple extensions of the HCTC, including my bill that was included in the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 the last time the credit was extended. These hardworking Ohioans rely on the HCTC for affordable health insurance after their pensions were terminated or after they were adversely affected by foreign trade, and I will continue to work with my colleagues and the administration to ensure the stability of health coverage for these individuals and their families. While this short-term extension is less than the five years I called for in my legislation with Senator Brown, I’m still pleased that we were able to prevent the expiration of this credit, providing certainty to thousands of Ohioans”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Senate-passed NDAA conference report sends a clear message that America stands with the Ukrainian people in their struggle to secure a democratic, prosperous, and independent future in the face of Russian aggression,” “When I was in Ukraine earlier this year, I met the new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, General Khomchak. The Ukrainian military has fought bravely against Russian aggression in the Donbas and has made tremendous strides. I assured him that my colleagues in the Senate would make sure the Ukrainian military has the capabilities it needs to defend its sovereign territory—on the land, sea, and air. As co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, I’m glad the Senate-passed NDAA conference report will help the Ukrainians defend themselves against Russian aggression”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about National Defense Authorization Act ) : “This bipartisan legislation will benefit Ohio’s national parks and Great Lakes, especially Lake Erie,” “I’m proud that this bill includes the largest investment in funding for GLRI, a successful public-private partnership to protect the water quality and ecosystem of our Great Lakes. It also includes funding for several programs to protect fish populations, migratory birds, and other wildlife species that depend on the Great Lakes. I am also pleased that it extends the authorization for the National Aviation Heritage Area and includes funding for my bipartisan NPS Centennial Challenge program to ensure our national parks receive the resources they need in order to preserve our nation’s treasures for generations to come. I will continue to work to deliver results for Ohio and I look forward to the president signing this measure into law”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Explainable AI has a lot to offer. As we deploy autonomous systems, we also should understand why those systems make the decisions they do. By requiring our military to think about the uses of explainable AI, the capabilities and limitations of the technology, and the obstacles to the deployment of explainable systems, the inclusion of this requirement in the NDAA conference report is a step towards that goal,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “In today’s technology-dependent world, we must do more to bring high-speed internet and stronger grid infrastructure to the rural areas of our country. Tax-exempt rural co-ops provide these important services to parts of the country where access to reliable electricity and high-speed internet is the most limited, and they rely heavily on grants to perform these services. Without this legislation, many co-ops may miss out on grant income or disaster assistance, hurting our efforts to promote economic development and job creation in these rural areas,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The National Aviation Heritage Area in Dayton is home to our nation’s aviation history and I am proud the final FY 2020 funding bill includes this legislation to help ensure it is preserved and enjoyed by future generations,” “It tells the story of the Wright Brothers’ development of the first airplane, which has led to a strong aviation industry in the region today. This site is a public-private partnership that has generated significant economic growth for the region. It supports 1,500 jobs and generates $35 million in economic impact from the more than two million visitors per year”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Military spouses dealing with the death or catastrophic disability of a loved one as the result of their service should have the ability to end leases without incurring high termination fees,” “I’m glad this bipartisan bill was included in the Senate-passed NDAA conference report as it will provide much-needed relief for these families”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “I am pleased that the Senate passed the final FY 2020 funding bill, which includes $90 million for nonprofit security grants so that synagogues, religious and cultural facilities, and other nonprofits across our country that are at a high risk of a terrorist attack have access to the resources they need to secure their facilities,” “As we’ve seen recently, the threats to houses of worship and other religious community sites are increasing and we must do everything we can to protect them in Ohio and across our country”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “We owe it to our future generations to preserve our planet’s rich wildlife and natural resources so that they can continue to be enjoyed,” “This successful stamp program has raised millions of dollars to fund conservation without any taxpayer money. I’m glad this bipartisan was included in the final funding bill and strongly urge the president to sign this legislation into law to ensure that every last stamp is sold”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman stated ( about Senate Finance ) : “I am pleased the Senate passed this conference report, which supports the mission of NASIC and Wright-Patt by providing the funding they need to finish upgrading their facilities to do their important work,” “I believe it will make a difference to our airmen and Air Force civilians at Wright-Patt and to our troops around the world who rely on NASIC for accurate and timely intelligence”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, and GLRI has been a successful public-private partnership that helps protect both our environment and our economy,” “The Great Lakes are critical to Ohio’s fishing industry, provide drinking water for 40 million people, contribute billions in tourism each year, and support hundreds of thousands of jobs across the region. Funding this critical initiative at $320 million this fiscal year is a strong statement of support for the program, and I’m grateful for the backing we’ve received from the administration and my bipartisan colleagues. I will continue to help lead efforts in the U.S. Senate to support this critical bipartisan initiative”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I’m pleased that this bipartisan legislation will now head to the president’s desk to be signed into law because in today’s technology-dependent world, we must do more to bring high-speed internet and stronger grid infrastructure to the rural areas of our country. Tax-exempt rural co-ops provide these important services to parts of the country where access to reliable electricity and high-speed internet is the most limited, and they rely heavily on grants to perform these services. Without this legislation, many co-ops may miss out on grant income or disaster assistance, hurting our efforts to promote economic development and job creation in these rural areas,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about National Defense Authorization Act ) : “We must ensure that our drinking water remains safe for all Ohioans, and that’s why I am pleased the Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act was included in the Senate-passed NDAA conference report today. Passage of the Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act will improve federal efforts to identify the health impacts of unregulated contaminants found in our drinking water sources,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “When I talk to law enforcement, treatment providers and others on the frontlines of the drug crisis, I am increasingly hearing about the resurgence of methamphetamine and cocaine overdoses across Ohio,” “This legislation will give states more flexibility to use federal opioid funding to address the resurgence of methamphetamine and cocaine, which will better address the on-the-ground reality of addiction in my state and many others”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I’m pleased that the final FY 2020 funding bill includes my legislation to help to ensure that the most vulnerable among us have better access to quality care,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The legislation helps support seniors with disabilities by improving access to vital accessories for wheelchair-reliant seniors, and it includes a five-month extension of Money Follows the Person (MFP), which helps transition Medicaid beneficiaries from nursing homes to long-term care in their homes. This extension of the program will mean that MFP can continue to support the more than 10,000 Ohioans that the program has helped to receive the home and community-based care that they need. I will continue working for a longer extension like the permanent extension Senators Grassley and Wyden included for the Money Follows the Person Program in their Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Jimmy Doolittle ) : “Dick Cole was a son of Dayton, Ohio and an American hero,” “During a dark time in our history, he and the Doolittle Raiders launched an audacious attack that succeeded against all odds and provided a spark to the morale of the American people that carried us through to eventual victory in the Pacific. The Doolittle Raid had a strategic effect on World War II, and flying in the lead plane as the co-pilot to Jimmy Doolittle, Dick Cole was a key factor to the mission’s success. Dick went on to live a rich and full life and was a beloved hero to all airmen. I am proud to have led this effort to provide Dick with the recognition he so deeply deserves”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “The Battlefield Cross is an important symbol of the service and sacrifice of thousands of fallen American heroes both in combat zones and here at home,” “I am pleased the Senate passed this legislation to help ensure that veterans buried in Ohio and around the country can be properly honored with the Battlefield Cross. These memorials stand as a constant reminder of the cost of our freedom and I urge the president to sign this legislation quickly”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I’m pleased that the final FY 2020 funding bill includes $15 million for this bipartisan conservation effort which is making significant strides toward building stronger relationships with countries around the world while ensuring our natural resources are protected and preserved for the next generation,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “I’m pleased that the Senate passed the final FY 2020 funding bill, which includes $15 million for this bipartisan conservation effort which is making significant strides toward building stronger relationships with countries around the world while ensuring our natural resources are protected and preserved for the next generation,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I am pleased that the final FY 2020 funding bill includes $90 million for nonprofit security grants so that synagogues, religious and cultural facilities, and other nonprofits across our country that are at a high risk of a terrorist attack have access to the resources they need to secure their facilities,” “As we’ve seen recently, the threats to houses of worship and other religious community sites are increasing and we must do everything we can to protect them in Ohio and across our country”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Our cyber hunt and incident response teams play an important role in protecting against cyber threats, reducing cybersecurity risks, and helping to get our cyber infrastructure back up and running after an attack occurs,” “I am glad that the final FY 2020 funding bill includes our bipartisan legislation so that we can strengthen our response and recovery efforts in the event of a cyberattack”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Computer science and digital engineering competency have become increasingly important for the success of the American warfighter,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I am pleased to join Senators Udall and Stabenow in introducing this bipartisan legislation to address the reforestation needs within our federal forests. With 1.3 million acres of forest in need of replanting, addressing this backlog provides a wide range of benefits, including sequestering as much as 1.1 million metric tons of carbon emissions, reinvigorating the ecosystems and native plant and animal species that depend on healthy forests, and creating jobs and recreation opportunities on our forestland. I look forward to working with my colleagues on this common-sense, bipartisan legislation to address the reforestation backlog in our nation’s forests,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I applaud the Senate for confirming Judge Matt McFarland to be the next federal judge in the Southern District,” “Judge McFarland has been a dedicated public servant on the state court of appeals. His esteemed reputation is well deserved and I am confident he will continue make Ohio proud with his distinguished service on the bench”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, critically important to both our environment and our economy,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Otto Warmbier ) : “This bipartisan sanctions legislation will help hold North Korea accountable for their actions and human rights abuses against Cincinnati-native Otto Warmbier as well as others they’ve illegally held captive. I’m glad these sanctions were included in the NDAA conference report and we must continue to work together to confront the threat that North Korea poses. Fred and Cindy Warmbier and their family have been through so much. I’m proud to be their friend and support their efforts to hold North Korea accountable and ensure that Otto is never forgotten,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “If federal employees are required to pay for gas with travel charge cards, they should also be allowed to ‘fill up’ at a charging station when operating an electric vehicle,” “I’m pleased that the Senate passed this bipartisan, common-sense bill and urge the House to take it up soon”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “These tax incentives are important to Ohio and I want to thank the president for his support,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “I’m pleased that the Senate passed the final FY 2020 funding bill, which includes my legislation to help to ensure that the most vulnerable among us have better access to quality care,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The legislation helps support seniors with disabilities by improving access to vital accessories for wheelchair-reliant seniors, and it includes a five-month extension of Money Follows the Person (MFP), which helps transition Medicaid beneficiaries from nursing homes to long-term care in their homes. This extension of the program will mean that MFP can continue to support the more than 10,000 Ohioans that the program has helped to receive the home and community-based care that they need. I will continue working for a longer extension like the permanent extension Senators Grassley and Wyden included for the Money Follows the Person Program in their Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, and GLRI has been a successful public-private partnership that helps protect both our environment and our economy,” “The Great Lakes are critical to Ohio’s fishing industry, provide drinking water for 40 million people, contribute billions in tourism each year, and support hundreds of thousands of jobs across the region. Funding this critical initiative at $320 million this fiscal year is a strong statement of support for the program, and I’m grateful for the backing we’ve received from the administration and my bipartisan colleagues. I will continue to help lead efforts in the U.S. Senate to support this critical bipartisan initiative”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Bernadine Natalie Moni Elimbi ) : “Ensuring that synagogues, religious and cultural institutions, and nonprofit organizations have the resources and training they need to secure their facilities is one way Congress can help address this unnecessary violence that has tragically become more and more common,” “As I’ve said many times, there is no place for hatred or bigotry of any kind toward our fellow citizens. The threats and senseless attacks we’ve seen across our country are attacks on our values and this bipartisan legislation will help protect faith and cultural based institutions in Ohio and across our country”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Our miners worked hard, played by the rules, and earned these health care and pension benefits, which—without this agreement—would be reduced dramatically or lost altogether,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I’m pleased that the Senate has passed this legislation to give our miners the secure health care and pension benefits they have earned, and peace of mind to their families. This is a victory for our miners and for Ohio, and I’m proud to have worked to ensure this bipartisan solution gets done Portman, Brown Praise Senate Passage of Extension of Health Coverage Tax Credit. Portman and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) praised Senate passage of the final FY 2020 funding bill which included a short-term extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit through the end of 2020. This credit helps subsidize the cost of continued coverage for retirees and other individuals who lost their health care coverage — in addition to their pensions and other benefits — when their employers either entered into bankruptcy or laid off workers due to foreign trade. Earlier this year, Portman and Brown introduced bipartisan legislation that would extend for five years the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) The HCTC is critically important for many hardworking Ohioans, including as many as 5,000 Delphi salaried retirees in Dayton, the Mahoning Valley, and Sandusky. In addition, a few hundred workers from the Lordstown General Motors plant have applied for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and would benefit from the HCTC as well. The legislation now heads to the president’s desk for signature. Thousands of retirees in Ohio and their families depend on the Health Coverage Tax Credit, and I’m pleased the funding bill includes an extension of this credit, even if it is only for one year,” “Since I came to the Senate, I’ve fought for multiple extensions of the HCTC, including my bill that was included in the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 the last time the credit was extended. These hardworking Ohioans rely on the HCTC for affordable health insurance after their pensions were terminated or after they were adversely affected by foreign trade, and I will continue to work with my colleagues and the administration to ensure the stability of health coverage for these individuals and their families. While this short-term extension is less than the five years I called for in my legislation with Senator Brown, I’m still pleased that we were able to prevent the expiration of this credit, providing certainty to thousands of Ohioans”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Michael Bennett ) : “Stable housing is a vital part of getting people back on their feet. I’ve long worked on efforts to address homelessness and increase the supply of housing and I’m proud to partner with Senator Bennet on this new bipartisan initiative. This legislation will help prevent avoidable evictions, reduce homelessness, and make it easier for people to escape poverty by keeping a roof over their heads,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about National Defense Authorization Act ) : “Passing the SECURE Act is a big victory that will help ensure that all hard-working Americans have a chance to build a nest egg for their retirement,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “We’ve got about 5% of the world’s population and about 25% of the economy here, and so it’s in our interests to access that other 95% of consumers outside of America in order to keep America as a prosperous country,”

cleveland Friday, December 20, 2019 8:17:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Otto Warmbier ) : “They helped us to bring Otto home,”

usaToday Wednesday, December 18, 2019 9:33:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, critically important to both our environment and our economy,”

foreignaffairs-nz Tuesday, December 17, 2019 8:22:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “We were hearing about more and more people in Ohio with eviction problems,”

ohio Saturday, December 14, 2019 4:59:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “It is a big deal right now,”

