Jim Inhofe

1,700 Taliban fighters have accepted the offer of reintegration from the Karzai Government.

Can the Afghan Government continue to fund and equip these robust security forces in the future?

Will they be ready by the 2014 timeline that President Karzai has requested?

I personally saw the fruits of that labor during my latest visit to Afghanistan over New Year's Day.

The hearing focused on Iraq, conditions on the group post-surge, and status of Iraq meeting specific benchmarks.

If successful, such actions would not only harm the U.S. defense industrial base, but also impede the military strategy and tactics of our Armed Forces and allies in regions where our forces are deployed or our interests are at stake.

Do you believe setting withdrawal dates of July 2012 and December 2014 demonstrate strategic patience and shows U.S. long-term commitment?

What rationale drove the drawdown at the height of fighting season?

Afghanistan remains one of the epicenters of violent extremism. Progress is being made, but it is fragile and reversible.

The Iraqi Government must ask for and approve the presence of U.S. forces beyond 2011.

I firmly believe we should keep Guantanamo open. I think that it is a top-rate detention facility.

I would just hope that nothing is done that's going to change that successful pattern that has been developed.

I think it's a difficult thing to deal with. I have to say this, that during every visit I've made over there the Afghan and coalition personnel unanimously said that setting the dates was a bad idea.

I have thought was a mistake, whether it's this President or past presidents, in making withdrawal dates.

I would hope that you would be looking towards the future in terms of modernization and maintenance.

I have yet to have one of them deny that, I talked about, how we cannot allow this mission not to be carried through.

I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Inhofe and Mr. Blunt pertaining to the introduction of S. 1583 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

Point of inquiry, Mr. President. At some point I want 30 seconds, if we can figure out how to do that.

The accelerated depreciation credit and similar tax credits should be permanently reinstated.

We believe that Congress needs to amend the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to provide incentives to invest in renewable energy, infrastructure, and other economic development projects on Indian reservations.

We urge the Congress to fully fund this critical program in order to spur economic development in Indian country.

You might recall when we had our June meeting, I had an Armed Services commitment that kept me from being here.

I don't believe that an accident in a country with different regulatory systems and practices means that ours are broken.

I think the NRC must take time to learn not just the technical lesson from Fukushima, but also the regulatory and policy lessons.

The task force report lacks the rigorous analysis of issues that traditionally accompanies regulatory requirements proposed by the NRC.