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.

Rob Portman

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.

Rob Portman

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.

Rob Portman

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

We want more of our products going overseas, but the trick is to have a level playing field.

Rob Portman

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.

Rob Portman

Folks, do you agree with me that we cannot afford four more years of Barack Obama?

Rob Portman

We need to figure out how to connect people to jobs.

Rob Portman

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.

Rob Portman

We need to do a much better job when people are addicted to take them through treatment and recovery.

Rob Portman

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.

Rob Portman

We have to ensure we are aggressively enforcing existing laws.

Rob Portman

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

I believe it's wrong to say someone can't do his or her job because of their heritage.

Rob Portman

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.

Rob Portman

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.

Rob Portman

I can give a speech, and I can do a rally, and I do them, but that's not what I like to do.

Rob Portman

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

The Buckeye Build will have a lasting impact on Cleveland, and it is an honor to be a part of it.

Rob Portman

The U.S. has fallen behind with tax policies that haven't been updated in a half-century.

Rob Portman