OHIO
     Nov. 2, 2010 U.S. Senate

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6 Point Portman Plan for Ohio Jobs
Check out the details at RobPortman.com.

1 Support Ohio Workers
By reforming and improving the existing federal worker training programs so that Ohio's greatest asset – its people – can compete and succeed in the global economy.

2 Help Small Businesses Succeed
By reducing regulations, suspending the payroll tax for one year, providing opportunities and incentives for investment, and removíng barriers to grow, expand, and create jobs.

3 Strengthen the Environment for Job Creation
By stopping job-killing legislation and passing pro-growth policies to enable every Ohio business to succeed.

4 Hold Wall Street Accountable
By instituting real financial service reform to protect consumers and investors, get credit flowing, end taxpayer bailouts, and increase regulatory oversight, including over Fannie Mae and Freddíe Mac.

5 Heal the Economy by Reducing the Deficit
By stopping the out-of-control spending and ensuring government lives within a balanced, responsible budget.

6 Be Directly lnvolved in Economic Development
The Senate offices will play a direct role in economic development, helping to attract good-paying jobs to Ohio.

There is a better way.
Let's Get To Work!
Rob Portman


Fights for Jobs
With the Portman Plan to create Ohio jobs.

Fights for Ohio
By stopping policies that hurt Ohio jobs, like the new energy tax and big government health care plan.

Fights for Families
With a payroll tax cut that helps Ohio working families by putting more money in your pocket.

If you believe our future is worth fighting for, support our cause.
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Portman Plan to create Ohio Jobs
 
"A Path to Prosperity"


The Portman Plan for Ohio Jobs: A Path to Prosperity
 
It's time for new leadership and new ideas to turn things around and chart a path to prosperity for our great state. Ohioans are suffering through the worst economic recession since the Great Depression. Since the Strickland-Fisher Administration took office in January 2007, and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher became Jobs Czar, Ohio has lost more than 430,000 jobs and our unemployment rate has more than doubled. Even for those who are working, paychecks are not stretching as far as they used to, and the value of homes and retirement accounts have declined, putting more pressure on working families.

As Ohio continues to fall behind the rest of the country, the policies and lack of leadership in Washington and Columbus seem to be making things worse. I have traveled to every corner of our state, and everywhere I go I meet Ohioans who are frustrated by the lack of focus on jobs by our elected officials and who are looking for a new direction and real leadership to help Ohio's economy grow.

If elected, I will focus like a laser on jobs and Ohio's economy. I believe we are at a moment of truth for Ohio and that's why I am running for the U.S. Senate. The fundamental question is whether we will leave to our kids and grandkids a better world, or whether we will continue to let Ohio fall behind? Will we continue to see businesses and young people leave our state or will we help develop solutions to renew our state and our country? Now is the time for bold action and decisions to turn things around.

Our path forward starts by recognizing that the private sector, not government, creates jobs. The failed $787 billion big government Washington stimulus package so strongly supported by Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher is evidence of this. Since the stimulus was enacted more than a year ago, Ohio has lost nearly 200,000 private sector jobs, yet the government continues to grow.

Government does have a very important role to play: to create and foster an environment that leads to job creation and economic growth. Unfortunately, the policies and proposals coming out of Columbus and Washington right now have the exact opposite effect. Rather than unleash the private sector to encourage Ohioans to innovate and invest in new technologies and workers, government is instead saddling Ohio businesses with higher taxes, more burdensome regulations, and costly legislation.

It goes without saying, the more costly it becomes to operate and grow a business here in Ohio, the more businesses we will see leaving the state and the more families we will see losing their jobs.

This does not have to be Ohio's future. Let's work together to correct our mistakes and chart a new course for Ohio families and businesses. Government must create the climate for success, rather than what we see now, which is government promoting irrational job-killing policies, more burdensome regulations and higher taxes.

