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" As the crisis in Syria grows and the humanitarian tragedy becomes more clear, I appreciated Prime Minister Netanyahu's perspective on the changes and volatility in the region. "
Rob Portman
Tragedy
Changes
Perspective
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" President Obama likes to talk about the Buffett Rule. Well, here's a Buffett Rule that all Americans should be able to support: mom and pop businesses should not pay a higher tax rate than Fortune 500 corporations like Warren Buffett's. "
Rob Portman
Mom
Tax
Talk
" My concern about Barack Obama is he ran a campaign in 2008 where he said we're going to bring people together and solve big problems. And he specifically talked about the need to reach across the aisle and deal with issues like the economy, which was obviously the top issue in 2008. It has not happened. "
Rob Portman
Reach
Problems
People
" Ohio chose the president in 2000 and 2004. The independent voters, the so-called swing voters, are the ones who make the difference. "
Rob Portman
Difference
Swing
Independent
" Habitat for Humanity is making Cleveland better every day. "
Rob Portman
Day
Better
Making
" I do think you need to listen to the voters. "
Rob Portman
Listen
You
Voters
" Senator Brown and I have different philosophies as represented in our different ratings: I am a conservative, and he is a liberal. "
Rob Portman
Conservative
Different
I Am
" We need to figure out how to connect people to jobs. "
Rob Portman
Out
Connect
Figure
" Trump is going to be the change agent. Hillary Clinton is going to be the status quo. Bernie Sanders is not going to be in the mix. "
Rob Portman
Mix
Status Quo
Status
" I'm up here in Cleveland tonight and there are a lot of folks who are concerned about it. Twenty-five percent of the people up here get their health care through religious organizations and so that religious freedom issue is very important to them. "
Rob Portman
Important
People
Health
" For all our current troubles, Americans are still the hardest working, most innovative people on the face of the earth. By trusting the American people, instead of government, we'll continue to surprise and inspire the world. "
Rob Portman
Face
Government
Inspire
" I'd like to think I'm a serious legislator and trying to get things done. "
Rob Portman
Done
Get
Like
" We think healthcare costs should be going down, not up. We think people should be able to keep insurance that they had. "
Rob Portman
Healthcare
Insurance
People
" All of our sons and daughters ought to have the same opportunity to experience the joy and stability of marriage. "
Rob Portman
Experience
Marriage
Joy
" I have acknowledged the problem and have spent my time in Congress focusing on solutions - including developing clean and efficient energy that grows our economy and creates jobs while also lowering pollution levels and protecting the environment. "
Rob Portman
Environment
Energy
Time
" Folks, do you agree with me that we cannot afford four more years of Barack Obama? "
Rob Portman
You
Agree
Four
" The Social Security disability fund is going belly up in 2016. "
Rob Portman
Security
Going
Disability
" Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress believed we could spend our way to prosperity, and I guess they still do. "
Rob Portman
Prosperity
Our
Leaders
" I'm very happy where I am: I'm a senator from Ohio. "
Rob Portman
Senator
Happy
I Am
" The way to an American economic comeback, the way to help those out of work today find a paycheck, is to unleash the forces of job creation in America. The source of new jobs isn't going to be the bureaucracies of Washington, but rather the creativity, ingenuity, and hard work of the American people. "
Rob Portman
Job
Today
Work
" One of the big issues in Ohio and elsewhere is people do not have the skills to take advantage of the openings that are out there. "
Rob Portman
Out
Big
People
" I have decided to endorse Governor John Kasich for president because he is a leader who has a proven record of delivering results. John turned Ohio around at a tough time, and I believe he can do the same for our country. "
Rob Portman
Leader
Believe
Tough
" No one should discriminate. "
Rob Portman
Discriminate
Should
" We should not throw in the towel. Instead, we should be saying to young people, 'There is a better way for you to have a healthy and productive life, and that's not to get into drug use and drug abuse.' "
Rob Portman
Better
People
Life
" If you focus on what people care about, you have ideas. And people are looking for solutions. "
Rob Portman
You
People
Looking
" Decisions about your health should be between you and your doctor, not a bureaucrat and an insurance company. Let's expand choice rather than limiting it. Let's create jobs instead of destroying them. And let's bring down the costs instead of driving them up. "
Rob Portman
Doctor
You
Driving
" I have come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other in good times and in bad, the government shouldn't deny them the opportunity to get married. "
Rob Portman
Commitment
Bad
Good
" The Obama economy is great for rich people. It's terrible for everybody else. "
Rob Portman
Economy
Rich
Great
" Do you agree with me that we can't afford four more years of Barack Obama? "
Rob Portman
Four
Agree
You
" The U.S. has fallen behind with tax policies that haven't been updated in a half-century. "
Rob Portman
Tax
Fallen
Behind
" Working together with Democrats and Republicans, I passed legislation to help break the grip of addiction. By investing in prevention, treatment, and recovery, empowering law enforcement, and stopping the overprescribing of painkillers, we can turn the tide. "
Rob Portman
Help
Together
Working Together