called Portman's DC office. got hung up on. not voice mail. not a message. 4 rings and hung up on.

so that's a thing now?

The second i tweet that, I get a call from Portman. On a conference call now.

1-800-205-6446 for questions on the conference call with Portman. And no one can get in. 1st two callers no audio... 3rd one gets through...

What do you want me to ask him?

After 35 minutes and 19 seconds, while in queue to ask a question, I got hung up on. Quick recap coming up.

So, the first thing that caught my ear was his defending Kavanaugh, saying the FBI investigations of allegations against Kavanaugh turned up nothing.

Next, with RBG's funeral on Friday, he expects a name for the seat Saturday. Also I learned funerals are partisan.

Caller called it a "Democratic funeral" says we (Democrats) are packing the courts and burning the country down. No pushback.

Says PPP program was abused; caller mentioned Kushner and others among names that got loans and shouldn't have. Rob, in effect blames lack of oversight.

Caller name checked Kushner among others. By saying gov't programs of that size are bound to have trouble, he's indirectly blaming the lack of oversight involved that the Senate did not put in place.

Spoke on election security. Says OH got $13 Million in funds.