ohio Saturday, December 14, 2019 4:59:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “If you miss a rent payment, the emergency assistance fund would be there to help,” “Lots of landlords would be interested. They don’t want to go through evictions”

ohio Saturday, December 14, 2019 4:59:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “this legislation is not going to help,” “I’ve spoken to landlords and tenants rights groups. What I heard was some things could be done in some communities to avoid evictions,”

ohio Saturday, December 14, 2019 4:59:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “This is not a Democrat or Republican victory,”

cleveland Saturday, December 14, 2019 12:45:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Michael Bennett ) : “Stable housing is a vital part of getting people back on their feet. I’ve long worked on efforts to address homelessness and increase the supply of housing and I’m proud to partner with Senator Bennet on this new bipartisan initiative. This legislation will help prevent avoidable evictions, reduce homelessness, and make it easier for people to escape poverty by keeping a roof over their heads,”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, December 12, 2019 8:28:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman says : “If you had asked me yesterday, I might have had a little different view, which is it has made it much harder because I think it has but suddenly we are getting these breakthroughs,”

woub Thursday, December 12, 2019 1:19:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman says : “It’s been harder but we have begun to push some things through here at the end of the year in this last couple of weeks. I think Democrats probably understand in the House that they need some accomplishments – that impeachment is not adequate for them to take back to their voters,”

woub Thursday, December 12, 2019 1:19:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “After USMCA is passed by the House, I’m confident the Senate will approve it,”

cleveland Tuesday, December 10, 2019 10:00:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The inequities and imbalances in our trade relationship with China are well known,” “China’s proposed corporate social credit system will only perpetuate those inequities and imbalances by using state-backed economic power to bend American companies, including their employees, to Beijing’s will. What we saw recently with respect to the NBA is not an anomaly, which is why our government needs to treat the impacts of the corporate social credit system as a priority”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about National Defense Authorization Act ) : “The National Aviation Heritage Area in Dayton is home to our nation’s aviation history and I am proud to introduce this legislation to help ensure it is preserved and enjoyed by future generations,” “It tells the story of the Wright Brothers’ development of the first airplane, which has led to a strong aviation industry in the region today. This site is a public-private partnership that has also generated economic growth in the region. It supports 1,500 jobs and generates $35 million in economic impact from the more than two million visitors per year. I look forward to working with Senator Brown and our colleagues to pass this important legislation”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I enjoyed my visit at Fairfield Career Center and the productive discussion with the school’s leadership team as well as with local business leaders about how best to ensure Ohio’s workers get the skills training they need to succeed in the jobs available today,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I applaud the Department of Commerce for awarding the Mahoning Valley Economic Development Corporation a $1.6 million grant to help establish the Economically Disadvantage Growing Entrepreneurs fund,” “This fund will help diversify the economy in Mahoning and Trumbull Counties by helping local businesses thrive. Not only will this fund help create and train employment opportunities for the Mahoning Valley, but it also targets opportunity zones and new market tax credit investments — both of which I worked hard to get included and passed in tax reform”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I enjoyed my visit today with board members of Muskingum County’s Restored Citizens Network to learn about the great work they are doing throughout the county and beyond,” “We discussed how the organization is using Second Chance Act grant funding to provide resources for their ForeverDads program. My bipartisan Second Chance Act has changed thousands of lives in Ohio, and my bipartisan JOBS Act will complement it by ensuring that individuals in programs like those run by ForeverDads have the opportunity to learn the skills for the jobs available today. I’m pleased that ForeverDads has a strong presence in Muskingum County and that they will continue to help former inmates live up to their God-given potential”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Appalachian Ohio is a uniquely unserved part of our nation. Broadband maps often overstate coverage, and a mix of low population density and mountainous terrain make internet build out expensive. The losers from this unfortunate combination of policy and topography are our constituents who, in an increasingly internet-enabled society, are being left behind. The RDOF should ensure that the handful of constituents in difficult to reach locations are not sacrificed by a simple cost-benefit analysis without more consideration of how to include them in the lifeline of the modern economy,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman states : “I’m on the floor today to urge the United States Congress to do the right thing, and that is to allow a vote on this new agreement between Mexico and Canada and the United States. Unbelievably, this agreement was negotiated a year ago. They signed it at the end of November last year, and yet for a year now, Congress has refused to take it up,” “A vote for the USMCA, quite simply, is a vote for improved market access, more U.S. manufacturing, a more level playing field for American workers, farmers, and service providers. A vote against USMCA, and blocking it from coming to the floor, is a vote to keep NAFTA. It’s as simple as that. A vote against USMCA is a vote for the status quo, which is NAFTA”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I applaud the Senate for confirming Doug Cole to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio,” “Mr. Cole is one of the most experienced and well-respected litigators in Ohio. His record of success in private practice and his service to Ohio during his time as the State’s Solicitor General make him an excellent choice for this position. He will make Ohio proud in this new role”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “It was an honor to have the opportunity to participate in Save A Warrior’s cohort graduation ceremony at Warrior Village today,” “The veterans I spoke to showed great courage in banding together as a cohort to support one another in their recovery. Since its establishment in 2012, Save a Warrior has grown into an invaluable resource for more than 1,000 warriors in need of help healing from the invisible wounds of war. Our veterans deserve the best care we can offer, and I will continue to work in the Senate to ensure we don’t forget the men and women who have served”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “From what I’ve seen so far, I don’t see the evidence that leads to an impeachable offense,”

ohio Friday, December 6, 2019 11:08:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I don’t think everything was appropriate, particularly asking for a foreign government to look into a political opponent, but I don’t believe it rises to the level of saying, ’We’re going to reverse the results of an election’ which is what impeachment is,”

ohio Friday, December 6, 2019 11:08:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Unbelievably, this agreement was negotiated a year ago, they signed it at the end of November of last year and yet for a year now, congress has refused to take it up,”

wwlp Friday, December 6, 2019 6:16:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I applaud the Department of Commerce for awarding the Mahoning Valley Economic Development Corporation a $1.6 million grant to help establish the Economically Disadvantage Growing Entrepreneurs fund,” “This fund will help diversify the economy in Mahoning and Trumbull Counties by helping local businesses thrive. Not only will this fund help create and train employment opportunities for the Mahoning Valley, but it also targets opportunity zones and new market tax credit investments — both of which I worked hard to get included and passed in tax reform”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, December 4, 2019 1:01:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Taken as a whole, it looks more like an agreement that would’ve been negotiated under the Obama administration,”

nytimes Sunday, December 1, 2019 11:38:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "This shared responsibility framework represents the type of comprehensive and permanent solution that will help protect earned pensions, save taxpayers money, prevent the insolvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and alleviate pressure on our economy,"

nwitimes Thursday, November 28, 2019 1:26:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "This shared responsibility framework represents the type of comprehensive and permanent solution that will help protect earned pensions, save taxpayers money, prevent the insolvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and alleviate pressure on our economy,"

siouxcityjournal Thursday, November 28, 2019 12:38:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Hackers with malicious intent can and do attack state and local cyber infrastructure consistently. Sometimes, state and local governments need some additional help or access to expertise to mitigate these threats,”

foreignaffairs-nz Monday, November 25, 2019 6:56:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Debbie Stabenow ) : “Education and outreach is a key pillar to improving recycling rates and reducing contamination in our recycling stream,” “Reports have indicated that one-third of materials that households put into their recycling bins end up in landfills and are not actually recycled. This is in part because there is confusion about what can actually be recycled, which leads to contamination of materials that could otherwise be recycled but instead are landfilled. Education is a key component in both increasing the amount of material that is being recycled and ensuring that the material being put into community and residential recycling programs is actually being recycled. I am pleased to be introducing the RECYCLE Act with Senator Stabenow today, and look forward to working with my colleagues to get it across the finish line”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, November 22, 2019 11:14:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman : “I think that’s insightful and in fact we’re working with some of those other countries because in fact we do provide, as we do here in America because we’re transparent in terms of our research. We have the right ethical standards I believe”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, November 21, 2019 1:28:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman ( about Chris Murphy ) : “My time is expired but I just wanted to mention one other issue quickly, the Global Engagement Center. You and I have talked about quite a bit. Senator Murphy is here and he might talk about it as well. We’ve had a tough time in the past getting State Department focus. Recently it’s been good. You’ve made a commitment to me already, in private, but if you could make a commitment here publically that you are supportive of the Global Engagement Center and going after disinformation and propaganda of our adversaries, especially Russia”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, November 21, 2019 1:28:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Tom Carper ) : “This report reveals that American taxpayers have been unwittingly funding the rise of China’s economy and military over the last two decades by detailing not only the lengths and expense China has gone to in order to steal American intellectual property, but also the shocking fact that our own federal agencies have done little to stop their actions despite being aware of China’s talent plans,” “These talent plans are a win-win for China. China wins twice. First, the American taxpayer funds China’s research and development. Second, China uses that research to improve its economic and military status. This is unacceptable and I look forward to working with Senator Carper on bipartisan legislation to end this abuse of American research, intellectual property, and taxpayer money”

foreignaffairs-nz Tuesday, November 19, 2019 9:51:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “No family should have to endure the pain the Wiant family went through in losing their beloved Collin to hazing,”

gainesville Tuesday, November 19, 2019 9:42:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “No family should have to endure the pain the Wiant family went through in losing their beloved Collin to hazing,”

ohio Tuesday, November 19, 2019 9:20:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “American taxpayers have been unwittingly funding the rise of China’s economy and military over the last two decades,”

washtimes Tuesday, November 19, 2019 2:08:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "These talent plans are a win-win for China. China wins twice. First, the American taxpayer funds China’s research and development. Second, China uses that research to improve its economic and military status,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, November 19, 2019 1:58:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "We were kind of at the point where we had to obligate the funds, so they could be effective for Ukraine to defend itself, so we needed to get the money going," "But I think the president was interested in trying to use the funds to get the Europeans to do more — that's what he said to me"

npr Saturday, November 16, 2019 1:39:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The president should not have raised the Biden issue, period. It’s not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,”

newsday-USA Wednesday, November 13, 2019 10:59:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Every single day, we enjoy freedoms and privileges made possible by the selflessness and sacrifice of brave men and women in uniform,” “We should all take a moment to remember and thank those whose service has made our safety, security, and way of life possible. There are more than 800,000 of these heroes living in Ohio today, and Jane and I, are forever grateful for their service. I’m glad I was able to see and speak with so many veterans today in Blue Ash and Columbus and I hope all Ohioans will join me in honoring our heroes today”

foreignaffairs-nz Tuesday, November 12, 2019 5:55:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “One of the things they need are more modern airplanes. These airplanes are as old, older than many of the pilots that are flying them. SO they need new avionics and new engines, new propellers,”

wkbn Saturday, November 9, 2019 4:41:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I enjoyed participating in this year’s Breaking the Stigma Symposium, discussing my work at the federal level to ensure that state and local organizations have the resources they need via my bipartisan CARA and CURES grants. Our communities are in crisis right now as more and more Ohioans of every age suffer from addiction. I’m proud of the work that our community leaders are doing here in Canton and around the state to help turn the tide on this addiction crisis,” “I will continue to work with local communities and organizations across Ohio to help ensure they have the support and funding they need to continue their good work”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, November 8, 2019 8:40:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Artificial intelligence will have significant impacts on our country, economy, and society,”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, November 7, 2019 1:49:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Elaine Chao ) : “This is great news for Carroll, Columbiana, and Stark counties and I want to thank Secretary Chao for her support and Stark County Commissioner Richard Regula for his tireless efforts to bring these improvements to the region’s infrastructure. This grant will help complete the important expansion work that the city is undertaking and boost opportunities for economic growth and job creation,” “Opening access to the trucking industry on Route 30 is critical for the safety conditions and growing energy industry in the Marcellus and Utica shale region in Northeast Ohio”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, November 7, 2019 1:49:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Ohioans and all Americans should be able easily evaluate how the federal government is spending their hard-earned tax dollars,” “This bipartisan legislation will improve federal government transparency by requiring federal agencies to publish their annual budget justifications on a centralized website. I’m proud that the committee approved this important legislation and I hope the full Senate will pass it soon”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, November 6, 2019 11:51:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman ( about Columbus Ohio ) : “Well, our information is that Ohio State certainly and some other schools have expressed their interest in working even more with you and appreciate what has been done. They also, I think are not providing us the transparency we need to know whether there is a problem. Would you agree with that?”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, November 6, 2019 4:25:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman ( about Columbus Ohio ) : “I’m not talking about Ohio State, I am talking about just in general we found out as you may know in our investigation as an example that about 70 percent of the schools were not properly reporting the foreign government payments that they were receiving with regard to the Confucius Institutes. So the transparency although some of it is in law already and not being followed is not adequate in our view. Is that your view?”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, November 6, 2019 4:25:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman ( about Columbus Ohio ) : “Let me talk about another issue that is a national security threat for our entire country but for Ohio particularly hard-hit and that is the drug crisis and the epidemic of overdoses and deaths. We know that the southern border has lots of challenges, one is certainly the drug issue. We know that crystal meth which is the new drug that is causing havoc in our communities in Ohio but also heroin and cocaine comes almost exclusively across that southern border and my question to you is really about what is happening. You see a significant reduction in terms of crossings. I am looking at some data here that compares last month to the month of May as an example, almost a one third reduction in crossings or at least in apprehensions which would indicate crossings. So the number of people coming over has slowed considerably. Still a significant issue but not like it was and yet from all indications we have, the drug flow has not been reduced even though many have linked some of these same traffickers who bring people across as bringing drugs across. Can you speak to that and talk about how these drugs are coming over and Under Secretary Glawe if you would like to speak too, that would be helpful to this issue but what more can we do of course on the border but also what is the relationship between people crossing and drugs crossing?”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, November 6, 2019 4:25:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman : “So with almost one third fewer people have you seen any reduction in the drug flow because we certainly haven’t experienced that on the other end”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, November 6, 2019 4:25:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman ( about Columbus Ohio ) : “I would love to follow up with you on that and maybe a QFR (question for the record) here on the fentanyl issue. My sense is there is not a lot of production of fentanyl in Mexico but there is processing. They are getting it just as we were getting it through the mail system and still do by the way. They are getting it to Mexico, often converting it into a pill form and then sending it over and again a huge increase compared to even a few years ago so a new threat on the border. But look I think the demand side is key here. We have done a lot of work on that, we will continue to on prevention and recovery programs, treatment but we have got to do something to deal with the flow too, because this crystal meth I will tell you in the streets of Columbus, Ohio I’m told is less expensive than marijuana and deadly and so we would appreciate any input you have as to how we can do a better job to reduce that supply at a minimum not just reducing the poison coming into our communities but reducing the impact because it will increase the cost”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, November 6, 2019 4:25:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Seema Verma ) : “I’d like to thank CMS Administrator Seema Verma for issuing this final Medicare outpatient rule, which will lift arcane restrictions on certain children’s hospitals from expanding their bed counts. UH Rainbow was one such hospital, and I’m grateful that the Administrator was willing to work with us to make this change. UH Rainbow is a national leader in pediatric care, and Friday’s rule will allow for UH Rainbow to continue to grow and support children across Cleveland, Ohio, and the nation,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, November 2, 2019 7:22:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “That wave of bankruptcy has the potential to create an economic contagion effect,” “In other words, it would spread around our economy”

