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" We need to figure out how to connect people to jobs. "
Rob Portman
Out
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" I'm very happy where I am: I'm a senator from Ohio. "
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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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" My view is that I'm best able to serve my state and my country where I am. "
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" I'd like to think I'm a serious legislator and trying to get things done. "
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" I'm a religious liberty supporter - I strongly believe in that. "
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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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Believe
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" 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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Degree
You
" 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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Reach
Problems
People
" I think what people are looking for right now is not the kind of pizzazz and pop that perhaps we thought we got in 2008. Certainly, President Obama offered that. What they want now is someone who can work closely with Congress and get things done. "
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Think
Looking
" No one should discriminate. "
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Should
" Things are not getting better. They are getting worse. We need to elect Mitt Romney to turn things around. "
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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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Solution
Employees
Moving
" 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
" 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
" I'm focused, as you can tell, on 2014 and on doing my job as a senator. "
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Job
Senator
Doing
" The Obama economy is great for rich people. It's terrible for everybody else. "
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Economy
Rich
Great
" I'm not here today to tell you government doesn't have a role to play. It does, but it needs to be the right role. "
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Government
You
Today
" 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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Difference
Swing
Independent
" 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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Mind
Water
Simple
" No one in my family had ever been in politics. My dad thought it was something that got in the way. "
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Got
Had
Politics
" Folks, do you agree with me that we cannot afford four more years of Barack Obama? "
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" Habitat for Humanity is making Cleveland better every day. "
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Better
Making
" Do you agree with me that we can't afford four more years of Barack Obama? "
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" 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. "
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" What we need is fundamental tax reform. "
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" 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. "
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" 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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People
" 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. "
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" 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.' "
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Leadership
You