The Miracle and Challenge of Global Trade | Rob Portman

Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

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🗓️ 5 April 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Former Senator Rob Portman joins the show to talk about all the benefits and pitfalls of American trade policy. We examine the history and evolution of trade policy, the debate over free trade vs protectionism, tariffs vs subsidies, and finding the right balance to create fair competition and the movement of goods between nations. We also discuss the prospects for the TikTok bill passing the Senate, and get into some Civics 101 on the differences between legislating in the Senate vs the House.

Prior to serving as Ohio’s Senator from 2011 to 2023, Sen. Portman served as Director of the Office of Management and Budget and United States Trade Representative in the George W. Bush administration. Today he is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at American Enterprise Institute with a focus on public policy and free trade expansion. Follow him on Twitter at @robportmanOH.

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0:00.0	We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created.
0:03.2	As a member of Congress, I get to have a lot of really interesting people in the office.
0:07.2	Experts on what they're talking about.
0:08.8	This is the podcast.
0:10.0	For insights into the issues.
0:11.5	China, bioterrorism, Medicare for all, in-depth discussions,
0:16.0	breaking it down into simple terms.
0:18.0	We hold, we hold these truths.
0:20.1	We hold these truths.
0:21.2	With Dan Krenshaw.
0:22.1	The eagle has landed.
0:24.0	Welcome back everybody. I'm honored today to be joined by Senator Rob
0:28.0	Fortman of Ohio. And I want to talk about trade. I want to talk about a lot of things,
0:32.0	but trade is the main thing because you've got such a history with
0:36.4	Trade policy in the United States and it's certainly something that I think the Republican Party wrestles with, as far as where
0:45.0	our principles lie here.
0:46.8	We know we're in favor of free market principles, but you know, there's an obvious question,
0:51.0	does that apply internationally? it is it always good or
0:54.6	there never tradeoffs and grith you from Ohio is that that that's of course the
0:58.2	discussion so I want to get into that in your history I I but first want to tell the audience a little bit about you
1:04.5	and why I asked you to talk about this subject.
1:07.8	So Senator Portman began his public service three decades ago in three presidential
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