wednesday, october 18 portman statement on the white house tax reform meeting with senate finance committee members portman released the following statement after joining his bipartisan colleagues on the senate finance committee for a meeting at the white house regarding tax reform: "we had a productive meeting today at the white house discussing tax reform. i'm pleased that president trump and the white house continue to engage both republicans and democrats on the need for comprehensive tax reform. we all agreed tax reform should focus on helping middle-class families, and that's what our plan does. our tax reform framework will help create more jobs, increase wages, and encourage more investment and opportunities in america. i remain optimistic that, by working together, we can simplify and reform our outdated tax code on behalf of middle-class families and small businesses." portman discusses opioid crisis at washington post forum, urges action on stop act portman discussed america's opioid epidemic and the actions congress is taking to address this crisis at a forum hosted by the washington post with senators maggie hassan (d-nh) and joe manchin (d-wv) on wednesday. 