Rob Portman

Portman: Clearing Park Of Protestors Was Wrong

By • Jun 4, 2020
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Alex Brandon / AP

As protests continue across Ohio and the country, the state's Republican U.S. Senator says President Trump could be doing more to help those demonstrations from spiraling into violence.

Sen. Rob Portman Says More Money And Coronavirus Testing Coming

By Nick Evans • Apr 22, 2020

Congress is preparing to allocate more funding to the Paycheck Protection Program—a forgivable loan initiative meant to help employers keep workers on the payroll during the pandemic. 

Sen. Portman Provides Updates On Small Business Programs & Coronavirus Testing In Ohio

By • Apr 8, 2020
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP

On Tuesday, Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) spoke to Ohio area journalists about a variety of issues, including the latest information on Small Business Administration loan programs and the need for additional coronavirus testing in the greater Cincinnati region.

Sen. Portman And UC Health Work To Get More Coronavirus Testing Capability in Cincinnati

By • Apr 3, 2020
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John Minchillo / AP

Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) helped surmount bureaucratic and political obstacles to help UC Heath get a critical piece of testing equipment for their laboratory that would expand testing for the novel coronavirus.

Machine En Route To UC Health Will Increase COVID-19 Testing

By • Mar 31, 2020
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Ohio has a shortage of tests and the ability to test for COVID-19. Southwest Ohio is particularly lacking in ability to diagnose patients. Sen. Rob Portman and UC Health say help is on the way.

Area Leaders Respond To President Trump's SOTU Address

By • Feb 5, 2020
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AP

President Trump delivered his third State of the Union address Tuesday night, touting a strong economy, job creation and his immigration policies, but made no mention of the impeachment trial that is expected to come to a close today.

Politics Chat: How Rob Portman Views His Role As Impeachment Juror

By • Jan 17, 2020
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John Minchillo / AP

Earlier this week, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, was interviewed on Cincinnati Edition by host Michael Monks on several subjects, including Portman's role as a juror in the upcoming Senate trial of President Trump on impeachment charges.

Senator Rob Portman Talks Hopes And Plans For 2020

By • Jan 14, 2020
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John Minchillo / AP

Cincinnati Edition talks with Senator Rob Portman about events unfolding in Washington and his legislative goals for the new year. 

Commentary: Is Portman's 'Open Mind' On Impeachment Really Open?

By • Dec 11, 2019
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP

Let's say you have been called to jury duty in your county courthouse and you dutifully attend each day until you are assigned to a jury pool in a criminal case.

Sen. Rob Portman Talks Trash - As In, The Importance Of Recycling

By • Dec 3, 2019
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John Minchillo / AP

Ohio Senator Rob Portman told reporters Tuesday as much as one-third of materials in recycling bins are going into landfills. "This is unacceptable and I think most of my constituents would be shocked to hear that." He has introduced legislation to educate people on what can be recycled and how our country can do it more cost effectively.

Ohio's Senators Continue To Work On Bipartisan Legislation

By • Dec 2, 2019

The impeachment debate is drawing a big line between Republicans and Democrats. But the parties are working together on some bills. Ohio’s Republican and Democratic Senators talk about bipartisanship in a divided Washington D.C.

Portman Says He'll Keep an Open Mind During Impeachment Hearings

By • Nov 13, 2019

The House begins public impeachment inquiry hearings Wednesday. It’s the latest step in a possible move towards impeachment of President Trump by the House. Meanwhile, many in the Republican-controlled Senate, including Rob Portman (R-OH), are waiting to see what new information comes out.

Commentary: Trump Just Tossed Portman In Hot Water Over Ukraine

By • Oct 3, 2019
Evan Vucci, Alex Brandon / AP

If you are a member of Congress and the president from your own party stands up and says "there's nobody more honorable" than you, you might be tempted to be puffed up a bit.

Unless, of course, that president is Donald Trump, the man who is the very definition of the term loose cannon.

U.S. Senator Rob Portman Says More Needs To Be Done To Prevent Gun Violence

By • Sep 6, 2019

Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman says he supports parts of Gov. Mike DeWine’s 17-point plan to curb gun violence in Ohio. 

Politics Chat: Ohio's GOP and Democratic Senators Tour Mexican Detention Camps

By • Jul 19, 2019
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Last weekend, Ohio's two U.S. Senators, Democrat Sherrod Brown and Republican Rob Portman, separately toured the detention camps on the border with Mexico and both came to the conclusion that conditions there constitute a "humanitarian crisis." But they differ on who is to blame and how to fix it.

WVXU's Senior Political Analyst Howard Wilkinson spoke with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik on the Ohioans' areas of agreement and disagreement.

Sherrod Brown And Rob Portman To Visit U.S.-Mexico Border

By Adora Namigadde • Jul 10, 2019

Ohio's U.S. senators plan to visit the U.S.-Mexico border this weekend to observe firsthand the conditions at U.S. Customs And Border Protection detention facilities.

Portman Among Republican Senators Who Oppose Trump's Tariffs on Mexico

By • Jun 5, 2019

Ohio Senator Rob Portman is among the Republican senators who oppose President Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on Mexico. President Trump wants the tariffs to sanction Mexico for not helping enough with the immigration crisis. But Portman said the tariffs will hurt the American economy.

Portman hopes the dispute can be resolved Wednesday when the Mexican foreign minister meets with U.S. officials in Washington.  

Portman Weighs In On Warmbier Medical Bill From North Korea

By • Apr 25, 2019
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Senator Rob Portman, recently back from a fact-finding mission to Asia where he wore an Otto Warmbier t-shirt at the Korean border, says the U.S. doesn't owe North Korea anything. The Washington Post reports North Korea made the U.S. promise it would foot a $2 million hospital bill before it allowed the Wyoming High School graduate to return home. That bill remains unpaid.

Monday Chat: Portman Has A Measured Response To Mueller Report

By • Apr 22, 2019
WVXU-FM

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman read the Mueller Report while he was traveling in Vietnam last week with other U.S. senators. While most Republican lawmakers had a knee-jerk reaction saying President Trump had been "exonerated," the statement Portman released Friday didn't use that word and he was one of the rare Republicans who said that Trump had acted inappropriately. On the subject of obstruction of justice, Portman said the Department of Justice concluded that it did not have enough evidence to charge the president.

Portman Rejects Green New Deal, Brown Calls Senate Vote A 'Sham'

By • Mar 29, 2019

There’s been a lot of talk in Washington recently about the “Green New Deal,” introduced by House Democrats to address climate change. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell forced a vote on the bill in the Senate this week.

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