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" It's not about sizzle for me. I think it's fine. I mean, America made a decision in 2008 to go with a president who did have sizzle. "
Rob Portman
Mean
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" I believe it's wrong to say someone can't do his or her job because of their heritage. "
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" Ohio chose the president in 2000 and 2004. The independent voters, the so-called swing voters, are the ones who make the difference. "
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Swing
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" I'm focused, as you can tell, on 2014 and on doing my job as a senator. "
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Senator
Doing
" 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. "
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" Ohioans need peace of mind that the water coming out of their tap is safe. It's as simple as that. "
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Water
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" Folks, do you agree with me that we cannot afford four more years of Barack Obama? "
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Four
" The Obama economy is great for rich people. It's terrible for everybody else. "
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Economy
Rich
Great
" There has never been a campaign where there hasn't been sniping from the outside and second-guessing. I hear the same sometimes from the Democratic side in terms of President Obama's campaign, so that's to be expected. "
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Side
Sometimes
Same
" We want more stuff stamped 'Made in America.' "
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America
Made
More
" The U.S. has fallen behind with tax policies that haven't been updated in a half-century. "
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Tax
Fallen
Behind
" 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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You
Negative
Want
" 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
" I do think you need to listen to the voters. "
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Listen
You
Voters
" 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. "
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Mix
Status Quo
Status
" 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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Technology
System
Iron
" What I support is a whole different approach with regard to drug use, and that is spending less money on the prosecution and incarceration side and more money on prevention and education, which I know works. "
Rob Portman
Know
Education
Support
" I'd like to think I'm a serious legislator and trying to get things done. "
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Done
Get
Like
" The wealthy are doing just fine in the Obama economy. "
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Fine
Just
Economy
" 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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Image
Economy
Government
" 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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People
Rights
Feel
" I served at a time when we had a strong economy, when we had deficits that we would die for today. I was able to propose a balanced budget, not over ten years, but over five years. I'm proud of that record. "
Rob Portman
Die
Strong
Proud
" I hope that the entire Senate votes to say that if you're on the terrorist watch list - not just the no-fly list, which is a much more targeted list, but the terrorist watch list - you should not be able to buy a weapon. "
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More
Say
Senate
" People vote for the president, not the vice president. I think sometimes people that are in the veepstakes talk too much about this and certainly the media does. I don't think that it's that important. "
Rob Portman
Vote
Think
People
" John Kasich is the most popular elected official in Ohio because he got things done. "
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Things
Most
Got
" 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. "
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Out
Big
People
" 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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Solution
Employees
Moving
" When you analyze all the data, there is a warming trend according to science. But the jury is out on the degree of how much is manmade. "
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Jury
Degree
You
" 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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Hurt
You
Why
" As the crisis in Syria grows and the humanitarian tragedy becomes more clear, I appreciated Prime Minister Netanyahu's perspective on the changes and volatility in the region. "
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Tragedy
Changes
Perspective
" The Social Security disability fund is going belly up in 2016. "
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Security
Going
Disability