woub Saturday, November 2, 2019 2:50:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Today the Senate stood with the community of Dayton and condemned the horrific attack that claimed the lives of nine innocent people earlier this year,” “I’m proud of the way Dayton has come together in support of one another, and I’m grateful to my Senate colleagues for passing this resolution unanimously today”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, November 2, 2019 1:44:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Drug-Free Communities program is a proven, evidence-based, and community-oriented program that reduces substance abuse among our nation’s youth. I authored this legislation more than 20 years ago during my time in the House of Representatives, and it remains today the most effective program for consistently reducing youth drug use. I founded the Coalition for a Drug-Free Greater Cincinnati, now PreventionFIRST!, as a comprehensive effort to address youth substance abuse, and it’s something I care deeply about,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, November 2, 2019 1:44:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, and GLRI has been a successful public-private partnership that helps protect both our environment and our economy,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, November 2, 2019 1:44:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “There is no place for hazing in our society and that’s why I am proud to support the bipartisan END ALL Hazing Act. Students and parents in Ohio and around the country deserve the transparency and accountability this bill will provide on the history of hazing at academic institutions so they can make the best choice for the safety and security of their college-bound child,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, November 2, 2019 1:44:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Toni Morrison ) : “Toni Morrison was a literary giant and a daughter of Lorain, Ohio, but as the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, she was also a trailblazer who left an indelible mark on American history. I’m proud that the Senate has passed this bipartisan resolution honoring her contributions to America’s rich literary tradition,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, November 2, 2019 1:44:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “There is no place for hazing in our society and that’s why I am proud to support the bipartisan END ALL Hazing Act. Students and parents in Ohio and around the country deserve the transparency and accountability this bill will provide on the history of hazing at academic institutions so they can make the best choice for the safety and security of their college-bound child,”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, November 1, 2019 12:59:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Gary Peters ) : “The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, and GLRI has been a successful public-private partnership that helps protect both our environment and our economy,” “The Great Lakes are critical to Ohio’s fishing industry, provide drinking water for 40 million people, contribute billions in tourism each year, and support hundreds of thousands of jobs across the region. I’m grateful that the Senate included my bipartisan amendment with Senator Peters to increase funding for this important program. We must ensure GLRI has the resources to protect and preserve our Great Lakes and I will continue to help lead efforts in the U.S. Senate to protect funding for this bipartisan initiative”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, October 31, 2019 11:52:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, and GLRI has been a successful public-private partnership that helps protect both our environment and our economy,”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, October 31, 2019 11:52:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : “Some have criticized Republicans in the Senate for not speaking up more, and taking a harder line, as some Republicans in the House are,”

cleveland Thursday, October 31, 2019 5:28:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about President Trump ) : “I think it’s inappropriate for the President to ask a foreign government to investigate one of his political rivals,”

cleveland Thursday, October 31, 2019 5:28:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman added : "I also do not think it's an impeachable offense"

sentinelsource Wednesday, October 30, 2019 3:57:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Donald Trump ) : “I think the broader point is that we’re in an election here and whether you support Donald Trump or don’t support Donald Trump, you’ll have your opportunity to vote,”

cleveland Wednesday, October 30, 2019 3:40:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman added : “I also do not think it’s an impeachable offense”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:37:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Some have criticized Republicans in the Senate for not speaking up more, and taking a harder line, as some Republicans in the House are,” “Our job is to be the jurors, assuming that the House does impeach. And I don’t know if the House is going to impeach or not”

cleveland Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:20:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “There are a lot of good things going on,”

cleveland Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:20:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Donald Trump ) : “I think the broader point is that we’re in an election here and whether you support Donald Trump or don’t support Donald Trump, you’ll have your opportunity to vote,”

cleveland Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:20:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Donald Trump ) : “I think the broader point is that we’re in an election here and whether you support Donald Trump or don’t support Donald Trump, you’ll have your opportunity to vote,”

cleveland Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:20:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I don’t really understand what the big hooplah is about this,”

politico Tuesday, October 29, 2019 7:25:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “It’s not everything. There are other things that should be done,”

foreignaffairs-nz Monday, October 28, 2019 9:02:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It’s not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,”

WashingtonPost Friday, October 25, 2019 10:35:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “This important resolution honors the memory of the thousands of Poles who bravely stood up and fought against the German Nazi occupation of Warsaw,” “As we mark 75 years since the Polish Home Army, the young and brave Polish Resistance, took up mostly homemade arms against insurmountable odds, this resolution serves as an even more important reminder of the horrible atrocities inflicted upon the people of Warsaw and the perseverance of a people whose spirit cannot be broken”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, October 24, 2019 6:43:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman wrote : "I have met President Zelenskiy, who is a pro-America reformer,"

brownsvilleherald Wednesday, October 23, 2019 10:20:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman wrote : "I have met President Zelenskiy, who is a pro-America reformer,"

eagletribune Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:41:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman wrote : "I have met President Zelenskiy, who is a pro-America reformer,"

fox13memphis Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:39:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman wrote : "I have met President Zelenskiy, who is a pro-America reformer,"

actionnewsjax Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:30:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman wrote : “I have met President Zelenskiy, who is a pro-America reformer,”

TorontoStar Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:28:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman wrote : "I have met President Zelenskiy, who is a pro-America reformer,"

kiro7 Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:28:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman wrote : "I have met President Zelenskiy, who is a pro-America reformer,"

startribune Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:05:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman wrote : “I have met President Zelenskiy, who is a pro-America reformer,”

therepublic Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:04:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "We have earned the right to have a vehicle there by doing the right thing for GM,"

beaumontenterprise Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:08:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : “I get what the president is saying in terms of us not wanting to have the endless wars in the Middle East, but this was a situation where it was actually working,”

cleveland Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:53:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I had a wonderful visit today with Goodwill leadership and with those participating in their reentry and workforce development programs,” “I’m pleased they recently received a $999,974 DOJ grant through my Second Chance Act to help break the cycle of incarceration through drug treatment and job training programs. It also makes our communities safer and saves taxpayer dollars. The Second Chance Act has changed thousands of lives in Ohio, and my bipartisan JOBS Act will complement it by ensuring that individuals in programs like those run by Goodwill Industries have the opportunity to learn the skills for the jobs available today. I’m pleased that Goodwill has a strong presence in Northwest Ohio and that they will continue to help former inmates live up to their God-given potential”

foreignaffairs-nz Tuesday, October 15, 2019 3:18:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Hunter Biden ) : "The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,"

CBSnews Saturday, October 12, 2019 3:41:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : "The President should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period,"

polandsun Wednesday, October 9, 2019 5:42:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : "The President should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period,"

irishsun Wednesday, October 9, 2019 5:12:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,"

CBSnews Wednesday, October 9, 2019 4:25:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : “The President should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period,”

voanews Wednesday, October 9, 2019 4:15:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : “The President should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period,”

voanews Wednesday, October 9, 2019 2:27:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I believe the evidence of serious wrongdoing is simply too compelling to be swept aside. I’m particularly troubled by the clear evidence of lying under oath, and the truth must be the bedrock of our judicial system,”

cleveland Wednesday, October 9, 2019 2:19:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,"

CBSnews Wednesday, October 9, 2019 5:34:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “If you vote no on this, that means you are saying, ‘Let’s go with NAFTA,’ and politically for most Democrats, NAFTA is a four-letter word,”

nytimes Wednesday, October 9, 2019 4:39:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,"

CBSnews Wednesday, October 9, 2019 12:27:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Joseph Biden ) : "The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,"

CBSnews Tuesday, October 8, 2019 8:05:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Joseph Biden ) : "The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,"

CBSnews Tuesday, October 8, 2019 7:12:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Joseph Biden ) : “The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It’s not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,”

politico Tuesday, October 8, 2019 4:44:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Joseph Biden ) : "The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It’s not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,"

ohio Tuesday, October 8, 2019 4:15:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "That didn’t even enter into our calculus as far as I know, one way or the other. It certainly didn’t into mine. Because that was something that nobody was even talking about.ȁ#x201d; The letter, also signed by Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, came a couple of months after the vice president threatened to cut off a loan guarantee to Ukraine — a move Biden says was motivated by the concern of U.S. officials and others about Ukrainian corruption. • Although Portman confirmed that Trump cited a lack of help from European nations as a reason for holding up aid authorized by Congress for Ukraine, the senator said he never heard that assertion until he spoke to the president personally Sept. 11, when the aid was released. Earlier conversations with Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper and other Trump administration officials turned up no reason for the hold-up, said Portman, co-founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Senate Ukraine Caucus. Democrats say Trump delayed the $250 million to pressure Zelenskiy to investigate the Bidens and a discredited conspiracy theory about the 2016 U.S. presidential election involving Ukraine. • Portman said ȁ#x201c;it may have been inappropriateȁ#x201d; that Trump offered the services of U.S. Attorney General William Barr and the president’s personal attorney, Rudolph Giuliani, to help the Ukrainians in the twin probes. • When Portman was asked if the Bidens did anything wrong in Ukraine, he replied: ȁ#x201c;I honestly don’t know. I would not be prepared to say that, that they did anything wrong.ȁ#x201d; Gov. Mike DeWine, the titular head of Trump's re-election campaign in Ohio, would say little about the president Monday other than to note he still supports Trump for re-election. The Republican said the facts are out there for people to judge Trump's call to foreign powers to investigate a political competitor. ȁ#x201c;Certainly wouldn’t have been how I approached it,ȁ#x201d; was all he would say on that topic. Evan Machan, spokesman for the Ohio Republican Party, declined to comment. But Ohio Democratic Chair David Pepper was not reluctant to talk: ȁ#x201c;Rob Portman is finally speaking up after allowing Donald Trump’s smear against Joe Biden and his family to go on for weeks or longer. Last week reporters exposed a letter that Portman and his fellow senators signed back in 2016. Today Portman admits that the letter actually backed up Biden’s account … The idea that he’s already made up his mind that Donald Trump’s conduct — shaking down foreign leaders to do his political bidding — does not rise to the level of impeachment is ludicrous"

ohio Tuesday, October 8, 2019 4:15:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Joseph Biden ) : "The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,"

CBSnews Tuesday, October 8, 2019 3:56:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : "It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government with an investigation with a political opponent,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, October 8, 2019 12:39:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "The prosecutor's office was not ferreting out corruption and part of it was they needed to reform their office and how they operated,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, October 8, 2019 12:39:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "They moved a little too quickly and I think impeachment has to be taken really seriously because it overturns the results of a democratically-held election,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, October 8, 2019 12:39:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "It’s sad to me as hard as it is to get things done in Washington, now it’s going to be even harder," "And as divided as our country already is, we are going to be even more polarized"

news-yahoo Tuesday, October 8, 2019 12:39:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : "It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government with an investigation with a political opponent,"

usaToday Tuesday, October 8, 2019 3:53:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "The prosecutor's office was not ferreting out corruption and part of it was they needed to reform their office and how they operated,"

usaToday Tuesday, October 8, 2019 3:53:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "They moved a little too quickly and I think impeachment has to be taken really seriously because it overturns the results of a democratically-held election,"

usaToday Tuesday, October 8, 2019 3:53:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "It’s sad to me as hard as it is to get things done in Washington, now it’s going to be even harder," "And as divided as our country already is, we are going to be even more polarized"

usaToday Tuesday, October 8, 2019 3:53:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Joseph Biden ) : “The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It’s not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,”

ibtimes Tuesday, October 8, 2019 2:50:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman told : "It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government with an investigation with a political opponent,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, October 8, 2019 2:29:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "The prosecutor's office was not ferreting out corruption and part of it was they needed to reform their office and how they operated,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, October 8, 2019 2:29:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "They moved a little too quickly and I think impeachment has to be taken really seriously because it overturns the results of a democratically-held election,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, October 8, 2019 2:29:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "It’s sad to me as hard as it is to get things done in Washington, now it’s going to be even harder," "And as divided as our country already is, we are going to be even more polarized"

news-yahoo Tuesday, October 8, 2019 2:29:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “If you vote ‘no’ on this, that means you are saying, ‘Let’s go with NAFTA,’ and politically for most Democrats, NAFTA is a four-letter word,” “I just think logic prevails in the end”

theglobeandmail Monday, October 7, 2019 11:26:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “If you vote ‘no’ on this, that means you are saying, ‘Let’s go with NAFTA,’ and politically for most Democrats, NAFTA is a four-letter word,”

nytimes Monday, October 7, 2019 9:21:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Rob Portman ) : “Rob has long been Ukraine ’s staunchest supporter as it works to combat Russian aggression and strengthen its democracy. He has continually advocated for and helped secure the security assistance they need, and when there was a hold on the funds, he acted to ensure they were released,”

washtimes Friday, October 4, 2019 6:23:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman explained : “I was given a consistent reason, including from the president himself: That the Europeans weren’t doing enough. And he said finally, ‘OK, I’ll do it,’”

news-yahoo Thursday, October 3, 2019 2:42:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Joseph Biden ) : “Would it have been better that he not brought up Biden’s name? Yes,”

news-yahoo Thursday, October 3, 2019 2:42:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I applaud the administration for updating the 15 year old overtime threshold rule allowing an estimated 1.2 million workers to become eligible for overtime under the new policy,”

woub Friday, September 27, 2019 11:19:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : "I think the president was interested in using the funds as leverage to try to get the Europeans to do more, that’s what he said to me,"

ohio Friday, September 27, 2019 11:46:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “While we have come a long way over the last decade in implementing meaningful criminal justice reform, there is still more work to do,” “That’s why I’m proud to lead this legislation alongside Senator Van Hollen and Representatives Davis and Schweikert. This bill will reform a decades-old provision of the tax code that discriminates against convicted drug felons and allow more Americans to use the American Opportunity Tax Credit to pursue an undergraduate education. The mistakes of your past shouldn’t define your future, and this bill will help more individuals returning from correctional institutions get a second chance and achieve their God-given potential”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, September 26, 2019 9:49:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Our cyber response teams play an important role in protecting against cyber threats, reducing cybersecurity risks, and helping to get our cyber infrastructure back up and running after an attack occurs,”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, September 26, 2019 1:25:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I am glad the Senate passed our bipartisan legislation and I hope we send it to the president’s desk soon so that we can strengthen our response efforts in the event of a cyberattack”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, September 26, 2019 1:25:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I would think if they could release the transcript that would answer a lot of questions,”

news-yahoo Wednesday, September 25, 2019 1:55:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I would think if they could release the transcript that would answer a lot of questions,”

thedailybeast Tuesday, September 24, 2019 5:34:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "In the face of 72,000 people dying last year, more than the entire Vietnam War, people are starting to wake up,"

beaumontenterprise Friday, September 20, 2019 10:24:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "The problem is, Congress is under pressure to fund a lot of things, and with some leveling off of the problem, some might say, 'OK, let's move on to the next crisis, congrats, it's working,' " "That would be a grave mistake. We'd be wasting resources that got us to this place, and we'd see a lot more loss of life"

beaumontenterprise Friday, September 20, 2019 10:24:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Instead of having the government shutdown, you would have an automatic spending level from the previous year, but you would ratchet it down by one percent across the board,”

wwlp Thursday, September 19, 2019 5:08:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “It’s time to end government shutdowns for good. I’ve introduced legislation to accomplish that goal and ensure we avoid disruptions that ultimately hurt taxpayers and our economy,”

theepochtimes Wednesday, September 18, 2019 9:33:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "We must be able to hold countries that threaten our national security accountable so I'm trying to preserve this trade tool while reining in its misuse,"

