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" I am disappointed that the President made the decision to have Ambassador Froman sign the TPP agreement in New Zealand. "
Rob Portman
New
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" This past year has been very turbulent for the Middle East, and my conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu strengthened my belief that we need to remain vigilant in our support of our critical ally. "
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" Our country needs people who are maybe a little less focused on themselves and on the flash and a little more focused on how do we actually create a better environment for success for our young people, how do we get people back to work, how do we regain our standing internationally. "
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" I'm very happy where I am: I'm a senator from Ohio. "
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" When it is fair, American workers can compete and win. I cannot support the TPP in its current form because it doesn't provide that level playing field. "
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" You could have another downgrade. You could certainly have a stock market reaction that would be negative. And, I think nobody who looks at it objectively would want to happen. "
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" This is his solution: He said all we need to do is take your tax dollars, send them to Washington, have Washington take out its cut, having Washington then send it back to the states, have the states then go out and hire public employees. Does that make sense to you? Is that how to get the economy moving? "
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" When you tax capital gains income, you don't help the economy, you hurt the economy, which is why President Kennedy, President Reagan, President Clinton and President Bush all believed we should have a lower rate for capital gains. "
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" 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. "
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" What we need is fundamental tax reform. "
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" 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. "
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Problems
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" President Obama has been attacking relentlessly. In 2008 he said that if you're out of fresh ideas you use stale tactics against your opponent - you try and make your opponent unacceptable and that's what he is trying to do. "
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" The Buckeye Build will have a lasting impact on Cleveland, and it is an honor to be a part of it. "
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" The Obama administration has refused to back down on the insurance mandate that needlessly pits health care against the rights of the religious... This administration simply doesn't get it. "
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" 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.' "
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" I'd like to think I'm a serious legislator and trying to get things done. "
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" No one should discriminate. "
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Should
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People
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" 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. "
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" We need to figure out how to connect people to jobs. "
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" If you can't even acknowledge that you have to fix Social Security, that's not a very good starting point. "
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