The tax code is now nine times longer than the Bible, and not nearly as interesting.
Rob Portman
Ohioans need peace of mind that the water coming out of their tap is safe. It's as simple as that.
I have come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other in good times and in bad, the government shouldn't deny them the opportunity to get married.
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.
We want more of our products going overseas, but the trick is to have a level playing field.
What I support is a whole different approach with regard to drug use, and that is spending less money on the prosecution and incarceration side and more money on prevention and education, which I know works.
Folks, do you agree with me that we cannot afford four more years of Barack Obama?
We need to figure out how to connect people to jobs.
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.
We need to do a much better job when people are addicted to take them through treatment and recovery.
The way to an American economic comeback, the way to help those out of work today find a paycheck, is to unleash the forces of job creation in America. The source of new jobs isn't going to be the bureaucracies of Washington, but rather the creativity, ingenuity, and hard work of the American people.
We have to ensure we are aggressively enforcing existing laws.
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.
I believe it's wrong to say someone can't do his or her job because of their heritage.
People vote for the president, not the vice president. I think sometimes people that are in the veepstakes talk too much about this and certainly the media does. I don't think that it's that important.
We need a broader party. If we're not doing better with millennials and women and Hispanics, African Americans, Asian Americans and others, we will have a tough time being a majority party at the national level.
I can give a speech, and I can do a rally, and I do them, but that's not what I like to do.
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.
The Buckeye Build will have a lasting impact on Cleveland, and it is an honor to be a part of it.
The U.S. has fallen behind with tax policies that haven't been updated in a half-century.
Do you agree with me that we can't afford four more years of Barack Obama?
Our country needs people who are maybe a little less focused on themselves and on the flash and a little more focused on how do we actually create a better environment for success for our young people, how do we get people back to work, how do we regain our standing internationally.
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.
I told my staff that I'm so boring that I didn't even know I was boring.
I do think you need to listen to the voters.
What we need is fundamental tax reform.
Having deinstitutionalized mental health, we have not created the structure and the institutions to take care of people, to identify when there is a mental health problem, and to get the treatment to people.
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.
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.
Trump is going to be the change agent. Hillary Clinton is going to be the status quo. Bernie Sanders is not going to be in the mix.
The Social Security disability fund is going belly up in 2016.
Some have said, 'Gosh, Donald Trump is going to hurt you.' Some have said, 'Gosh Donald Trump is going to help you.' He may be helpful in certain parts of Ohio, but I'm going to run my own campaign.
I am disappointed that the President made the decision to have Ambassador Froman sign the TPP agreement in New Zealand.
All of our sons and daughters ought to have the same opportunity to experience the joy and stability of marriage.
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.
I'd like to think I'm a serious legislator and trying to get things done.
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.
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.
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.
Trump and Bernie Sanders are different sides of the same coin.
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.
The wealthy are doing just fine in the Obama economy.
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.'
Decisions about your health should be between you and your doctor, not a bureaucrat and an insurance company. Let's expand choice rather than limiting it. Let's create jobs instead of destroying them. And let's bring down the costs instead of driving them up.
I like to think I am a serious legislator and trying to get things done. That's my goal in life, to get things done.
Senator Brown and I have different philosophies as represented in our different ratings: I am a conservative, and he is a liberal.
As the crisis in Syria grows and the humanitarian tragedy becomes more clear, I appreciated Prime Minister Netanyahu's perspective on the changes and volatility in the region.
Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress believed we could spend our way to prosperity, and I guess they still do.
It's the wrong time for us to be pulling the rug out from under American exporters.
I'm focused, as you can tell, on 2014 and on doing my job as a senator.
