Jim Inhofe: “We have the largest recoverable reserves in coal, oil, and gas.”

Hadn't thought about that.

I am concerned that the Department of Transportation may not award or may unfairly limit future grant funding to eligible projects simply because those projects do not meet the Administration's overarching policy goals.

There is no state that is more dependent upon the issues that are brought in this Committee hearing, and this is the reason I got on it in the first place.

First of all, I want to thank the chairman for all the hard work. People don't realize that this is, in my opinion, the most significant vote of the year. It has been one we have been through for a long period of time, and it is necessary…