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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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Sep 9, 2015

it has been a long day. We have heard about everything that can be heard from a lot of different people, and I have come to some conclusions that there are some things that are incontrovertible after hearing both sides of the debate all…

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Aug 4, 2015

This is about a colorless, tasteless, necessary part of the atmosphere called carbon dioxide.

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Aug 4, 2015

State Could Lose Up to 11,000 Coal Jobs If Obama Plan Takes Effect.

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Aug 4, 2015

Burning the Constitution of the United States should not be a part of the national energy policy.

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Aug 4, 2015

This is not a good deal for the American people.

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Aug 4, 2015

The President comes out with his initiative which I believe is a national energy tax. To me, this is regulation without representation.

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Aug 4, 2015

Let me just observe that in the last Congress when the Republicans were a minority, Senator Boxer had S. 2963, a bill to address discharge limits from large and small vessels reported through committee on a party line vote with no hearing.

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Aug 4, 2015

We can have a debate, my friends across the aisle disagree with me vehemently about this, about what CO2, carbon dioxide, is doing to the atmosphere.

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Aug 4, 2015

The President seems to always exaggerate the benefits and ignore the costs.

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Aug 4, 2015

The climate has always changed. There is a reason why the island of Greenland is named Greenland because at one point, it was green.

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Aug 4, 2015

These regulations are the product of backroom sue and settle tactics with radical environmental lobbying organizations.

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Aug 4, 2015

A very good friend of mine said at one time, elections have consequences.

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