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Senator Robert 'Rob' J. Portman's Public Statements on Defense

Rob Portman
Full Name: Robert 'Rob' J. Portman
Office: U.S. Senate (OH) - Jr, Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Jane; 3 Children: Jed, Will, Sally
Birth Date: 12/19/1955
Birth Place: Cincinnati, OH
Home City: Cincinnati, OH
Religion: Methodist

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March 28, 2013 Portman: It's Been A Long Fight to Show the White House that Getting Rid of the 179th Was the Wrong Decision Washington, DC
March 19, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Collins, King Among 77 Senators Calling on President to Continue Support of Israel Washington, DC
Feb. 14, 2013 Portman To Oppose Moving Forward on Hagel Nomination Without Responses to Reasonable Questions Washington, DC
Jan. 28, 2013 Letter to President Obama, McCaskill Urges President to Fill Watchdog Positions at Six Federal Agencies Washington, DC
May 31, 2012 Portman Statement on Meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak Tel Aviv, Israel
May 24, 2012 Portman Fights to Strengthen National Security While Protecting Taxpayer Dollars During Defense Budget Mark-up Washington, DC
May 24, 2012 Portman Fights to Strengthen National Security While Protecting Taxpayer Dollars During Defense Budget Mark-up Washington, DC
May 24, 2012 Portman Fights to Strengthen National Security While Protecting Taxpayer Dollars during Defense Budget Mark-up Washington, DC
May 24, 2012 Portman Fights to Strengthen National Security While Protecting Taxpayer Dollars During Defense Budget Mark-up Washington, DC
Feb. 13, 2012 Sen. Portman's Response on Local Impact of President Obama's Proposed Defense Budget Washington, DC
Feb. 3, 2012 Portman Response to Defense Department's Proposal to Reduce Aircraft with 910th Airlift Wing Washington, DC
Dec. 15, 2011 Portman: Defense Department Authorization Protects National Security Interests, Taxpayer Dollars, and Ohio's Military Workforce Washington, DC
Dec. 2, 2011 Portman Amendment Addressing Ballistic Missile Threats Passes Senate Washington, DC
Sept. 21, 2011 Portman Calls on Defense Department to Update JSF Competitive Engine Cost Analysis Washington, DC
Aug. 2, 2011 Letter to the Honorable Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
July 12, 2011 Letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Washington DC
June 17, 2011 Senate Armed Services Committee Approves Senators Collins, Portman Amendment to Bar Politics from Defense Contracting Washington, DC
June 17, 2011 Portman Fights for National Security Interests, Taxpayer Dollars, and Ohio's Military Workforce During Defense Budget Mark-up Washington, DC
May 25, 2011 Portman Meets With Serbian State Secretary of Defense Aleksandar Miscevic To Discuss State Partnership Program With Ohio National Guard Washington, DC
May 24, 2011 Portman Disappointed by Obama Administration Threatened Veto of Defense Authorization Bill Washington, DC
Jan. 18, 2011 Letter to the Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary, United States Department of Defense Washington, DC
May 18, 2004 Motion to Instruct Conferees on S. Con. Res. 95, Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2005 Washington, DC
Jan. 1, 2011 Issue Position: Defense and Veterans Unknown
Issue Position: Defense Unknown

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