4-traders Sunday, September 15, 2019 10:39:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “We work with him. That’s my job,”

wacotrib Sunday, September 15, 2019 7:42:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I was with a business owner yesterday,”

wacotrib Sunday, September 15, 2019 7:42:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Donald Trump ) : “In Washington, reporters are consumed by Donald Trump’s tweets and comments,”

wacotrib Sunday, September 15, 2019 7:42:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman recalled : “His first year, he called me down to the White House one day to talk,” “I had never had a one-on-one meeting with him at the Oval Office”

wacotrib Sunday, September 15, 2019 7:42:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "We work with him. That's my job,"

beaumontenterprise Friday, September 13, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "I was with a business owner yesterday,"

beaumontenterprise Friday, September 13, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "They'd like to take his Twitter account away from him,"

beaumontenterprise Friday, September 13, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Donald Trump ) : "In Washington, reporters are consumed by Donald Trump's tweets and comments,"

beaumontenterprise Friday, September 13, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman recalled : "His first year, he called me down to the White House one day to talk," "I had never had a one-on-one meeting with him at the Oval Office"

beaumontenterprise Friday, September 13, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "I've spent three congresses trying to get this passed," "We'll see whether it can pass in the next couple of months, but if it does, it will be in part because the president worked with me to include it in the president's budget"

beaumontenterprise Friday, September 13, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “This is great news for Ohio and will help ensure that the state’s transportation technology ecosystem becomes a model for the country … The Transportation Research Center is playing a big role in helping Central Ohio to become a leader in using smart transportation to help create economic growth and expand opportunity,”

wkbn Wednesday, September 11, 2019 7:19:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman writes : “These bills harness the power of America’s markets to spur innovation in the fields of energy efficiency and carbon capture, and I look forward to getting them across the finish line. We owe it to our children, our grandchildren and all Americans to come together to keep our environment clean and our economy strong”

foreignaffairs-nz Tuesday, September 10, 2019 7:20:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman writes : “Democrats should be leading the charge for its passage, because they have long criticized NAFTA, and because the USMCA addresses the major concerns they have raised with NAFTA. The new USMCA adopts long-held Democratic positions on jobs, labor and environmental standards, as well as other issues”

foreignaffairs-nz Tuesday, September 10, 2019 2:18:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman writes : “One of my highest priorities in the U.S. Senate is to ensure that the men and women of our armed forces have the equipment and cutting-edge technology they need to carry out their critical missions around the world. … Simply put, the JSMC and those who work there are key to our military readiness”

foreignaffairs-nz Monday, September 9, 2019 8:34:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman says : “I think we can do more to tighten that up and my understanding is the president and others are willing to work on this together because if it’s not bipartisan, it’s not going to happen,”

woub Friday, September 6, 2019 2:42:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

wtsp Thursday, September 5, 2019 8:55:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

eagletribune Thursday, September 5, 2019 2:54:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,”

cknw Wednesday, September 4, 2019 11:38:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

brownsvilleherald Wednesday, September 4, 2019 11:02:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

wsoctv Wednesday, September 4, 2019 10:03:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

actionnewsjax Wednesday, September 4, 2019 10:00:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

kiro7 Wednesday, September 4, 2019 9:47:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

seattlepi Wednesday, September 4, 2019 9:43:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,”

washtimes Wednesday, September 4, 2019 9:39:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

eagletribune Wednesday, September 4, 2019 7:14:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,”

ChinaPost Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:58:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,”

whittierdailynews Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:49:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,”

seattletimes Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:47:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

wkyt Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:42:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

kiro7 Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:37:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

cnbc Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:30:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

wsaw Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:30:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,”

therepublic Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:29:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

telegram Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:28:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

statesman Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:25:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

gainesville Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:22:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

wsoctv Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:19:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,”

tribtown Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:18:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

startribune Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:18:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

actionnewsjax Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:13:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,”

boston Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:09:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

fox13memphis Wednesday, September 4, 2019 5:54:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

timescolonist Wednesday, September 4, 2019 5:52:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “That’s an untenable position for them to continue to block it,” “USMCA is practical. At some point, you’ve got to allow people to have a vote”

news-yahoo Friday, August 30, 2019 1:08:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “That’s an untenable position for them to continue to block it,” “USMCA is practical. At some point, you’ve got to allow people to have a vote”

news-yahoo Thursday, August 29, 2019 1:02:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Transportation Research Center is playing a big role in helping Central Ohio become a model for the rest of the country on how to use smart transportation to help create economic growth and expand opportunity,” “I was pleased to see firsthand how the SMARTCenter will be testing vehicles in a safe, secure, and repeatable real-world environment before the vehicles are used on public roads and highways . Last year I worked with the Secretary of Transportation to protect TRC Ohio and ensure it has a level playing field when pursuing partnership and funding opportunities. I will continue to work with TRC, and the OSU Center for Automotive Research in the future to make sure they achieve their goals”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, August 29, 2019 3:01:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "This program to me is ideally focused on what we need right now in Southwest Ohio, which is skills training to fit jobs that are actually out there,"

wlwt Tuesday, August 27, 2019 9:33:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "This program to me is ideally focused on what we need right now in Southwest Ohio, which is skills training to fit jobs that are actually out there,"

wlwt Tuesday, August 27, 2019 9:33:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman dijo : “Así como la fuerza laboral ha estado con General Motors durante el paso de los años, esperamos que GM esté con estos trabajadores... y les dé una oportunidad”

wsoctv Thursday, December 6, 2018 4:33:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman disse ( about Donald Trump ) : "O desafio da desinforma��o russa n�o se refere a Donald Trump. � muito maior que isso"

folha Wednesday, August 9, 2017 5:46:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman podkreślił : "Mamy obowiązek dotrzymania naszych obietnic obrony ukraińskiej suwerenności i integralności terytorialnej"

pap Friday, December 9, 2016 3:58:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I had a great discussion today with the leadership at NAHA about our two year funding extension victory in the final FY 2020 funding measure as well as the deferred maintenance that needs to be addressed throughout the cultural sites,” “NAHA is a public-private partnership that has also generated economic growth in the region. It supports 1,500 jobs and generates $35 million in economic impact from the more than two million visitors per year. NAHA is home to our nation’s aviation history and I am proud of the progress we have made to help ensure that it is preserved and enjoyed by future generations. I will continue working at the federal level to ensure the NAHA has the resources it needs to help the National Park Service address its maintenance needs through my bipartisan Restore Our Parks legislation”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 25, 2020 5:50:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Today, I was pleased to once again have the opportunity to view and discuss the tornado damage in Beavercreek with the City Manager and Mayor,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 25, 2020 5:50:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Elderly patients and those with disabilities rely heavily on their direct support professionals for care and independence,” “Being in a hospital is distressing on its own, and for these patients, hospitals can be especially confusing and upsetting. By ensuring that Medicaid covers DSP services while a patient is in the hospital, we can ensure our nation’s most vulnerable have the level of comfort and familiarity they need to respond better to treatment”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 25, 2020 5:50:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I had the opportunity to speak with the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio for trying to keep this poison out of our communities,” “If these analogs come off the schedule, it’ll be impossible to stop them”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 25, 2020 5:50:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I had the opportunity to speak with the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio for trying to keep this poison out of our communities,” “If these analogs come off the schedule, it’ll be impossible to stop them”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, January 24, 2020 9:50:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Some of the things are not appropriate," "That's a very different question from removing someone from office who was duly elected in the middle of a presidential election"

news-yahoo Friday, January 24, 2020 8:53:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman says : “If the Chinese product is sold fairly, in other words, if it’s not unfairly subsidized and not sold to the lowest production cost, we can compete now,” “We have to insist that they live up to the commitment the other WTO countries have which is that they can’t arbitrarily subsidize their product”

woub Tuesday, January 21, 2020 7:10:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I don’t think everything was appropriate, particularly asking for a foreign government to look into a political opponent, but I don’t believe it rises to the level of saying, ‘We’re going to reverse the results of an election,’ which is what impeachment is,”

ohio Tuesday, January 21, 2020 5:26:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Today, I was pleased to once again have the opportunity to view and discuss the tornado damage in Beavercreek with the City Manager and Mayor,” “I saw first-hand the ongoing recovery efforts, and I’m proud of this community for coming together to help with the relief efforts. Our discussions were informative and I’ll continue to work on behalf of this community at the federal level to ensure that we continue to help the rebuilding efforts”

foreignaffairs-nz Sunday, January 19, 2020 4:07:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I had a great discussion today with the leadership at NAHA about our two year funding extension victory in the final FY 2020 funding measure as well as the deferred maintenance that needs to be addressed throughout the cultural sites,” “NAHA is a public-private partnership that has also generated economic growth in the region. It supports 1,500 jobs and generates $35 million in economic impact from the more than two million visitors per year. NAHA is home to our nation’s aviation history and I am proud of the progress we have made to help ensure that it is preserved and enjoyed by future generations. I will continue working at the federal level to ensure the NAHA has the resources it needs to help the National Park Service address its maintenance needs through my bipartisan Restore Our Parks legislation”

foreignaffairs-nz Sunday, January 19, 2020 1:05:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I had a great visit today with the leadership at Brain Brew Custom Whiskey discussing how their company will be able to continue to grow as a result of the tax relief that was just signed into law,” “Without the extension that was included in the final FY 2020 funding bill, craft distillers like Brain Brew would have faced a 500% excise tax increase for 2020 – taxes they would have started paying as early as this week. This tax incentive is critical to spurring more investment and economic development in Ohio. I fought to include the bipartisan Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act in the tax reform law because it drives more economic growth and job creation, and I’m pleased we were able to extend it for another year”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 18, 2020 6:51:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “We are looking forward to having a future Ohio leader in the Senate this spring,” “Makenzie has demonstrated her talent in academics and extracurricular activities, and we are excited to watch her excel in the fast-paced world of the Senate”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 18, 2020 3:47:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “In my home state of Ohio, we’ve been on the front lines of this crisis for years,” “Opioids, in particular, have taken a heavy toll in our communities. In fact, in 2017, our opioid overdose rate in Ohio was almost three times the national average, with nearly a dozen Ohioans dying from these dangerous drugs every single day, making it the number one cause of death in Ohio, surpassing car accidents. Since 2017 we’ve begun to make progress finally, to be able to turn the tide on opioids”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 18, 2020 3:47:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “This important resolution honors the memory of the thousands of Poles who bravely stood up and fought against the German Nazi occupation of Warsaw,” “As we mark 75 years since the Polish Home Army, the young and brave Polish Resistance, took up mostly homemade arms against insurmountable odds, this resolution serves as an even more important reminder of the horrible atrocities inflicted upon the people of Warsaw and the perseverance of a people whose spirit cannot be broken. I thank my Senate colleagues for passing this important resolution”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 18, 2020 3:47:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman writes ( about President Trump ) : “I have supported President Trump’s efforts under the so-called Section 301 action to create a more level playing field for American workers, farmers, and business owners… Now we are seeing these tough measures pay off with the Trump administration signing a phase-one trade agreement with China today. This is a good first step toward bringing equity, durability, and balance to the economic relationship between the world’s two largest economies… I have faith in the American workers, farmers, and business owners—that we can continue to innovate and compete successfully if there is a level playing field. All we ask for is fair and reciprocal treatment between our trading partners and us”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 18, 2020 3:47:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I enjoyed my visit with members from the Warren County United Way along with their local partners. We had a productive discussion about how best to ensure Ohioans get the skills training they need to succeed in the jobs available today,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 18, 2020 3:47:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “Cybersecurity for state and local governments is just as important as federal cybersecurity, and frequently, they lack the resources, technical know-how, and situational awareness to secure their systems, or respond in the event of an attack,” “This bipartisan bill, which creates a Cybersecurity State Coordinator position, would help bolster state and local governments’ cybersecurity by facilitating their relationship with the federal government to ensure they know what preventative resources are available to them as well as who to turn to if an attack occurs. I look forward to working with my colleagues in the Senate to pass this important legislation”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 18, 2020 3:47:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I had a great visit today with the leadership at Brain Brew Custom Whiskey discussing how their company will be able to continue to grow as a result of the tax relief that was just signed into law,” “Without the extension that was included in the final FY 2020 funding bill, craft distillers like Brain Brew would have faced a 500% excise tax increase for 2020 – taxes they would have started paying as early as this week. This tax incentive is critical to spurring more investment and economic development in Ohio. I fought to include the bipartisan Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act in the tax reform law because it drives more economic growth and job creation, and I’m pleased we were able to extend it for another year”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 18, 2020 3:47:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “But the agreement will only remain durable over time if it is enforced. That is why it is significant that this agreement includes the option to re-impose tariffs should China fail to hold up its new commitments, including preventing the theft of intellectual property,”

