With his party in firm control of both chambers of Congress, Trump has the chance to move swiftly to implement some of his signature pledges, such as repealing Obamacare.
Trump has pledged to back a military rebuild and lift the automatic defense budget cuts called “sequestration.” If fulfilled, that could have a big impact on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the largest single-site employer in the state with 26,000 jobs.
Republican Rob Portman, who won a second term by beating former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland by a wide margin, said he is looking forward to working with Trump and his running mate, Mike Pence, on a wide variety of issues.
“I think it’s time for us to come together, rise above that dysfunction and start to deliver more results,” he said. “If we do that, just as I found in this election, people will respond.”
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