China and our competitors spend billions propping up state-owned enterprises and investing in research and development, monetizing our ideas, and using them to compete against American businesses, while paying their […]
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Opinion columns written by staff or submitted to Richland Source from the community.
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Rob Portman: Breaking the prison cycle
EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial by U.S. Senator Rob Portman originally appeared in The Sandusky Register. It can be viewed here. Spring is a time of new beginnings, so it is […]
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Portman: Tax hikes will stifle recovery
EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial was written by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) for the Wall Street Journal. It can be viewed in its entirety here. The Biden administration and congressional Democrats’ $2.7 […]
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Brown: Fighting against unfair foreign competition for Ohio workers
For far too long, our trade policy has allowed our steelworkers and other Ohio industries to drown under unfair foreign competition. Too often, we see trade remedy orders put in […]
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Brown: Allowing more Ohio workers to earn overtime pay
It’s simple: if you work extra hours, you should earn extra pay. Four and a half years ago in Columbus, I stood with then-Vice President Biden and the Secretary of […]
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Portman: Stopping the crisis at the border
On April 9, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, wrote an op-ed in RealClearPolitics highlighting the crisis at our southern border […]
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Portman visits site of border crisis in Texas
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, toured an area Friday near the Monument Three border wall […]
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Rob Portman: Senate Republicans demand justification for ongoing extreme security measures at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed […]
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Portman: Partisan $1.9 trillion spending bill boosts programs unrelated to COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) issued the following statement after Saturday morning’s vote opposing the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion spending bill: “Good economic news combined with the good-faith bipartisan […]
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LaRose: Congress taking over elections would trigger chaos to state systems
EDITOR’S NOTE: This opinion/analysis piece was submitted by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose to Richland Source. It was originally published on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 by the Washington Examiner. […]