Tag: Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

Republicans, Democrats Both Responsible for Solving Debt Ceiling Puzzle, Experts Say

April 5, 2023
PoliticsSen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio)USUS debt ceilingWashington-based Council on Foreign Relations
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Negotiation and compromise on both sides are needed to bring federal debt under control and avoid a national financial crisis according to two fiscal policy experts, each having deep roots in one of the major political parties. Though differing in their assessment of the best starting point for negotiation—Rob Portman, a Republican senator from Ohio…

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House Passes Senate GOP Bill to Fast-Track New US Semi-Conductor Factories

July 29, 2022
congressPoliticssemiconductorsSen. Angus King (I-Maine)Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.)Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio)United StatesUSUS News
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A Republican senator’s bill designed to speed up official approvals for building new U.S. semi-conductor factories that was approved in January by the Senate is now headed to President Joe Biden for signature after passage Friday by the House of Representatives. The House vote was 303 to 89 to approve the unusually short, less than one…

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