On the hill
Portman rules out quick passage of Senate Iron Dome supplement bill
‘I wish I could tell you that everybody's going to go along with it, but I think there will still be at least that one objection and maybe others,’ Portman told Ohio Jewish leaders
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Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee meeting to discuss committee matters on Capitol Hill on October 06, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) appeared on Tuesday to rule out the possibility of passing the $1 billion supplement to Israel’s Iron Dome missile-defense system as a standalone item in the Senate by unanimous consent.
Speaking to a virtual meeting...