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Rob Portman
stated on January 18, 2017 a senate confirmation hearing

"All of our taxpayers are paying roughly 22% of the U.N. budget."

By Jon Greenberg • February 1, 2017

Rob Portman
stated on October 20, 2016 the Ohio Senate debate

Says Ted Strickland "in this campaign bragged about his A-plus rating with the NRA. ... He has said he has a mixed and spotty record on this issue and that he can be criticized for it. Those are his words, not mine. So I don’t know where he is on this issue."

By Nadia Pflaum • October 21, 2016

Rob Portman
stated on March 8, 2016 Department of Homeland Security hearing

"We understand that this heroin is primarily coming from Mexico, over the border."

By Nadia Pflaum • March 14, 2016

Rob Portman
stated on March 8, 2014 a Republican weekly address

"The average family (is) now bringing home $4,000 less than they did just five years ago."

By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2014

Rob Portman
stated on July 17, 2013 a news release

Says the State Department spent $630,000 to get 2 million Facebook "Likes."

By Tom Feran • August 1, 2013

Rob Portman
stated on May 23, 2013 Conference call with reporters

The Obama administration has put out "more of these major rules than the Clinton administration or the Bush administration during comparable times."

By Stephen Koff • May 31, 2013

Rob Portman
stated on April 9, 2013 remarks at Politico breakfastt

"The Social Security disability fund is going belly up in 2016."

By Stephen Koff • April 15, 2013

Rob Portman
stated on February 20, 2013 a television interview

"There have been literally hundreds of new tax preferences and loopholes added to the code since 1986, last time we did this."

By Stephen Koff • March 11, 2013

Rob Portman
stated on January 24, 2013 a news release

Says out-of-state abortion clinics "have marketed their services to minors" in states with parental consent laws.

By Stephen Koff • February 6, 2013

Rob Portman
stated on November 9, 2012 a newspaper interview

Budget analysts say the looming tax hikes and spending cuts would "take us into a recession and kill jobs."

By Stephen Koff • November 15, 2012

Rob Portman
stated on September 6, 2012 a news release

"$16 trillion (the national debt) in $1 bills would cover the entire state of Ohio nearly 1.5 times."

By Tom Feran • September 12, 2012

Rob Portman
stated on April 16, 2012 a column in Politico

The Buffett Rule "will bring in less than $5 billion per year. ... Enough to pay one week’s interest on the national debt."

By Tom Feran • April 23, 2012

Rob Portman
stated on November 1, 2011 a congressional hearing

"A couple retiring today will pay about $119,000 in lifetime Medicare taxes and receive about $357,000 in lifetime Medicare benefits. ... about 3 bucks in benefits for every dollar in taxes."

By Tom Feran • November 8, 2011

Rob Portman
stated on August 28, 2011 a newspaper column

Says the federal government is "the largest energy user in the country."

By Tom Feran • September 7, 2011

Rob Portman
stated on July 25, 2011 an interview on MSNBC

"Thirty-four of the last 44 (debt ceiling increases) have been for less than a year. So, this notion that short-term is somehow the exception, it's actually the rule."

By Stephen Koff • July 27, 2011

Rob Portman
stated on January 20, 2011 a speech to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce

Says the United States does not "trade as much as other developed nations."

By Stephen Koff • February 1, 2011

Rob Portman
stated on October 6, 2010 a television campaign ad

Since the stimulus package was passed, "Ohio’s lost over 100,000 more jobs."

By Stephen Koff • October 11, 2010

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