woub Friday, January 17, 2020 11:24:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "We sell more than other states do to these countries, so we're going to benefit disproportionately, which is great for Ohio,"

wlwt Friday, January 17, 2020 6:44:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "We sell more than other states do to these countries, so we're going to benefit disproportionately, which is great for Ohio,"

wlwt Friday, January 17, 2020 6:44:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “If you miss a rent payment, the emergency assistance fund would be there to help,” “Lots of landlords would be interested. They don’t want to go through evictions”

foreignaffairs-nz Monday, January 13, 2020 9:00:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “If you miss a rent payment, the emergency assistance fund would be there to help,” “Lots of landlords would be interested. They don’t want to go through evictions”

washtimes Monday, January 13, 2020 8:47:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “If you miss a rent payment, the emergency assistance fund would be there to help,” “Lots of landlords would be interested. They don’t want to go through evictions”

ohio Sunday, January 12, 2020 3:48:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I’m proud of the accomplishments we made in 2019 to address the real challenges facing Ohioans,” “These legislative accomplishments support economic growth, job creation, and greater retirement security, support Ohio’s military installations, bolster efforts to protect our environment, including our Great Lakes, combat the drug addiction epidemic, make health care more affordable and accessible, and increase cybersecurity. This year, I will continue to be an independent voice for Ohio fighting for common-sense solutions to benefit our state. That includes working to pass my bipartisan JOBS Act, which will expand access to Pell Grants so Ohioans can afford shorter-term job training programs so that they have the skills necessary for the jobs available today. I’ll work to pass my FIGHT Fentanyl Act, which will permanently criminalize fentanyl-related substances so that law enforcement can keep these dangerous synthetic opioids out of our communities. We must do more on retirement security, which is why I’ve introduced the Retirement Security & Savings Act. Finally, I’m working to ensure the Senate passes the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, which will expand markets and level the playing field for Ohio workers, farmers, and small business owners. I’m confident that we can continue to make progress on these and other issues in 2020. My top priority will continue to be delivering results for Ohio”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 11, 2020 2:53:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about President Trump ) : “The Battlefield Cross is an important symbol of the service and sacrifice of thousands of fallen American heroes both in combat zones and here at home,” “I applaud President Trump for signing this legislation into law in order to help ensure that veterans buried in Ohio and around the country can be properly honored with the Battlefield Cross. These memorials stand as a constant reminder of the cost of our freedom”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, January 11, 2020 2:53:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I think he’s been in Ohio a lot because he still views it as a really important state for his re-election,”

woub Thursday, January 9, 2020 12:58:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “This is a person who needs to be taken off the battlefield, and I don’t think anybody would disagree that he certainly qualified as someone leading a terrorist organization,” “Unchecked, without any consequences, we could have had many many more casualties based on the information we have”

cleveland Wednesday, January 8, 2020 11:27:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “We’ve seen economic growth in Ohio that’s impressive, we’ve seen wages going up for the first time in at least a decade”

cleveland Wednesday, January 8, 2020 7:07:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "A vote for USMCA is a vote for improved market access, more US manufacturing, and a more level playing field for American workers, farmers, and service providers,"

pulse Tuesday, January 7, 2020 9:43:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "A vote for USMCA is a vote for improved market access, more US manufacturing, and a more level playing field for American workers, farmers, and service providers,"

yahoo-au Tuesday, January 7, 2020 9:36:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "A vote for USMCA is a vote for improved market access, more US manufacturing, and a more level playing field for American workers, farmers, and service providers,"

afp-en Tuesday, January 7, 2020 9:12:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Qassem Soleimani ) : “Soleimani has been responsible for the deaths of many Americans over the years & directed the recent attacks on US personnel in the region,” “Iranian aggression must not go unchecked. I look forward to a full briefing by the administration”

cleveland Saturday, January 4, 2020 12:44:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman told : "We have to ensure that there is longer lifetime savings as people are living longer and healthier lives,"

news-yahoo Wednesday, January 1, 2020 6:16:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : "We have to ensure that there is longer lifetime savings as people are living longer and healthier lives,"

news-yahoo Thursday, December 26, 2019 9:16:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I believe that every disabled American over age 65 should have the opportunity to work and maintain Medicaid coverage,” “The Ticket To Work program’s arbitrary age limit at 65 forces working disabled seniors to make an impossible choice between maintaining their independence and livelihood or their Medicaid coverage. This is unacceptable and that’s why I’m proud to work with Senator Casey to introduce this important legislation to remove this unnecessary and obsolete barrier to working seniors with disabilities”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about National Defense Authorization Act ) : “The National Aviation Heritage Area in Dayton is home to our nation’s aviation history and I am proud the Senate-passed FY 2020 funding bill includes this legislation to help ensure it is preserved and enjoyed by future generations,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Bernadine Natalie Moni Elimbi ) : “When I talk to law enforcement, treatment providers and others on the frontlines of the drug crisis, I am increasingly hearing about the resurgence of methamphetamine and cocaine overdoses across Ohio,” “I’m pleased that Congress has provided significant flexibility to support the efforts of states and local communities. Unfortunately, the State Opioid Response Grants cannot be used to combat the drug crisis beyond opioids. This legislation gives states more flexibility to use this funding to address the resurgence of methamphetamine and cocaine, which will better address the on-the-ground reality of addiction in my state and many others”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “We owe it to our future generations to preserve our planet’s rich wildlife and natural resources so that they can continue to be enjoyed,” “This successful stamp program has raised millions of dollars to fund conservation without any taxpayer money. I’m pleased the Senate has now approved this legislation, which will ensure that every last stamp is sold”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, critically important to both our environment and our economy,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Our cyber hunt and incident response teams play an important role in protecting against cyber threats, reducing cybersecurity risks, and helping to get our cyber infrastructure back up and running after an attack occurs,” “I am glad that our bipartisan legislation passed today so that we can strengthen our response and recovery efforts in the event of a cyberattack”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Thousands of retirees in Ohio and their families depend on the Health Coverage Tax Credit, and I’m pleased the funding bill includes an extension of this credit, even if it is only for one year,” “Since I came to the Senate, I’ve fought for multiple extensions of the HCTC, including my bill that was included in the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 the last time the credit was extended. These hardworking Ohioans rely on the HCTC for affordable health insurance after their pensions were terminated or after they were adversely affected by foreign trade, and I will continue to work with my colleagues and the administration to ensure the stability of health coverage for these individuals and their families. While this short-term extension is less than the five years I called for in my legislation with Senator Brown, I’m still pleased that we were able to prevent the expiration of this credit, providing certainty to thousands of Ohioans”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Senate-passed NDAA conference report sends a clear message that America stands with the Ukrainian people in their struggle to secure a democratic, prosperous, and independent future in the face of Russian aggression,” “When I was in Ukraine earlier this year, I met the new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, General Khomchak. The Ukrainian military has fought bravely against Russian aggression in the Donbas and has made tremendous strides. I assured him that my colleagues in the Senate would make sure the Ukrainian military has the capabilities it needs to defend its sovereign territory—on the land, sea, and air. As co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, I’m glad the Senate-passed NDAA conference report will help the Ukrainians defend themselves against Russian aggression”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about National Defense Authorization Act ) : “This bipartisan legislation will benefit Ohio’s national parks and Great Lakes, especially Lake Erie,” “I’m proud that this bill includes the largest investment in funding for GLRI, a successful public-private partnership to protect the water quality and ecosystem of our Great Lakes. It also includes funding for several programs to protect fish populations, migratory birds, and other wildlife species that depend on the Great Lakes. I am also pleased that it extends the authorization for the National Aviation Heritage Area and includes funding for my bipartisan NPS Centennial Challenge program to ensure our national parks receive the resources they need in order to preserve our nation’s treasures for generations to come. I will continue to work to deliver results for Ohio and I look forward to the president signing this measure into law”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Explainable AI has a lot to offer. As we deploy autonomous systems, we also should understand why those systems make the decisions they do. By requiring our military to think about the uses of explainable AI, the capabilities and limitations of the technology, and the obstacles to the deployment of explainable systems, the inclusion of this requirement in the NDAA conference report is a step towards that goal,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “In today’s technology-dependent world, we must do more to bring high-speed internet and stronger grid infrastructure to the rural areas of our country. Tax-exempt rural co-ops provide these important services to parts of the country where access to reliable electricity and high-speed internet is the most limited, and they rely heavily on grants to perform these services. Without this legislation, many co-ops may miss out on grant income or disaster assistance, hurting our efforts to promote economic development and job creation in these rural areas,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The National Aviation Heritage Area in Dayton is home to our nation’s aviation history and I am proud the final FY 2020 funding bill includes this legislation to help ensure it is preserved and enjoyed by future generations,” “It tells the story of the Wright Brothers’ development of the first airplane, which has led to a strong aviation industry in the region today. This site is a public-private partnership that has generated significant economic growth for the region. It supports 1,500 jobs and generates $35 million in economic impact from the more than two million visitors per year”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Military spouses dealing with the death or catastrophic disability of a loved one as the result of their service should have the ability to end leases without incurring high termination fees,” “I’m glad this bipartisan bill was included in the Senate-passed NDAA conference report as it will provide much-needed relief for these families”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “I am pleased that the Senate passed the final FY 2020 funding bill, which includes $90 million for nonprofit security grants so that synagogues, religious and cultural facilities, and other nonprofits across our country that are at a high risk of a terrorist attack have access to the resources they need to secure their facilities,” “As we’ve seen recently, the threats to houses of worship and other religious community sites are increasing and we must do everything we can to protect them in Ohio and across our country”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “We owe it to our future generations to preserve our planet’s rich wildlife and natural resources so that they can continue to be enjoyed,” “This successful stamp program has raised millions of dollars to fund conservation without any taxpayer money. I’m glad this bipartisan was included in the final funding bill and strongly urge the president to sign this legislation into law to ensure that every last stamp is sold”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman stated ( about Senate Finance ) : “I am pleased the Senate passed this conference report, which supports the mission of NASIC and Wright-Patt by providing the funding they need to finish upgrading their facilities to do their important work,” “I believe it will make a difference to our airmen and Air Force civilians at Wright-Patt and to our troops around the world who rely on NASIC for accurate and timely intelligence”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, and GLRI has been a successful public-private partnership that helps protect both our environment and our economy,” “The Great Lakes are critical to Ohio’s fishing industry, provide drinking water for 40 million people, contribute billions in tourism each year, and support hundreds of thousands of jobs across the region. Funding this critical initiative at $320 million this fiscal year is a strong statement of support for the program, and I’m grateful for the backing we’ve received from the administration and my bipartisan colleagues. I will continue to help lead efforts in the U.S. Senate to support this critical bipartisan initiative”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I’m pleased that this bipartisan legislation will now head to the president’s desk to be signed into law because in today’s technology-dependent world, we must do more to bring high-speed internet and stronger grid infrastructure to the rural areas of our country. Tax-exempt rural co-ops provide these important services to parts of the country where access to reliable electricity and high-speed internet is the most limited, and they rely heavily on grants to perform these services. Without this legislation, many co-ops may miss out on grant income or disaster assistance, hurting our efforts to promote economic development and job creation in these rural areas,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about National Defense Authorization Act ) : “We must ensure that our drinking water remains safe for all Ohioans, and that’s why I am pleased the Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act was included in the Senate-passed NDAA conference report today. Passage of the Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act will improve federal efforts to identify the health impacts of unregulated contaminants found in our drinking water sources,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “When I talk to law enforcement, treatment providers and others on the frontlines of the drug crisis, I am increasingly hearing about the resurgence of methamphetamine and cocaine overdoses across Ohio,” “This legislation will give states more flexibility to use federal opioid funding to address the resurgence of methamphetamine and cocaine, which will better address the on-the-ground reality of addiction in my state and many others”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I’m pleased that the final FY 2020 funding bill includes my legislation to help to ensure that the most vulnerable among us have better access to quality care,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The legislation helps support seniors with disabilities by improving access to vital accessories for wheelchair-reliant seniors, and it includes a five-month extension of Money Follows the Person (MFP), which helps transition Medicaid beneficiaries from nursing homes to long-term care in their homes. This extension of the program will mean that MFP can continue to support the more than 10,000 Ohioans that the program has helped to receive the home and community-based care that they need. I will continue working for a longer extension like the permanent extension Senators Grassley and Wyden included for the Money Follows the Person Program in their Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Jimmy Doolittle ) : “Dick Cole was a son of Dayton, Ohio and an American hero,” “During a dark time in our history, he and the Doolittle Raiders launched an audacious attack that succeeded against all odds and provided a spark to the morale of the American people that carried us through to eventual victory in the Pacific. The Doolittle Raid had a strategic effect on World War II, and flying in the lead plane as the co-pilot to Jimmy Doolittle, Dick Cole was a key factor to the mission’s success. Dick went on to live a rich and full life and was a beloved hero to all airmen. I am proud to have led this effort to provide Dick with the recognition he so deeply deserves”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “The Battlefield Cross is an important symbol of the service and sacrifice of thousands of fallen American heroes both in combat zones and here at home,” “I am pleased the Senate passed this legislation to help ensure that veterans buried in Ohio and around the country can be properly honored with the Battlefield Cross. These memorials stand as a constant reminder of the cost of our freedom and I urge the president to sign this legislation quickly”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I’m pleased that the final FY 2020 funding bill includes $15 million for this bipartisan conservation effort which is making significant strides toward building stronger relationships with countries around the world while ensuring our natural resources are protected and preserved for the next generation,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “I’m pleased that the Senate passed the final FY 2020 funding bill, which includes $15 million for this bipartisan conservation effort which is making significant strides toward building stronger relationships with countries around the world while ensuring our natural resources are protected and preserved for the next generation,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I am pleased that the final FY 2020 funding bill includes $90 million for nonprofit security grants so that synagogues, religious and cultural facilities, and other nonprofits across our country that are at a high risk of a terrorist attack have access to the resources they need to secure their facilities,” “As we’ve seen recently, the threats to houses of worship and other religious community sites are increasing and we must do everything we can to protect them in Ohio and across our country”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Our cyber hunt and incident response teams play an important role in protecting against cyber threats, reducing cybersecurity risks, and helping to get our cyber infrastructure back up and running after an attack occurs,” “I am glad that the final FY 2020 funding bill includes our bipartisan legislation so that we can strengthen our response and recovery efforts in the event of a cyberattack”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Computer science and digital engineering competency have become increasingly important for the success of the American warfighter,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I am pleased to join Senators Udall and Stabenow in introducing this bipartisan legislation to address the reforestation needs within our federal forests. With 1.3 million acres of forest in need of replanting, addressing this backlog provides a wide range of benefits, including sequestering as much as 1.1 million metric tons of carbon emissions, reinvigorating the ecosystems and native plant and animal species that depend on healthy forests, and creating jobs and recreation opportunities on our forestland. I look forward to working with my colleagues on this common-sense, bipartisan legislation to address the reforestation backlog in our nation’s forests,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I applaud the Senate for confirming Judge Matt McFarland to be the next federal judge in the Southern District,” “Judge McFarland has been a dedicated public servant on the state court of appeals. His esteemed reputation is well deserved and I am confident he will continue make Ohio proud with his distinguished service on the bench”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, critically important to both our environment and our economy,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Otto Warmbier ) : “This bipartisan sanctions legislation will help hold North Korea accountable for their actions and human rights abuses against Cincinnati-native Otto Warmbier as well as others they’ve illegally held captive. I’m glad these sanctions were included in the NDAA conference report and we must continue to work together to confront the threat that North Korea poses. Fred and Cindy Warmbier and their family have been through so much. I’m proud to be their friend and support their efforts to hold North Korea accountable and ensure that Otto is never forgotten,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “If federal employees are required to pay for gas with travel charge cards, they should also be allowed to ‘fill up’ at a charging station when operating an electric vehicle,” “I’m pleased that the Senate passed this bipartisan, common-sense bill and urge the House to take it up soon”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “These tax incentives are important to Ohio and I want to thank the president for his support,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “I’m pleased that the Senate passed the final FY 2020 funding bill, which includes my legislation to help to ensure that the most vulnerable among us have better access to quality care,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The legislation helps support seniors with disabilities by improving access to vital accessories for wheelchair-reliant seniors, and it includes a five-month extension of Money Follows the Person (MFP), which helps transition Medicaid beneficiaries from nursing homes to long-term care in their homes. This extension of the program will mean that MFP can continue to support the more than 10,000 Ohioans that the program has helped to receive the home and community-based care that they need. I will continue working for a longer extension like the permanent extension Senators Grassley and Wyden included for the Money Follows the Person Program in their Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, and GLRI has been a successful public-private partnership that helps protect both our environment and our economy,” “The Great Lakes are critical to Ohio’s fishing industry, provide drinking water for 40 million people, contribute billions in tourism each year, and support hundreds of thousands of jobs across the region. Funding this critical initiative at $320 million this fiscal year is a strong statement of support for the program, and I’m grateful for the backing we’ve received from the administration and my bipartisan colleagues. I will continue to help lead efforts in the U.S. Senate to support this critical bipartisan initiative”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Bernadine Natalie Moni Elimbi ) : “Ensuring that synagogues, religious and cultural institutions, and nonprofit organizations have the resources and training they need to secure their facilities is one way Congress can help address this unnecessary violence that has tragically become more and more common,” “As I’ve said many times, there is no place for hatred or bigotry of any kind toward our fellow citizens. The threats and senseless attacks we’ve seen across our country are attacks on our values and this bipartisan legislation will help protect faith and cultural based institutions in Ohio and across our country”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Our miners worked hard, played by the rules, and earned these health care and pension benefits, which—without this agreement—would be reduced dramatically or lost altogether,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I’m pleased that the Senate has passed this legislation to give our miners the secure health care and pension benefits they have earned, and peace of mind to their families. This is a victory for our miners and for Ohio, and I’m proud to have worked to ensure this bipartisan solution gets done Portman, Brown Praise Senate Passage of Extension of Health Coverage Tax Credit. Portman and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) praised Senate passage of the final FY 2020 funding bill which included a short-term extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit through the end of 2020. This credit helps subsidize the cost of continued coverage for retirees and other individuals who lost their health care coverage — in addition to their pensions and other benefits — when their employers either entered into bankruptcy or laid off workers due to foreign trade. Earlier this year, Portman and Brown introduced bipartisan legislation that would extend for five years the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) The HCTC is critically important for many hardworking Ohioans, including as many as 5,000 Delphi salaried retirees in Dayton, the Mahoning Valley, and Sandusky. In addition, a few hundred workers from the Lordstown General Motors plant have applied for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and would benefit from the HCTC as well. The legislation now heads to the president’s desk for signature. Thousands of retirees in Ohio and their families depend on the Health Coverage Tax Credit, and I’m pleased the funding bill includes an extension of this credit, even if it is only for one year,” “Since I came to the Senate, I’ve fought for multiple extensions of the HCTC, including my bill that was included in the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 the last time the credit was extended. These hardworking Ohioans rely on the HCTC for affordable health insurance after their pensions were terminated or after they were adversely affected by foreign trade, and I will continue to work with my colleagues and the administration to ensure the stability of health coverage for these individuals and their families. While this short-term extension is less than the five years I called for in my legislation with Senator Brown, I’m still pleased that we were able to prevent the expiration of this credit, providing certainty to thousands of Ohioans”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Michael Bennett ) : “Stable housing is a vital part of getting people back on their feet. I’ve long worked on efforts to address homelessness and increase the supply of housing and I’m proud to partner with Senator Bennet on this new bipartisan initiative. This legislation will help prevent avoidable evictions, reduce homelessness, and make it easier for people to escape poverty by keeping a roof over their heads,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about National Defense Authorization Act ) : “Passing the SECURE Act is a big victory that will help ensure that all hard-working Americans have a chance to build a nest egg for their retirement,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 21, 2019 2:31:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “We’ve got about 5% of the world’s population and about 25% of the economy here, and so it’s in our interests to access that other 95% of consumers outside of America in order to keep America as a prosperous country,”

