Rob Portman Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Folks, do you agree with me that we cannot afford four more years of Barack Obama?”

“If you start very far to the left, it's harder to get to the middle.”

“It's not about sizzle for me. I think it's fine. I mean, America made a decision in 2008 to go with a president who did have sizzle.”

“The tax code is now nine times longer than the Bible, and not nearly as interesting.”

“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.”

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

“What we need is fundamental tax reform.”

“My concern about Barack Obama is he ran a campaign in 2008 where he said we're going to bring people together and solve big problems. And he specifically talked about the need to reach across the aisle and deal with issues like the economy, which was obviously the top issue in 2008. It has not happened.”

“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.”

“The TV ads have been coming hot and heavy in Ohio. I think the Obama campaign has outspent the Romney campaign by two-to-one or three-to-one, depending on the analysis you look at. People are tired of the attacks already, and here we are in July.”