Jim Inhofe

If they are not tempered by reality, Dover will have fewer jobs, fewer businesses, and higher electric rates.

I think we all embrace the significant air improvements that we have had from the Clean Air Act.

But environmental regulations must be tempered by economic realities.

My colleagues and the Obama EPA believe that more regulation, even if draconian, necessarily means more benefits and more jobs.

I think we need to know what those costs are. That was introduced by Senator Johanns and myself yesterday. It is called the Comprehensive Assessment Regulations in Economy or CARE Act.

I will not be here for another round and I wanted to just make sure that I have, in the record, these statements talking about the effects they are having on jobs

The initiatives range from continuing the certification of all military aircraft to fly on a 50/50 blend of fuel.

OCO funding for equipment reset is being pushed into the base budget. This has two detrimental effects.

The President's fiscal year 2012 budget provides the balanced funding necessary for the Navy to support today's force.

What is the risk level of funding sustainment requirements at 85 percent?

The Air Force has identified a $7 billion shortfall in WSS.

Budget pressures have pushed some in DOD to hedge towards contractor maintenance in a search for savings and efficiencies.

What role do core and 50/50 play in maintaining our national security?

Defense spending, while growing, has not kept pace with our conflicts.

Our forces are operating near the limits of their capacity to meet the demands of ongoing major operations.

Navy does not anticipate any large increase in defense spending in the near future.

When do we get to the point where these cost-savings measures begin to impact our readiness?

I have to say this, Chairman McCaskill, about General Reno. He possesses a character that is very rare in his side of the table and our side of the table, both. It's called humility.

I honestly believe that. It's not all rosy. We have issues. But, we've been very well funded.

The American people assume our kids going into battle have the best of everything; and they don't.

If we don't get help from Congress to reset our equipment when we pull out of Afghanistan, we are at risk to respond to contingencies.

You pay now or you pay a lot more later.

There are a lot of people that I serve with, in the U.S. Senate, who don't hold defending America as high a priority as I do.

I won't sit here and tell you we're perfect and that we're meeting our requirements exactly, but we're focused on it, and think we're improving.

I really believe that we need to sit down and take a hard look at the planning that has been done for Guam.