It is possible to get things moving again, but it will require changing the way Columbus and Washington do business. Ohio needs and deserves effective new leadership to get our economy back on track during these tough times. I understand how jobs are created in the private sector, I have the pro-jobs policy proposals to make a difference, and I have a proven record of leadership in cutting through politics and partisanship to achieve results.

In my travels to every one of Ohio's 88 counties since announcing for the U.S. Senate, I have toured dozens of factories and met with thousands of workers, small business owners, economic development groups, farmers, healthcare professionals, worker retraining experts and others, hearing firsthand how government can help, rather than hurt, in job creation. From Youngstown to Toledo, Dayton to Lima, Cleveland to Chillicothe, I have also learned more about Ohio's regional economies and have seen firsthand the entrepreneurial strengths of each region.

The Portman Plan for Jobs that follows is a result of these meetings and the consistent input I have received from Ohioans about how to turn things around in Washington to help Ohio workers and families.

Below are the six pillars of the Portman Plan and the specific proposals to get Ohio and our nation back on the path to prosperity:

1.  Support Ohio Workers: Ohio's greatest asset is its people, and ensuring that Ohio workers can get the skills and training they need to compete and win in the 21st Century must be a top priority. By reforming and improving the existing federal worker training programs so they work better for Ohio, we can help our workers compete and succeed in the global economy.

2.  Help Small Businesses Succeed: Small businesses are the backbone of Ohio's economy. Washington and Columbus must support small businesses by reducing regulations, lowering taxes, and providing opportunities and incentives for investment in both technologies and workers. By removing barriers to growth and providing certainty in the tax code, Ohio small businesses will begin to invest in workers.

3.  Strengthen the Environment for Job Creation: The number one priority of my Senate office will be to help create an environment where every Ohio business can succeed and grow jobs. Unfortunately, the current leadership in Washington and Columbus is intent on embracing the status quo, putting Ohio farther behind. The wrong-headed policies, burdensome regulations and job-killing taxes discourage growth. Not only must we offer pro-growth solutions, we must also stand-up to stop policies that will hurt jobs here in Ohio and hurt our longer term competitiveness.

4.  Reform Financial Regulations to Hold Wall Street Accountable: The financial crisis that has had a devastating impact on so many Ohio families was a man-made disaster that cost Ohioans billions in savings and investments. Even today, Ohio small businesses are having a hard time accessing credit because of the financial crisis. We need financial service reform now to protect consumers and investors, keep banks competitive, get credit flowing again, end taxpayer bailouts, and increase regulatory oversight, including for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

5.  Heal the Economy by Reducing the Deficit: Washington's unprecedented fiscal irresponsibility and massive borrowing hurts the economy and puts future generations at risk. It mortgages the future of Ohio's children and grandchildren and creates fear and uncertainty in today's economy. We cannot have long-term economic growth and stability unless government gets its fiscal house in order by controlling spending and reducing the debt.

6.  Get Directly Involved in Economic Development: In addition to promoting pro-jobs legislation and regulations, my office and I will roll up our sleeves and work alongside regional chambers, economic development groups and businesses to bring jobs to Ohio.
 



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Standing Side-By Side With Ohio Farmers

"What Ohio farmers do to create jobs and feed the world is too important to be forgotten in Washington."
Rob Portman

  • Over 75,000 farms.
  • A $98 billion contribution to our state's economy.
  • The state's #1 industry.

Ohio Agriculture. Let's Keep Growing.

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Standing Side-By Side With Ohio Farmers

Clearing the Way for Ohio Farmers to Succeed
Supported the Freedom to Farm Act to get government out of the way and free Ohio farmers to farm whatever they choose.

Expanding Global Markets for Ohio Products
Protected and honored the interests of farmers and agriculture in the global marketplace.

Protecting Ohio Agriculture Jobs
Fought against harmful restrictions and limitations on Ohio's agriculture that posed a threat to Ohio jobs.

Defending Our Proud Heritage
Worked to expand hunting opportunities and the management of game species and their natural habitat.

Proud Member of the Ohio Farm Bureau and recipient of the "Friend of the Farmer" Award


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