160 Quotes by Rob Portman

We believe that there is a way for us to get to yes and to come up with a successful conclusion to the round.

To move Doha to a successful and ambitious conclusion, we must all make contributions that includes services, manufacturing, agriculture and other areas of the round. We need contributions from developed countries like the United States, but also developing countries. Every country must do its part.

U.S. trade officials are working to make Hong Kong a success. The U.S. government is totally committed to Hong Kong.

We always come closer every time we talk.

We have a paralysis in Washington that's not serving our country. We have to address these issues.

Only 15 Democrats voted for it, but I talked with at least twice that many, and almost every conversation ended with, 'I want to work with you on the next one,' ... Having come from Congress, I want to reach out, and begin to rebuild what was once a fairly robust consensus.

Now we've got someone who is really hands-on and willing to assert himself more, which I think can be really positive.

People vote for the president, not the vice president. I think sometimes people that are in the veepstakes talk too much about this and certainly the media does. I don't think that it's that important.

Only days after we fully complied with a NAFTA decision, Canada responds by announcing huge new subsidies. Canada's actions illustrate what the United States has been saying all along: the Canadian industry is the beneficiary of subsidies that create an un-level playing field to the detriment of the U.S. industry.