Senator Rob Portman

Ohio Senator Faces Questions Over Gun Vote

Associated Press — Mon, 06 May 2013 11:04:00 +0000

As Ohio Sen. Rob Portman traveled through the state during this week's congressional recess, he got plenty of heat for his recent vote against a bipartisan bill that would have expanded background checks to more gun sales.

Groups in favor of the legislation protested some of his appearances and an Ohio woman whose son was killed in last year's mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater tried to meet with Portman to express her frustration with his vote.

Ohio Congressman Respects, Disagrees With Portman

Associated Press — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:04:00 +0000

A fellow Cincinnati area Republican says that while he respects Sen. Rob Portman, he disagrees with Portman's new stand in support of gay marriage.

Rep. Steve Chabot spoke Monday afternoon in suburban Montgomery to some 75 constituents during the first of two town halls in his district. Chabot says he continues to support the Defense of Marriage Act, barring federal government recognition of same-sex marriage.

Portman recently announced his change in view, developed after son Will told his parents he was gay.

Ohio Senator Portman Talks Sequestration at WPAFB

Jerry Kenney — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:33:18 +0000

Ohio Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) was at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on Monday. He was there to talk about ongoing operations at the base, and how Friday’s looming sequestration cuts might affect Wright-Patt.

Portman said the President’s proposed $85 billion dollars in across-the-board spending cuts over the next 7 months would be detrimental to national defense and what he called ‘the federal government’s vital operations.

Ohio Senators Weigh In on State of the Union

Bill Rice (WCPN) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:35:00 +0000

Ohio’s U.S. Senators weighed in Monday on what they hope to hear in President Obama’s State of the Union address.

Democrat Sherrod Brown wants the president to focus on jobs, especially in the manufacturing sector. He says the U.S. lost 5 million manufacturing jobs between 2000 and 2010, and has only gained back HALF a million.

Both Ohio Senators on Powerful Senate Finance Committee

M.L. Schultze — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:30:00 +0000

Both of Ohio’s U.S. senators are now on the oldest and arguably most powerful committee in the Senate – finance. For Ohio Public Radio, WKSU’s M.L. Schultze reports that could bode well for Ohio.

Democrat Sherrod Brown and Republican Rob Portman are among the 20 senators who will be taking the closest look at everything from taxes to trade agreements, Medicare, Social Security and the overall economic well-being at the United States.