PORTMAN SWORN IN AS US TRADE REP
Rob Portman was sworn in as US Trade Representative during a ceremony in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House in Washington on May 17, 2005. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Wednesday he and other Senate Republicans prefer a tax credit instead of an extension of the payroll tax cut.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The congressional supercommittee Monday admitted it failed to find a compromise to trim the U.S. budget deficit $1.2 trillion in the next decade.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A plan by two Republican senators to reduce the U.S. deficit by bringing in $300 billion in new revenue has met with a mixed response from Democrats.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Senate Republicans made a counter-offer to U.S. President Barack Obama's jobs bill, calling for a balanced-budget amendment and more offshore oil drilling.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Rep. Jeb Hensarling and Sen. Pat Toomey were announced Wednesday as two of six GOP members of the panel charged with cutting the U.S. budget by $1.5 trillion.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Freshman Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio said Saturday the Democrats' budget before Congress would double the country's national debt.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Rob Portman won the U.S. Senate race in Ohio Tuesday, keeping the seat in the Republican fold, election results showed.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 2 (UPI) -- If Republicans want to capture majorities in Congress, they must run an error-free campaign for the U.S Senate seat in Ohio being vacated by George Voinovich.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. economy isn't finished with its downward spiral and its accompanying crisis in confidence, two former financial leaders said Sunday.
WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- Aides to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., indicate the likely Republican U.S. presidential candidate may select a running mate before the Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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