Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) secured commitments from Alejandro Mayorkas, nominee to serve as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, to address cybersecurity threats from foreign actors; stop the influx of deadly synthetic drugs at the southern border and through the U.S. Postal Service; ensure that faith-based organizations and nonprofits are secured against threats through FEMA’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program; strengthen the E-Verify program in an effort to make it more effective; and combat human trafficking.
Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) secured commitments from the nominee to be U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing that if confirmed, he would support the efforts of the Global Engagement Center (GEC) to effectively combat disinformation and propaganda from foreign actors, like Russia and China. Senator Portman has worked to combat disinformation and cyberattacks both in the United States and abroad through his bipartisan Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act, which he authored with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and was signed into law in December 2016. The law improves the ability of the United States to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation by establishing the GEC, housed at the State Department to coordinate and synchronize counter-propaganda efforts throughout the U.S. government in support of friends and allies overseas. The law provided funding and authorities to the State Department that authorizes the GEC to help counter the foreign propaganda and disinformation being waged against our allies by state and non-state adversaries.
At today’s Senate Finance Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) pressed Dr. Janet Yellen, nominee to serve as Secretary of the Treasury, about the long-term economic impact of the nation’s surging deficit and how we can begin to get back on a path towards greater fiscal stewardship. This comes days after President-Elect Biden laid out a plan to spend another $1.9 trillion – after Congress just enacted a $900 billion coronavirus relief package. Biden’s new plan would be funded entirely by deficit spending. Yellen committed to Portman that she would be a voice for fiscal sanity and stated, “I completely agree with you, Senator Portman, that the Treasury Secretary has to be a voice for fiscal sanity, and I pledge to do that. Our finances need to be on a sustainable, long-run course. And that’s very important for us to focus on. I pledge to do that.”
In addition, Portman highlighted the wide-ranging economic benefits brought about by the 2017 Tax Cuts And Jobs Act. Portman discussed how the 2017 tax reform law leveled the playing field for American businesses, helping to create jobs, spur investment and incentivize companies to move their operations and jobs back to the United States. Portman cautioned Dr. Yellen against raising the corporate tax rate, citing the negative impact a rate increase would have on our global competitiveness and broader economic health here at home.
Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) secured commitments from Alejandro Mayorkas, nominee to serve as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, to address cybersecurity threats from foreign actors; stop the influx of deadly synthetic drugs at the southern border and through the U.S. Postal Service; ensure that faith-based organizations and nonprofits are secured against threats through FEMA’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program; strengthen the E-Verify program in an effort to make it more effective; and combat human trafficking.
Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) secured commitments from the nominee to be U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing that if confirmed, he would support the efforts of the Global Engagement Center (GEC) to effectively combat disinformation and propaganda from foreign actors, like Russia and China. Senator Portman has worked to combat disinformation and cyberattacks both in the United States and abroad through his bipartisan Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act, which he authored with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and was signed into law in December 2016. The law improves the ability of the United States to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation by establishing the GEC, housed at the State Department to coordinate and synchronize counter-propaganda efforts throughout the U.S. government in support of friends and allies overseas. The law provided funding and authorities to the State Department that authorizes the GEC to help counter the foreign propaganda and disinformation being waged against our allies by state and non-state adversaries.
At today’s Senate Finance Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) pressed Dr. Janet Yellen, nominee to serve as Secretary of the Treasury, about the long-term economic impact of the nation’s surging deficit and how we can begin to get back on a path towards greater fiscal stewardship. This comes days after President-Elect Biden laid out a plan to spend another $1.9 trillion – after Congress just enacted a $900 billion coronavirus relief package. Biden’s new plan would be funded entirely by deficit spending. Yellen committed to Portman that she would be a voice for fiscal sanity and stated, “I completely agree with you, Senator Portman, that the Treasury Secretary has to be a voice for fiscal sanity, and I pledge to do that. Our finances need to be on a sustainable, long-run course. And that’s very important for us to focus on. I pledge to do that.”
In addition, Portman highlighted the wide-ranging economic benefits brought about by the 2017 Tax Cuts And Jobs Act. Portman discussed how the 2017 tax reform law leveled the playing field for American businesses, helping to create jobs, spur investment and incentivize companies to move their operations and jobs back to the United States. Portman cautioned Dr. Yellen against raising the corporate tax rate, citing the negative impact a rate increase would have on our global competitiveness and broader economic health here at home.
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