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Jim Inhofe

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James Mountain Inhofe is a former United States Senator from Oklahoma, serving from 1994 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Inhofe is known for his strong conservative views, particularly on issues related to national defense and environmental policy. He gained notoriety for his skepticism regarding climate change, famously calling it a hoax. Throughout his tenure, he held significant positions, including Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

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Apr 6, 2016

EPA has identified $384 billion in drinking water needs and $271 billion in wastewater needs over the next 20 years based on capital improvement plans developed by local utilities.

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Apr 6, 2016

I think these are some of the things that we can do in our committee.

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Apr 6, 2016

I acknowledge that there are a lot of problems that we have, but there are a lot of solutions just from members of this committee.

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Apr 6, 2016

We need increased investment. It is very, very clear.

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Apr 6, 2016

the EPA treats some of the small communities like prosecutors.

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Apr 6, 2016

I have every conference. I am in the leadership; I have talked to the leadership on our side, Barbara has done the same thing on her side, and I am anticipating that we will be able to do this, get this out of committee, on the floor…

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Apr 6, 2016

I believe that that attitude of, frankly, an arrogant, dictatorial attitude out of the agency is very real for most cities.

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Apr 6, 2016

Our concern is the fact that it is a policy; it is not the law.

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Apr 5, 2016

I urge you to take a page out of Chairman Jackson's playbook and tackle these challenges.

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Apr 5, 2016

these oversight hearings are of extreme importance.

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