Rob Portman Government Quotations

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

There is so much uncertainty out there, and the government in Washington doesn't seem to get it. What's needed is a new business environment.

I saw the government really using the excuse of a weak economy and a financial crisis to create more government and to push onto the American entrepreneurial society more and more restraints and government activity.

Instead of focusing on growing jobs and reigniting our economy, President Obama focused on growing government and tried to remake the United States into the image of the debt-laden countries of Europe. His approach has been more spending, more regulation, and higher taxes.

For all our current troubles, Americans are still the hardest working, most innovative people on the face of the earth. By trusting the American people, instead of government, we'll continue to surprise and inspire the world.