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" If you focus on what people care about, you have ideas. And people are looking for solutions. "
Rob Portman
You
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" Instead of focusing on growing jobs and reigniting our economy, President Obama focused on growing government and tried to remake the United States into the image of the debt-laden countries of Europe. His approach has been more spending, more regulation, and higher taxes. "
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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 think healthcare costs should be going down, not up. We think people should be able to keep insurance that they had. "
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" I'm not representing any organization. I represent the people of Ohio, and a lot of people in Ohio feel very strongly about their Second Amendment rights. "
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" 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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" We want more of our products going overseas, but the trick is to have a level playing field. "
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" If you start very far to the left, it's harder to get to the middle. "
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" I saw the government really using the excuse of a weak economy and a financial crisis to create more government and to push onto the American entrepreneurial society more and more restraints and government activity. "
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Society
Government
" 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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" 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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" I was fortunate, I guess, to be part of some good fiscal discipline in the Bush administration. The budget I put forward was a balanced budget. "
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Forward
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Some
" 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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Commitment
Bad
Good
" At the end of the day, all the best negotiating techniques can't overcome the most substantive policy differences. "
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Day
Overcome
" The Iron Dome system is a proven way for Israel to defend its citizens from hostile threats and will advance missile defense technology for us and other allies. "
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System
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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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" 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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Just
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Talk
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Here
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