I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized for a couple of minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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.
both the Department of Defense and infrastructure are absolutely critical responsibilities of the Federal Government.
I ask unanimous consent to lay the pending business aside for the purpose of considering the Inhofe-Mikulski commissary amendment No. 1728. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
Regaining the floor, I would only say to my good friend that as the second ranking member on the Armed Services Committee, I have talked about these for a long time. I tried to do them before I left for 4 days on business. Also, Senator…
You also mentioned some of the discussions in the House would rectify that, would take out some of the uncertainty, correct?
If you are talking right now about contracts starting to be let, could this be a problem if this changed and they were not able to use the coal ash as it is being used today?
We hear the term uncertainty quite a bit up here. This is one of the problems out there with a lot of the rules and regulations.
Mr. Kezar, under the current law, the EPA does not have the authority to approve State permitting programs for coal ash disposal and the technical requirements in the EPA's rules are enforceable only through citizen suits.
You spent a lot of your time talking about transportation infrastructure. It could not be more timely here and now.
I rise for a special request. I just returned from a military trip overseas with four other Members just a matter of minutes ago to find out that the two amendments that I was trying to get pending--and I would really settle for just one…





