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

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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June 17, 2013 Portman Statement on Announcement that U.S. & EU Have Launched Negotiations on Transatlantic Export Agreement Washington, DC
June 13, 2013 CQ Roll Call - A Bipartisan Opportunity for Jobs Unknown
June 13, 2013 Letter to the Honorable Irving A. Williamson, Chairman of U.S. International Trade Commission - Ruling of International Trade Commission Washington, DC
June 4, 2013 Brown and Portman Applaud Commerce Department's Announcement That it Will Defend U.S. Steel From Illegal Chinese Trade Practices Washington, DC
May 28, 2013 Letter to Acting Secretary Blank - Defend U.S. Steel From Illegal Chinese Trade Practices Washington, DC
April 25, 2013 Letter to The US International Trade Commission - Urging Continuation Of Trade Penalties on Imported Rebar to Protect U.S. Jobs Washington, DC
April 23, 2013 Portman, McCaskill Keep Up Bipartisan Fight To Reform Tariff Reduction System Washington, DC
April 23, 2013 Claire McCaskill, Rob Portman Keep up Bipartisan Fight to Reform Tariff Reduction System Washington, DC
March 27, 2013 Letter to Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank - Protect Domestic Titanium Producers Washington, DC
March 23, 2013 Portman, Wyden Amendment Passes Senate; Provides Pathway to Increased Export Opportunities by Renewing Trade Promotion Authority Washington, DC
March 18, 2013 Letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Acting Secretary Rebecca Blank - Stand Up For Workers At Appleton Papers In West Carrollton Washington, DC
Feb. 20, 2013 Letter to President - Trade with EU Washington, DC
Feb. 19, 2013 Letter to US Trade Representative Ron Kirk - International Trade Washington, DC
Feb. 14, 2013 Letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army Jo-Ellen Darcy - Great Lakes Recovery Post Hurricane Sandy Washington, DC
Dec. 21, 2012 Letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, Klobuchar, Collins Urge Administration to Crack Down on Unfair Canadian Trade Practices in the Paper Market Washington, DC
Dec. 19, 2012 Letter to President Barack Obama - Iran Washington, DC
Dec. 14, 2012 Weekly Column: Bills May Be Miscellaneous, But Their Effects Aren't Anonymous Unknown
Dec. 11, 2012 Portman Submits Testimony Urging Commerce Department Not To Penalize Companies For Bringing Jobs Back to U.S. Washington, DC
Dec. 6, 2012 Portman Statement on Senate Passage of Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations Unknown
Dec. 5, 2012 Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 Washington, DC
Nov. 27, 2012 Obama Administration Has Refused to Take on China's Currency Manipulation Eight Times Washington, DC
Oct. 26, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Irving Williamson, Chairman U.S. International Trade Commission Washington, DC
Oct. 21, 2012 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript Unknown
Oct. 15, 2012 Portman Statement on Obama Administration's Refusal to Take on China's Currency Manipulation Unknown
Sept. 17, 2012 Portman Statement on President Obama's Campaign-Driven Trade Enforcement Announcement Unknown
Aug. 29, 2012 Senator Rob Portman Remarks at the Republican National Convention Tampa, FL
Aug. 29, 2012 Rob Portman RNC Speech Transcript Tampa, FL
Aug. 2, 2012 Letter to Irving A. Williamson, Chairman U.S. International Trade Commission Washington DC
July 31, 2012 Letter to Deanna Okun, U.S. International Trade Commission Washington, DC
July 26, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States, and to the Honorable Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State Unknown
July 20, 2012 Commerce Department Adopts Portman-Backed Measure Ensuring American Workers Are Protected Against Unfair Chinese Trade Practices Washington, DC
July 11, 2012 Saint Louis Beacon - 'Odd couple' McCaskill and Portman Collaborate on Tariff, Contract Issues Unknown
July 11, 2012 Portman, McCaskill Move to Attach Trade Legislation to Small Business Bill Washington, DC
July 5, 2012 Portman Statement on Need for Action Against China's Unfair Trade Practices Washington, DC
June 26, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Irving A. Williamson Chairman U.S. International Trade Commission Washington, DC
June 18, 2012 Letter to Deanna Okun, Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission Unknown
June 4, 2012 Letter to Secretary Bryson, Department of Commerce Clyde, OH
May 25, 2012 Portman Responds to Treasury Department's Failure to Act Regarding Chinese Currency Manipulation Washington, DC
May 8, 2012 Letter to Chairmen Boxer and Baucus and Ranking Members Inhofe and Hatch of the House-Senate Conference Committee to Strengthen Harbor Maintenance Language Washington, DC
April 2, 2012 The Wheeling Intelligencer - Future Of Steel Topic In D.C Wheeling, WV
March 5, 2012 Brown Announces Senate Passage Of Bipartisan Jobs Bill to Maintain Trade Remedies At Risk By Federal Court Decision; Duties Have Helped More Than 16 Ohio Companies Affected By Unfair Foreign Trade Washington, DC
Feb. 29, 2012 Portman Co-Sponsors Bill To Protect U.S. Jobs, Fight Unfair Chinese Subsidies With Countervailing Duties Washington, DC
Feb. 23, 2012 Letter to President Obama Washington, DC
Feb. 10, 2012 Letter to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Department of Agriculture and Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Unknown
Feb. 8, 2012 Letter to Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Reid Washington, DC
Feb. 8, 2012 Dayton Daily News - Senators Back Area in Fight Against Subsidized Imports Unknown
Dec. 22, 2011 Hagan Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators Urging USTR Kirk to Fight for U.S. Poultry Producers in India Greensboro, NC
Dec. 22, 2011 Letter to Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative for the Office of the United States Trade Representative Washington, DC
Dec. 21, 2011 Portman Statement on Court Ruling that Could Halt Use of Crucial Tool to Fight Unfair Trade Practices Washington, DC
Dec. 19, 2011 Letter to Ambassador Kirk Washington, DC

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