James Inhofe actually said...

"Not only are the U.S. nuclear plant designs more robust than Japan's, but our significant cultural differences make it much less likely that we'll face the same problem."

"I would like to ask, Captain Ostendorff, would you think it is important for us to have the benefit of a complete report, even more complete than the one we have right now?"

"It didn't include all the cultural----"

"America can afford the defense it needs; it's a matter of priorities."