cleveland Friday, December 20, 2019 8:17:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Otto Warmbier ) : “They helped us to bring Otto home,”

usaToday Wednesday, December 18, 2019 9:33:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, critically important to both our environment and our economy,”

foreignaffairs-nz Tuesday, December 17, 2019 8:22:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “We were hearing about more and more people in Ohio with eviction problems,”

ohio Saturday, December 14, 2019 4:59:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “It is a big deal right now,”

ohio Saturday, December 14, 2019 4:59:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “If you miss a rent payment, the emergency assistance fund would be there to help,” “Lots of landlords would be interested. They don’t want to go through evictions”

ohio Saturday, December 14, 2019 4:59:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “this legislation is not going to help,” “I’ve spoken to landlords and tenants rights groups. What I heard was some things could be done in some communities to avoid evictions,”

ohio Saturday, December 14, 2019 4:59:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “This is not a Democrat or Republican victory,”

cleveland Saturday, December 14, 2019 12:45:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Michael Bennett ) : “Stable housing is a vital part of getting people back on their feet. I’ve long worked on efforts to address homelessness and increase the supply of housing and I’m proud to partner with Senator Bennet on this new bipartisan initiative. This legislation will help prevent avoidable evictions, reduce homelessness, and make it easier for people to escape poverty by keeping a roof over their heads,”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, December 12, 2019 8:28:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman says : “If you had asked me yesterday, I might have had a little different view, which is it has made it much harder because I think it has but suddenly we are getting these breakthroughs,”

woub Thursday, December 12, 2019 1:19:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman says : “It’s been harder but we have begun to push some things through here at the end of the year in this last couple of weeks. I think Democrats probably understand in the House that they need some accomplishments – that impeachment is not adequate for them to take back to their voters,”

woub Thursday, December 12, 2019 1:19:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “After USMCA is passed by the House, I’m confident the Senate will approve it,”

cleveland Tuesday, December 10, 2019 10:00:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The inequities and imbalances in our trade relationship with China are well known,” “China’s proposed corporate social credit system will only perpetuate those inequities and imbalances by using state-backed economic power to bend American companies, including their employees, to Beijing’s will. What we saw recently with respect to the NBA is not an anomaly, which is why our government needs to treat the impacts of the corporate social credit system as a priority”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about National Defense Authorization Act ) : “The National Aviation Heritage Area in Dayton is home to our nation’s aviation history and I am proud to introduce this legislation to help ensure it is preserved and enjoyed by future generations,” “It tells the story of the Wright Brothers’ development of the first airplane, which has led to a strong aviation industry in the region today. This site is a public-private partnership that has also generated economic growth in the region. It supports 1,500 jobs and generates $35 million in economic impact from the more than two million visitors per year. I look forward to working with Senator Brown and our colleagues to pass this important legislation”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I enjoyed my visit at Fairfield Career Center and the productive discussion with the school’s leadership team as well as with local business leaders about how best to ensure Ohio’s workers get the skills training they need to succeed in the jobs available today,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I applaud the Department of Commerce for awarding the Mahoning Valley Economic Development Corporation a $1.6 million grant to help establish the Economically Disadvantage Growing Entrepreneurs fund,” “This fund will help diversify the economy in Mahoning and Trumbull Counties by helping local businesses thrive. Not only will this fund help create and train employment opportunities for the Mahoning Valley, but it also targets opportunity zones and new market tax credit investments — both of which I worked hard to get included and passed in tax reform”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I enjoyed my visit today with board members of Muskingum County’s Restored Citizens Network to learn about the great work they are doing throughout the county and beyond,” “We discussed how the organization is using Second Chance Act grant funding to provide resources for their ForeverDads program. My bipartisan Second Chance Act has changed thousands of lives in Ohio, and my bipartisan JOBS Act will complement it by ensuring that individuals in programs like those run by ForeverDads have the opportunity to learn the skills for the jobs available today. I’m pleased that ForeverDads has a strong presence in Muskingum County and that they will continue to help former inmates live up to their God-given potential”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Appalachian Ohio is a uniquely unserved part of our nation. Broadband maps often overstate coverage, and a mix of low population density and mountainous terrain make internet build out expensive. The losers from this unfortunate combination of policy and topography are our constituents who, in an increasingly internet-enabled society, are being left behind. The RDOF should ensure that the handful of constituents in difficult to reach locations are not sacrificed by a simple cost-benefit analysis without more consideration of how to include them in the lifeline of the modern economy,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman states : “I’m on the floor today to urge the United States Congress to do the right thing, and that is to allow a vote on this new agreement between Mexico and Canada and the United States. Unbelievably, this agreement was negotiated a year ago. They signed it at the end of November last year, and yet for a year now, Congress has refused to take it up,” “A vote for the USMCA, quite simply, is a vote for improved market access, more U.S. manufacturing, a more level playing field for American workers, farmers, and service providers. A vote against USMCA, and blocking it from coming to the floor, is a vote to keep NAFTA. It’s as simple as that. A vote against USMCA is a vote for the status quo, which is NAFTA”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I applaud the Senate for confirming Doug Cole to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio,” “Mr. Cole is one of the most experienced and well-respected litigators in Ohio. His record of success in private practice and his service to Ohio during his time as the State’s Solicitor General make him an excellent choice for this position. He will make Ohio proud in this new role”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Senate Finance ) : “It was an honor to have the opportunity to participate in Save A Warrior’s cohort graduation ceremony at Warrior Village today,” “The veterans I spoke to showed great courage in banding together as a cohort to support one another in their recovery. Since its establishment in 2012, Save a Warrior has grown into an invaluable resource for more than 1,000 warriors in need of help healing from the invisible wounds of war. Our veterans deserve the best care we can offer, and I will continue to work in the Senate to ensure we don’t forget the men and women who have served”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:16:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “From what I’ve seen so far, I don’t see the evidence that leads to an impeachable offense,”

ohio Friday, December 6, 2019 11:08:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I don’t think everything was appropriate, particularly asking for a foreign government to look into a political opponent, but I don’t believe it rises to the level of saying, ’We’re going to reverse the results of an election’ which is what impeachment is,”

ohio Friday, December 6, 2019 11:08:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Unbelievably, this agreement was negotiated a year ago, they signed it at the end of November of last year and yet for a year now, congress has refused to take it up,”

wwlp Friday, December 6, 2019 6:16:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I applaud the Department of Commerce for awarding the Mahoning Valley Economic Development Corporation a $1.6 million grant to help establish the Economically Disadvantage Growing Entrepreneurs fund,” “This fund will help diversify the economy in Mahoning and Trumbull Counties by helping local businesses thrive. Not only will this fund help create and train employment opportunities for the Mahoning Valley, but it also targets opportunity zones and new market tax credit investments — both of which I worked hard to get included and passed in tax reform”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, December 4, 2019 1:01:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Taken as a whole, it looks more like an agreement that would’ve been negotiated under the Obama administration,”

nytimes Sunday, December 1, 2019 11:38:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "This shared responsibility framework represents the type of comprehensive and permanent solution that will help protect earned pensions, save taxpayers money, prevent the insolvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and alleviate pressure on our economy,"

nwitimes Thursday, November 28, 2019 1:26:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "This shared responsibility framework represents the type of comprehensive and permanent solution that will help protect earned pensions, save taxpayers money, prevent the insolvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and alleviate pressure on our economy,"

siouxcityjournal Thursday, November 28, 2019 12:38:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Hackers with malicious intent can and do attack state and local cyber infrastructure consistently. Sometimes, state and local governments need some additional help or access to expertise to mitigate these threats,”

foreignaffairs-nz Monday, November 25, 2019 6:56:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Debbie Stabenow ) : “Education and outreach is a key pillar to improving recycling rates and reducing contamination in our recycling stream,” “Reports have indicated that one-third of materials that households put into their recycling bins end up in landfills and are not actually recycled. This is in part because there is confusion about what can actually be recycled, which leads to contamination of materials that could otherwise be recycled but instead are landfilled. Education is a key component in both increasing the amount of material that is being recycled and ensuring that the material being put into community and residential recycling programs is actually being recycled. I am pleased to be introducing the RECYCLE Act with Senator Stabenow today, and look forward to working with my colleagues to get it across the finish line”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, November 22, 2019 11:14:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman : “I think that’s insightful and in fact we’re working with some of those other countries because in fact we do provide, as we do here in America because we’re transparent in terms of our research. We have the right ethical standards I believe”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, November 21, 2019 1:28:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman ( about Chris Murphy ) : “My time is expired but I just wanted to mention one other issue quickly, the Global Engagement Center. You and I have talked about quite a bit. Senator Murphy is here and he might talk about it as well. We’ve had a tough time in the past getting State Department focus. Recently it’s been good. You’ve made a commitment to me already, in private, but if you could make a commitment here publically that you are supportive of the Global Engagement Center and going after disinformation and propaganda of our adversaries, especially Russia”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, November 21, 2019 1:28:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Tom Carper ) : “This report reveals that American taxpayers have been unwittingly funding the rise of China’s economy and military over the last two decades by detailing not only the lengths and expense China has gone to in order to steal American intellectual property, but also the shocking fact that our own federal agencies have done little to stop their actions despite being aware of China’s talent plans,” “These talent plans are a win-win for China. China wins twice. First, the American taxpayer funds China’s research and development. Second, China uses that research to improve its economic and military status. This is unacceptable and I look forward to working with Senator Carper on bipartisan legislation to end this abuse of American research, intellectual property, and taxpayer money”

