James Inhofe actually said...

"The Arctic is key strategic terrain. Russia is taking aggressive steps to increase its presence there. I will prioritize the development of an integrated strategy for the Arctic. I believe that our in..."

"Well, that bothers me, too, and I appreciate that."

"As the ice melts on the Arctic, our responsibilities clearly are going up. We don't have the capability we would like to have in the Arctic."

"I have it on good authority that the project was on the Corps' list to receive one of the six new starts that Congress appropriated last fiscal year, but in the end, only one new start was awarded."