James Inhofe actually said...

"Do you think that is a legitimate exercise of our authority in the Congress, in this committee, to say, you know, these candidates might be qualified, they are certainly motivated to serve their Count..."

"are you going to respond to our requests directly to us, not filtering it through the Administration?"

"I would suggest to you no one disagrees climate is changing. That is not the issue."

"I am hoping you would try to put something in place to preclude that from happening again."