foreignaffairs-nz Tuesday, November 19, 2019 9:51:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “No family should have to endure the pain the Wiant family went through in losing their beloved Collin to hazing,”

gainesville Tuesday, November 19, 2019 9:42:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “No family should have to endure the pain the Wiant family went through in losing their beloved Collin to hazing,”

ohio Tuesday, November 19, 2019 9:20:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “American taxpayers have been unwittingly funding the rise of China’s economy and military over the last two decades,”

washtimes Tuesday, November 19, 2019 2:08:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "These talent plans are a win-win for China. China wins twice. First, the American taxpayer funds China’s research and development. Second, China uses that research to improve its economic and military status,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, November 19, 2019 1:58:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "We were kind of at the point where we had to obligate the funds, so they could be effective for Ukraine to defend itself, so we needed to get the money going," "But I think the president was interested in trying to use the funds to get the Europeans to do more — that's what he said to me"

npr Saturday, November 16, 2019 1:39:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The president should not have raised the Biden issue, period. It’s not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,”

newsday-USA Wednesday, November 13, 2019 10:59:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Every single day, we enjoy freedoms and privileges made possible by the selflessness and sacrifice of brave men and women in uniform,” “We should all take a moment to remember and thank those whose service has made our safety, security, and way of life possible. There are more than 800,000 of these heroes living in Ohio today, and Jane and I, are forever grateful for their service. I’m glad I was able to see and speak with so many veterans today in Blue Ash and Columbus and I hope all Ohioans will join me in honoring our heroes today”

foreignaffairs-nz Tuesday, November 12, 2019 5:55:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “One of the things they need are more modern airplanes. These airplanes are as old, older than many of the pilots that are flying them. SO they need new avionics and new engines, new propellers,”

wkbn Saturday, November 9, 2019 4:41:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I enjoyed participating in this year’s Breaking the Stigma Symposium, discussing my work at the federal level to ensure that state and local organizations have the resources they need via my bipartisan CARA and CURES grants. Our communities are in crisis right now as more and more Ohioans of every age suffer from addiction. I’m proud of the work that our community leaders are doing here in Canton and around the state to help turn the tide on this addiction crisis,” “I will continue to work with local communities and organizations across Ohio to help ensure they have the support and funding they need to continue their good work”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, November 8, 2019 8:40:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Artificial intelligence will have significant impacts on our country, economy, and society,”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, November 7, 2019 1:49:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Elaine Chao ) : “This is great news for Carroll, Columbiana, and Stark counties and I want to thank Secretary Chao for her support and Stark County Commissioner Richard Regula for his tireless efforts to bring these improvements to the region’s infrastructure. This grant will help complete the important expansion work that the city is undertaking and boost opportunities for economic growth and job creation,” “Opening access to the trucking industry on Route 30 is critical for the safety conditions and growing energy industry in the Marcellus and Utica shale region in Northeast Ohio”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, November 7, 2019 1:49:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Ohioans and all Americans should be able easily evaluate how the federal government is spending their hard-earned tax dollars,” “This bipartisan legislation will improve federal government transparency by requiring federal agencies to publish their annual budget justifications on a centralized website. I’m proud that the committee approved this important legislation and I hope the full Senate will pass it soon”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, November 6, 2019 11:51:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman ( about Columbus Ohio ) : “Well, our information is that Ohio State certainly and some other schools have expressed their interest in working even more with you and appreciate what has been done. They also, I think are not providing us the transparency we need to know whether there is a problem. Would you agree with that?”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, November 6, 2019 4:25:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman ( about Columbus Ohio ) : “I’m not talking about Ohio State, I am talking about just in general we found out as you may know in our investigation as an example that about 70 percent of the schools were not properly reporting the foreign government payments that they were receiving with regard to the Confucius Institutes. So the transparency although some of it is in law already and not being followed is not adequate in our view. Is that your view?”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, November 6, 2019 4:25:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman ( about Columbus Ohio ) : “Let me talk about another issue that is a national security threat for our entire country but for Ohio particularly hard-hit and that is the drug crisis and the epidemic of overdoses and deaths. We know that the southern border has lots of challenges, one is certainly the drug issue. We know that crystal meth which is the new drug that is causing havoc in our communities in Ohio but also heroin and cocaine comes almost exclusively across that southern border and my question to you is really about what is happening. You see a significant reduction in terms of crossings. I am looking at some data here that compares last month to the month of May as an example, almost a one third reduction in crossings or at least in apprehensions which would indicate crossings. So the number of people coming over has slowed considerably. Still a significant issue but not like it was and yet from all indications we have, the drug flow has not been reduced even though many have linked some of these same traffickers who bring people across as bringing drugs across. Can you speak to that and talk about how these drugs are coming over and Under Secretary Glawe if you would like to speak too, that would be helpful to this issue but what more can we do of course on the border but also what is the relationship between people crossing and drugs crossing?”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, November 6, 2019 4:25:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman : “So with almost one third fewer people have you seen any reduction in the drug flow because we certainly haven’t experienced that on the other end”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, November 6, 2019 4:25:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman ( about Columbus Ohio ) : “I would love to follow up with you on that and maybe a QFR (question for the record) here on the fentanyl issue. My sense is there is not a lot of production of fentanyl in Mexico but there is processing. They are getting it just as we were getting it through the mail system and still do by the way. They are getting it to Mexico, often converting it into a pill form and then sending it over and again a huge increase compared to even a few years ago so a new threat on the border. But look I think the demand side is key here. We have done a lot of work on that, we will continue to on prevention and recovery programs, treatment but we have got to do something to deal with the flow too, because this crystal meth I will tell you in the streets of Columbus, Ohio I’m told is less expensive than marijuana and deadly and so we would appreciate any input you have as to how we can do a better job to reduce that supply at a minimum not just reducing the poison coming into our communities but reducing the impact because it will increase the cost”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, November 6, 2019 4:25:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Seema Verma ) : “I’d like to thank CMS Administrator Seema Verma for issuing this final Medicare outpatient rule, which will lift arcane restrictions on certain children’s hospitals from expanding their bed counts. UH Rainbow was one such hospital, and I’m grateful that the Administrator was willing to work with us to make this change. UH Rainbow is a national leader in pediatric care, and Friday’s rule will allow for UH Rainbow to continue to grow and support children across Cleveland, Ohio, and the nation,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, November 2, 2019 7:22:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “That wave of bankruptcy has the potential to create an economic contagion effect,” “In other words, it would spread around our economy”

woub Saturday, November 2, 2019 2:50:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Today the Senate stood with the community of Dayton and condemned the horrific attack that claimed the lives of nine innocent people earlier this year,” “I’m proud of the way Dayton has come together in support of one another, and I’m grateful to my Senate colleagues for passing this resolution unanimously today”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, November 2, 2019 1:44:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Drug-Free Communities program is a proven, evidence-based, and community-oriented program that reduces substance abuse among our nation’s youth. I authored this legislation more than 20 years ago during my time in the House of Representatives, and it remains today the most effective program for consistently reducing youth drug use. I founded the Coalition for a Drug-Free Greater Cincinnati, now PreventionFIRST!, as a comprehensive effort to address youth substance abuse, and it’s something I care deeply about,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, November 2, 2019 1:44:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, and GLRI has been a successful public-private partnership that helps protect both our environment and our economy,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, November 2, 2019 1:44:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “There is no place for hazing in our society and that’s why I am proud to support the bipartisan END ALL Hazing Act. Students and parents in Ohio and around the country deserve the transparency and accountability this bill will provide on the history of hazing at academic institutions so they can make the best choice for the safety and security of their college-bound child,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, November 2, 2019 1:44:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Toni Morrison ) : “Toni Morrison was a literary giant and a daughter of Lorain, Ohio, but as the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, she was also a trailblazer who left an indelible mark on American history. I’m proud that the Senate has passed this bipartisan resolution honoring her contributions to America’s rich literary tradition,”

foreignaffairs-nz Saturday, November 2, 2019 1:44:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “There is no place for hazing in our society and that’s why I am proud to support the bipartisan END ALL Hazing Act. Students and parents in Ohio and around the country deserve the transparency and accountability this bill will provide on the history of hazing at academic institutions so they can make the best choice for the safety and security of their college-bound child,”

foreignaffairs-nz Friday, November 1, 2019 12:59:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Gary Peters ) : “The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, and GLRI has been a successful public-private partnership that helps protect both our environment and our economy,” “The Great Lakes are critical to Ohio’s fishing industry, provide drinking water for 40 million people, contribute billions in tourism each year, and support hundreds of thousands of jobs across the region. I’m grateful that the Senate included my bipartisan amendment with Senator Peters to increase funding for this important program. We must ensure GLRI has the resources to protect and preserve our Great Lakes and I will continue to help lead efforts in the U.S. Senate to protect funding for this bipartisan initiative”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, October 31, 2019 11:52:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, and GLRI has been a successful public-private partnership that helps protect both our environment and our economy,”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, October 31, 2019 11:52:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : “Some have criticized Republicans in the Senate for not speaking up more, and taking a harder line, as some Republicans in the House are,”

cleveland Thursday, October 31, 2019 5:28:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about President Trump ) : “I think it’s inappropriate for the President to ask a foreign government to investigate one of his political rivals,”

cleveland Thursday, October 31, 2019 5:28:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman added : "I also do not think it's an impeachable offense"

sentinelsource Wednesday, October 30, 2019 3:57:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Donald Trump ) : “I think the broader point is that we’re in an election here and whether you support Donald Trump or don’t support Donald Trump, you’ll have your opportunity to vote,”

cleveland Wednesday, October 30, 2019 3:40:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman added : “I also do not think it’s an impeachable offense”

WashingtonPost Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:37:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Some have criticized Republicans in the Senate for not speaking up more, and taking a harder line, as some Republicans in the House are,” “Our job is to be the jurors, assuming that the House does impeach. And I don’t know if the House is going to impeach or not”

cleveland Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:20:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “There are a lot of good things going on,”

cleveland Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:20:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Donald Trump ) : “I think the broader point is that we’re in an election here and whether you support Donald Trump or don’t support Donald Trump, you’ll have your opportunity to vote,”

cleveland Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:20:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Donald Trump ) : “I think the broader point is that we’re in an election here and whether you support Donald Trump or don’t support Donald Trump, you’ll have your opportunity to vote,”

cleveland Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:20:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I don’t really understand what the big hooplah is about this,”

politico Tuesday, October 29, 2019 7:25:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “It’s not everything. There are other things that should be done,”

foreignaffairs-nz Monday, October 28, 2019 9:02:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It’s not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,”

WashingtonPost Friday, October 25, 2019 10:35:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “This important resolution honors the memory of the thousands of Poles who bravely stood up and fought against the German Nazi occupation of Warsaw,” “As we mark 75 years since the Polish Home Army, the young and brave Polish Resistance, took up mostly homemade arms against insurmountable odds, this resolution serves as an even more important reminder of the horrible atrocities inflicted upon the people of Warsaw and the perseverance of a people whose spirit cannot be broken”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, October 24, 2019 6:43:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman wrote : "I have met President Zelenskiy, who is a pro-America reformer,"

brownsvilleherald Wednesday, October 23, 2019 10:20:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman wrote : "I have met President Zelenskiy, who is a pro-America reformer,"

eagletribune Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:41:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman wrote : "I have met President Zelenskiy, who is a pro-America reformer,"

fox13memphis Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:39:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman wrote : "I have met President Zelenskiy, who is a pro-America reformer,"

actionnewsjax Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:30:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman wrote : “I have met President Zelenskiy, who is a pro-America reformer,”

TorontoStar Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:28:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman wrote : "I have met President Zelenskiy, who is a pro-America reformer,"

kiro7 Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:28:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman wrote : "I have met President Zelenskiy, who is a pro-America reformer,"

startribune Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:05:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman wrote : “I have met President Zelenskiy, who is a pro-America reformer,”

therepublic Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:04:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "We have earned the right to have a vehicle there by doing the right thing for GM,"

beaumontenterprise Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:08:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : “I get what the president is saying in terms of us not wanting to have the endless wars in the Middle East, but this was a situation where it was actually working,”

cleveland Thursday, October 17, 2019 8:53:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I had a wonderful visit today with Goodwill leadership and with those participating in their reentry and workforce development programs,” “I’m pleased they recently received a $999,974 DOJ grant through my Second Chance Act to help break the cycle of incarceration through drug treatment and job training programs. It also makes our communities safer and saves taxpayer dollars. The Second Chance Act has changed thousands of lives in Ohio, and my bipartisan JOBS Act will complement it by ensuring that individuals in programs like those run by Goodwill Industries have the opportunity to learn the skills for the jobs available today. I’m pleased that Goodwill has a strong presence in Northwest Ohio and that they will continue to help former inmates live up to their God-given potential”

foreignaffairs-nz Tuesday, October 15, 2019 3:18:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Hunter Biden ) : "The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,"

CBSnews Saturday, October 12, 2019 3:41:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : "The President should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period,"

polandsun Wednesday, October 9, 2019 5:42:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : "The President should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period,"

irishsun Wednesday, October 9, 2019 5:12:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,"

CBSnews Wednesday, October 9, 2019 4:25:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : “The President should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period,”

voanews Wednesday, October 9, 2019 4:15:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : “The President should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period,”

voanews Wednesday, October 9, 2019 2:27:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I believe the evidence of serious wrongdoing is simply too compelling to be swept aside. I’m particularly troubled by the clear evidence of lying under oath, and the truth must be the bedrock of our judicial system,”

cleveland Wednesday, October 9, 2019 2:19:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,"

