Jim Inhofe

We are on a path to continue acquiring the best systems and enough of those systems to meet the current requirements.

In many ways, the primary threat to the effectiveness and credibility of the American deterrent is one that we control ourselves, and that is failing to invest adequately in our Nation's nuclear weapon infrastructure, a point I have made a…

Mr. Panetta, during the New START hearings, General Chilton was asked by Senator Feingold whether the New START treaty allowed the United States to 'maintain a nuclear arsenal that is . . . more than is needed to guarantee an adequate…

Mr. Panetta, if confirmed, will you continue to work on improving and expanding this program, to include statute and funding changes?

If held at locations in other countries such as Afghanistan or Yemen, isn't there a greater risk of escape, attack on the prison, or release of these terrorists?

I felt we cut our force too deep during the Clinton administration which resulted in our need to increase the force in 2007.

I have been one of the strongest supporters of our security assistance and engagement programs.

The National Guard provides unique capacity-building capabilities through its State Partnership Program (SPP).

The administration is reviewing nuclear deterrence requirements and nuclear targeting guidance with a goal of further nuclear reductions.

This is something that is a concern of mine.

I hope, and I believe, that you will do all you can--now that we have the PIM program--down the road a little ways, that we can continue to do that.

It's just shocking to me. I was a product of the draft, and so I'd never thought an All-Volunteer Army would be what this is.

Shame on us if we forget, when the conflicts dissipate a bit.

I appreciate Senator Lieberman talking about the end strength and the fellowship program.

I was honored to serve for 8 years with then-Congressman Panetta, and I have always considered him to be a very close friend.

In 10 years, we'll no longer need ground troops.

Congress finds the following: (A) Many volunteer pilot nonprofit organizations fly for public benefit and provide valuable services to communities and individuals. (B) In calendar year 2006, volunteer pilot nonprofit organizations provided…

One of the things that is interesting about northwest Arkansas is that you were just talking about Don Tyson. You could just as well have been talking about Sam Walton, Hunt, and many others. I do not know what it is about northwest…

When we think about modernizing TSCA, several questions come to mind: Will reform allow EPA to foster, rather than stifle, innovation?

I would like to thank Senator Lautenberg for scheduling this important hearing to examine the effectiveness of the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA.

This is an important test, because if we can't get the votes we need for a comprehensive solution, then we may have to consider alternative legislative options to address specific issues that might have broader bipartisan support.

I hope that as we further define our principles, we can reach an agreement to develop a workable bill, one based on the best available science, one that protects human health, and one that balances the need to protect jobs and economic…

It is time to bring TSCA into the 21st Century.

My concern is that you address the unfunded mandate portion of this.

I know this, because in 1948, it started in my State of Oklahoma, that there has not been a case, a documented case of groundwater contamination using hydraulic fracturing.