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" The tax code is now nine times longer than the Bible, and not nearly as interesting. "
Rob Portman
Nine
Than
Tax
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" I don't know what's going to happen specifically on votes on Obamacare. I suspect we'll vote to repeal early to put on record the fact that we Republicans think it's a bad policy, and we think it's hurting our constituents, and we think health care cost should be going down, not up. "
Rob Portman
Vote
Care
Think
" 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? "
Rob Portman
Solution
Employees
Moving
" 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
" 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
" 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
" 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
" 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. "
Rob Portman
Image
Economy
Government
" The broad goal, laid out by Congress, the Obama administration, and the U.N. Security Council, was that Iran would suspend all enrichment-related activities and not be permitted a path to ever pursue a nuclear weapons program. "
Rob Portman
Path
Pursue
Security
" We shouldn't be debating whether to deal with the current code by allowing it to be extended or not. We should have a president who shows leadership and comes to Congress and says: 'You know what? We need to reform this whole tax code.' "
Rob Portman
Need
Leadership
You
" I may sound naive, since everyone's decided the next two years are going to be all about 2016, but I look at what's happened over the years when there's been divided government. That's when we've done tax reform, that's when we've done entitlement reform - to move this economy forward on these big issues. "
Rob Portman
Look
Forward
Government
" 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. "
Rob Portman
Opponent
Ideas
You
" We must make clear that if you come here illegally, you will be sent back home. "
Rob Portman
Will
Back
Here
" We have to ensure we are aggressively enforcing existing laws. "
Rob Portman
Enforcing
Laws
Existing
" 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. "
Rob Portman
Jury
Degree
You
" If you start very far to the left, it's harder to get to the middle. "
Rob Portman
Left
Far
Get
" I'm focused, as you can tell, on 2014 and on doing my job as a senator. "
Rob Portman
Job
Senator
Doing
" 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
" I'm very happy where I am: I'm a senator from Ohio. "
Rob Portman
Senator
Happy
I Am
" Folks, do you agree with me that we cannot afford four more years of Barack Obama? "
Rob Portman
You
Agree
Four
" 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
" 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. "
Rob Portman
Past
Support
Belief
" Do you agree with me that we can't afford four more years of Barack Obama? "
Rob Portman
Four
Agree
You
" We should not approve an agreement that fails to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons and does nothing to address Iranian behavior that threatens our allies and our interests. "
Rob Portman
Behavior
Agreement
Allies
" 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
" The Buckeye Build will have a lasting impact on Cleveland, and it is an honor to be a part of it. "
Rob Portman
Honor
Cleveland
Will
" 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. "
Rob Portman
Forward
Good
Some
" 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
" My view is that I'm best able to serve my state and my country where I am. "
Rob Portman
Best
I Am
Country
" What law enforcement will tell you is that in a terrorist act or even an act of people who are involved in crime, such as a drug gang, that they tend to get their weapons illegally. "
Rob Portman
Crime
You
Law Enforcement