CBSnews Wednesday, October 9, 2019 5:34:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “If you vote no on this, that means you are saying, ‘Let’s go with NAFTA,’ and politically for most Democrats, NAFTA is a four-letter word,”

nytimes Wednesday, October 9, 2019 4:39:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,"

CBSnews Wednesday, October 9, 2019 12:27:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Joseph Biden ) : "The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,"

CBSnews Tuesday, October 8, 2019 8:05:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Joseph Biden ) : "The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,"

CBSnews Tuesday, October 8, 2019 7:12:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Joseph Biden ) : “The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It’s not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,”

politico Tuesday, October 8, 2019 4:44:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Joseph Biden ) : "The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It’s not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,"

ohio Tuesday, October 8, 2019 4:15:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "That didn’t even enter into our calculus as far as I know, one way or the other. It certainly didn’t into mine. Because that was something that nobody was even talking about.ȁ#x201d; The letter, also signed by Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, came a couple of months after the vice president threatened to cut off a loan guarantee to Ukraine — a move Biden says was motivated by the concern of U.S. officials and others about Ukrainian corruption. • Although Portman confirmed that Trump cited a lack of help from European nations as a reason for holding up aid authorized by Congress for Ukraine, the senator said he never heard that assertion until he spoke to the president personally Sept. 11, when the aid was released. Earlier conversations with Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper and other Trump administration officials turned up no reason for the hold-up, said Portman, co-founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Senate Ukraine Caucus. Democrats say Trump delayed the $250 million to pressure Zelenskiy to investigate the Bidens and a discredited conspiracy theory about the 2016 U.S. presidential election involving Ukraine. • Portman said ȁ#x201c;it may have been inappropriateȁ#x201d; that Trump offered the services of U.S. Attorney General William Barr and the president’s personal attorney, Rudolph Giuliani, to help the Ukrainians in the twin probes. • When Portman was asked if the Bidens did anything wrong in Ukraine, he replied: ȁ#x201c;I honestly don’t know. I would not be prepared to say that, that they did anything wrong.ȁ#x201d; Gov. Mike DeWine, the titular head of Trump's re-election campaign in Ohio, would say little about the president Monday other than to note he still supports Trump for re-election. The Republican said the facts are out there for people to judge Trump's call to foreign powers to investigate a political competitor. ȁ#x201c;Certainly wouldn’t have been how I approached it,ȁ#x201d; was all he would say on that topic. Evan Machan, spokesman for the Ohio Republican Party, declined to comment. But Ohio Democratic Chair David Pepper was not reluctant to talk: ȁ#x201c;Rob Portman is finally speaking up after allowing Donald Trump’s smear against Joe Biden and his family to go on for weeks or longer. Last week reporters exposed a letter that Portman and his fellow senators signed back in 2016. Today Portman admits that the letter actually backed up Biden’s account … The idea that he’s already made up his mind that Donald Trump’s conduct — shaking down foreign leaders to do his political bidding — does not rise to the level of impeachment is ludicrous"

ohio Tuesday, October 8, 2019 4:15:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Joseph Biden ) : "The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,"

CBSnews Tuesday, October 8, 2019 3:56:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : "It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government with an investigation with a political opponent,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, October 8, 2019 12:39:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "The prosecutor's office was not ferreting out corruption and part of it was they needed to reform their office and how they operated,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, October 8, 2019 12:39:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "They moved a little too quickly and I think impeachment has to be taken really seriously because it overturns the results of a democratically-held election,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, October 8, 2019 12:39:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "It’s sad to me as hard as it is to get things done in Washington, now it’s going to be even harder," "And as divided as our country already is, we are going to be even more polarized"

news-yahoo Tuesday, October 8, 2019 12:39:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : "It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government with an investigation with a political opponent,"

usaToday Tuesday, October 8, 2019 3:53:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "The prosecutor's office was not ferreting out corruption and part of it was they needed to reform their office and how they operated,"

usaToday Tuesday, October 8, 2019 3:53:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "They moved a little too quickly and I think impeachment has to be taken really seriously because it overturns the results of a democratically-held election,"

usaToday Tuesday, October 8, 2019 3:53:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "It’s sad to me as hard as it is to get things done in Washington, now it’s going to be even harder," "And as divided as our country already is, we are going to be even more polarized"

usaToday Tuesday, October 8, 2019 3:53:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Joseph Biden ) : “The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It’s not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,”

ibtimes Tuesday, October 8, 2019 2:50:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman told : "It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government with an investigation with a political opponent,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, October 8, 2019 2:29:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "The prosecutor's office was not ferreting out corruption and part of it was they needed to reform their office and how they operated,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, October 8, 2019 2:29:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "They moved a little too quickly and I think impeachment has to be taken really seriously because it overturns the results of a democratically-held election,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, October 8, 2019 2:29:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "It’s sad to me as hard as it is to get things done in Washington, now it’s going to be even harder," "And as divided as our country already is, we are going to be even more polarized"

news-yahoo Tuesday, October 8, 2019 2:29:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “If you vote ‘no’ on this, that means you are saying, ‘Let’s go with NAFTA,’ and politically for most Democrats, NAFTA is a four-letter word,” “I just think logic prevails in the end”

theglobeandmail Monday, October 7, 2019 11:26:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “If you vote ‘no’ on this, that means you are saying, ‘Let’s go with NAFTA,’ and politically for most Democrats, NAFTA is a four-letter word,”

nytimes Monday, October 7, 2019 9:21:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Rob Portman ) : “Rob has long been Ukraine ’s staunchest supporter as it works to combat Russian aggression and strengthen its democracy. He has continually advocated for and helped secure the security assistance they need, and when there was a hold on the funds, he acted to ensure they were released,”

washtimes Friday, October 4, 2019 6:23:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman explained : “I was given a consistent reason, including from the president himself: That the Europeans weren’t doing enough. And he said finally, ‘OK, I’ll do it,’”

news-yahoo Thursday, October 3, 2019 2:42:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Joseph Biden ) : “Would it have been better that he not brought up Biden’s name? Yes,”

news-yahoo Thursday, October 3, 2019 2:42:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I applaud the administration for updating the 15 year old overtime threshold rule allowing an estimated 1.2 million workers to become eligible for overtime under the new policy,”

woub Friday, September 27, 2019 11:19:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman told : "I think the president was interested in using the funds as leverage to try to get the Europeans to do more, that’s what he said to me,"

ohio Friday, September 27, 2019 11:46:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “While we have come a long way over the last decade in implementing meaningful criminal justice reform, there is still more work to do,” “That’s why I’m proud to lead this legislation alongside Senator Van Hollen and Representatives Davis and Schweikert. This bill will reform a decades-old provision of the tax code that discriminates against convicted drug felons and allow more Americans to use the American Opportunity Tax Credit to pursue an undergraduate education. The mistakes of your past shouldn’t define your future, and this bill will help more individuals returning from correctional institutions get a second chance and achieve their God-given potential”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, September 26, 2019 9:49:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Our cyber response teams play an important role in protecting against cyber threats, reducing cybersecurity risks, and helping to get our cyber infrastructure back up and running after an attack occurs,”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, September 26, 2019 1:25:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I am glad the Senate passed our bipartisan legislation and I hope we send it to the president’s desk soon so that we can strengthen our response efforts in the event of a cyberattack”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, September 26, 2019 1:25:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I would think if they could release the transcript that would answer a lot of questions,”

news-yahoo Wednesday, September 25, 2019 1:55:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I would think if they could release the transcript that would answer a lot of questions,”

thedailybeast Tuesday, September 24, 2019 5:34:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "In the face of 72,000 people dying last year, more than the entire Vietnam War, people are starting to wake up,"

beaumontenterprise Friday, September 20, 2019 10:24:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "The problem is, Congress is under pressure to fund a lot of things, and with some leveling off of the problem, some might say, 'OK, let's move on to the next crisis, congrats, it's working,' " "That would be a grave mistake. We'd be wasting resources that got us to this place, and we'd see a lot more loss of life"

beaumontenterprise Friday, September 20, 2019 10:24:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Instead of having the government shutdown, you would have an automatic spending level from the previous year, but you would ratchet it down by one percent across the board,”

wwlp Thursday, September 19, 2019 5:08:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “It’s time to end government shutdowns for good. I’ve introduced legislation to accomplish that goal and ensure we avoid disruptions that ultimately hurt taxpayers and our economy,”

theepochtimes Wednesday, September 18, 2019 9:33:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "We must be able to hold countries that threaten our national security accountable so I'm trying to preserve this trade tool while reining in its misuse,"

4-traders Sunday, September 15, 2019 10:39:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “We work with him. That’s my job,”

wacotrib Sunday, September 15, 2019 7:42:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “I was with a business owner yesterday,”

wacotrib Sunday, September 15, 2019 7:42:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Donald Trump ) : “In Washington, reporters are consumed by Donald Trump’s tweets and comments,”

wacotrib Sunday, September 15, 2019 7:42:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman recalled : “His first year, he called me down to the White House one day to talk,” “I had never had a one-on-one meeting with him at the Oval Office”

wacotrib Sunday, September 15, 2019 7:42:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "We work with him. That's my job,"

beaumontenterprise Friday, September 13, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "I was with a business owner yesterday,"

beaumontenterprise Friday, September 13, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "They'd like to take his Twitter account away from him,"

beaumontenterprise Friday, September 13, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said ( about Donald Trump ) : "In Washington, reporters are consumed by Donald Trump's tweets and comments,"

beaumontenterprise Friday, September 13, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman recalled : "His first year, he called me down to the White House one day to talk," "I had never had a one-on-one meeting with him at the Oval Office"

beaumontenterprise Friday, September 13, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "I've spent three congresses trying to get this passed," "We'll see whether it can pass in the next couple of months, but if it does, it will be in part because the president worked with me to include it in the president's budget"

beaumontenterprise Friday, September 13, 2019 1:27:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “This is great news for Ohio and will help ensure that the state’s transportation technology ecosystem becomes a model for the country … The Transportation Research Center is playing a big role in helping Central Ohio to become a leader in using smart transportation to help create economic growth and expand opportunity,”

wkbn Wednesday, September 11, 2019 7:19:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman writes : “These bills harness the power of America’s markets to spur innovation in the fields of energy efficiency and carbon capture, and I look forward to getting them across the finish line. We owe it to our children, our grandchildren and all Americans to come together to keep our environment clean and our economy strong”

foreignaffairs-nz Tuesday, September 10, 2019 7:20:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman writes : “Democrats should be leading the charge for its passage, because they have long criticized NAFTA, and because the USMCA addresses the major concerns they have raised with NAFTA. The new USMCA adopts long-held Democratic positions on jobs, labor and environmental standards, as well as other issues”

foreignaffairs-nz Tuesday, September 10, 2019 2:18:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman writes : “One of my highest priorities in the U.S. Senate is to ensure that the men and women of our armed forces have the equipment and cutting-edge technology they need to carry out their critical missions around the world. … Simply put, the JSMC and those who work there are key to our military readiness”

foreignaffairs-nz Monday, September 9, 2019 8:34:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman says : “I think we can do more to tighten that up and my understanding is the president and others are willing to work on this together because if it’s not bipartisan, it’s not going to happen,”

woub Friday, September 6, 2019 2:42:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

wtsp Thursday, September 5, 2019 8:55:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

eagletribune Thursday, September 5, 2019 2:54:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,”

cknw Wednesday, September 4, 2019 11:38:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

brownsvilleherald Wednesday, September 4, 2019 11:02:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

wsoctv Wednesday, September 4, 2019 10:03:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

actionnewsjax Wednesday, September 4, 2019 10:00:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

kiro7 Wednesday, September 4, 2019 9:47:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

seattlepi Wednesday, September 4, 2019 9:43:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,”

washtimes Wednesday, September 4, 2019 9:39:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

eagletribune Wednesday, September 4, 2019 7:14:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,”

ChinaPost Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:58:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,”

whittierdailynews Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:49:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,”

seattletimes Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:47:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

wkyt Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:42:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

kiro7 Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:37:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

cnbc Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:30:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

wsaw Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:30:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,”

therepublic Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:29:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

telegram Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:28:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

statesman Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:25:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

gainesville Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:22:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

wsoctv Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:19:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,”

tribtown Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:18:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

startribune Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:18:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

actionnewsjax Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:13:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,”

boston Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:09:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

fox13memphis Wednesday, September 4, 2019 5:54:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "Grantees and contractors that fail to ensure their employees are checked appropriately should not be allowed to care for these children,"

timescolonist Wednesday, September 4, 2019 5:52:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “That’s an untenable position for them to continue to block it,” “USMCA is practical. At some point, you’ve got to allow people to have a vote”

news-yahoo Friday, August 30, 2019 1:08:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : “That’s an untenable position for them to continue to block it,” “USMCA is practical. At some point, you’ve got to allow people to have a vote”

news-yahoo Thursday, August 29, 2019 1:02:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : “The Transportation Research Center is playing a big role in helping Central Ohio become a model for the rest of the country on how to use smart transportation to help create economic growth and expand opportunity,” “I was pleased to see firsthand how the SMARTCenter will be testing vehicles in a safe, secure, and repeatable real-world environment before the vehicles are used on public roads and highways . Last year I worked with the Secretary of Transportation to protect TRC Ohio and ensure it has a level playing field when pursuing partnership and funding opportunities. I will continue to work with TRC, and the OSU Center for Automotive Research in the future to make sure they achieve their goals”

foreignaffairs-nz Thursday, August 29, 2019 3:01:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman said : "This program to me is ideally focused on what we need right now in Southwest Ohio, which is skills training to fit jobs that are actually out there,"

wlwt Tuesday, August 27, 2019 9:33:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman said : "This program to me is ideally focused on what we need right now in Southwest Ohio, which is skills training to fit jobs that are actually out there,"

wlwt Tuesday, August 27, 2019 9:33:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman dijo : “Así como la fuerza laboral ha estado con General Motors durante el paso de los años, esperamos que GM esté con estos trabajadores... y les dé una oportunidad”

wsoctv Thursday, December 6, 2018 4:33:00 AM EAT

Rob Portman disse ( about Donald Trump ) : "O desafio da desinforma��o russa n�o se refere a Donald Trump. � muito maior que isso"

folha Wednesday, August 9, 2017 5:46:00 PM EAT

Rob Portman podkreślił : "Mamy obowiązek dotrzymania naszych obietnic obrony ukraińskiej suwerenności i integralności terytorialnej"

pap Friday, December 9, 2016 3:58:00 PM EAT