Jim Inhofe

It is true that production has expanded since 2008 during this Administration.

He talks about the decision of the current NTSB calls into question its fairness and impartiality in pilot appeals. And he talks about all the notices that have gone out and the problems they have had with this. Of the 100,000 pilots who…

Let me respond. This in no way has anything to do with safety because we are talking--the first arbitrator is the FAA. That is not what this is about at all. When we have had a chance to talk, as we have to almost all the Senators in this…

I think, rather than extreme, I should have used the word impatient. I am ready for nuclear energy.

I think you covered that pretty well in your opening statement, but I wanted to make it in reference to this reorganization statement.

I would say to both of you, when a tragedy occurs such as 9/11, it changes the behavior; we do things that we hadn't done before.

It was right of him to resign last month. By removing himself as a distraction to the agency, the Commission can once again focus on its mission of nuclear safety.

The nomination of Kristine Svinicki to continue to serve on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is crucial, especially as the Commission enters a tumultuous time with a lack of transparent leadership while continuing to make important…

One of the Senate's most important responsibilities is to offer service and provide consent to the President's nominations.

Thank you, Chairman Boxer, for holding this hearing. One of the Senate's more important responsibilities is to offer advice and provide consent to the President's nominations.

If there is no business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:07 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at 10 a.m. ____________________

Will the Senator from Ohio yield for a unanimous consent request?

I appreciate that. And Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the time.

I don't think it is very responsible or prudent to accede to it.

That doesn't sound to me like a very fiscally responsible thing to do.

How does it serve our national security interests to send nonappropriated, essentially entitlement spending to an international organization?

That is the real table when you say a place at the table?

We can sit here today and have no idea how much oil and natural gas is out there.

It seems like once they retire, things kind of change.

I do remember that discussion.

The U.S. Interagency Extended Continental Shelf Task Force said it would be billions, if not trillions.

Money that would be coming to the United States, that by virtue of this treaty, would not come to the United States--I call that a tax.

To agree to the Law of the Sea Treaty acknowledges that the United Nations has authority over the United States maritime territorial claims.

I do not envy you a bit. You are put in a position--I know a little bit about chain of command because I was in a very lowly position, but I was in the United States Army.

Do you think that is in our best national security interest?