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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. "
Rob Portman
Mind
Water
Simple
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" 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. "
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Die
Strong
Proud
" Out of college, I had two job offers. One was to be a canoe instructor for Outward Bound. And frankly, that would have paid better than the job I took, working on a policy commission in Washington that focused on immigration policy and refugees. But that decision made all the difference. "
Rob Portman
Working
Better
College
" If you start very far to the left, it's harder to get to the middle. "
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Far
Get
" 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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Honor
Cleveland
Will
" There is so much uncertainty out there, and the government in Washington doesn't seem to get it. What's needed is a new business environment. "
Rob Portman
New
Business
Environment
" My view is that I'm best able to serve my state and my country where I am. "
Rob Portman
Best
I Am
Country
" I do think you need to listen to the voters. "
Rob Portman
Listen
You
Voters
" Let's replace Obamacare with reforms that put you back in charge of your own healthcare. "
Rob Portman
Your
Own
Back
" 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. "
Rob Portman
Side
Sometimes
Same
" 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
Me
Think
" 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
" The TV ads have been coming hot and heavy in Ohio. I think the Obama campaign has outspent the Romney campaign by two-to-one or three-to-one, depending on the analysis you look at. People are tired of the attacks already, and here we are in July. "
Rob Portman
Look
People
Think
" 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
" We must make clear that if you come here illegally, you will be sent back home. "
Rob Portman
Will
Back
Here
" If you can't even acknowledge that you have to fix Social Security, that's not a very good starting point. "
Rob Portman
Starting
Even
You
" It's the wrong time for us to be pulling the rug out from under American exporters. "
Rob Portman
Time
American
Rug
" 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
" We have a paralysis in Washington that's not serving our country. We have to address these issues. "
Rob Portman
Country
Washington
Serving
" I am disappointed that the President made the decision to have Ambassador Froman sign the TPP agreement in New Zealand. "
Rob Portman
New
I Am
Decision
" At the end of the day, all the best negotiating techniques can't overcome the most substantive policy differences. "
Rob Portman
Best
Day
Overcome
" 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
" The wealthy are doing just fine in the Obama economy. "
Rob Portman
Fine
Just
Economy
" 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. "
Rob Portman
Hurt
You
Why
" Habitat for Humanity is making Cleveland better every day. "
Rob Portman
Day
Better
Making
" 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. "
Rob Portman
Technology
System
Iron
" No one should discriminate. "
Rob Portman
Discriminate
Should
" 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. "
Rob Portman
You
Negative
Want
" 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
" I'm focused, as you can tell, on 2014 and on doing my job as a senator. "
Rob Portman
Job
Senator
Doing
" I support repeal, but I think we ought to also spend time on the replacement side of that. The Republican approach has never been, 'Let's get rid of this,' but, 'Let's replace it with something that does deal with a very real problem in our healthcare system.' And that is the entry's cost and lack of coverage. "
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Problem
Time
Think