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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.
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…
it is very simple. If you are for extreme gun control and against the Second Amendment rights, you ought to vote no on this. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the Inhofe amendment No. 649, as modified.
everyone in here knows what the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty does. It doesn't infringe upon our Second Amendment rights. We all know that. It also limits our ability to help our allies like Israel in building their weapons system…
I ask unanimous consent that amendment No. 649 be brought up, as modified. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from…
this really wasn't the week of the Senator from Vermont. In an article in the Wall Street Journal on Monday, ``The Myth of the Climate Change `97%,' '' they say the 97 percent figure came from 79 respondents out of 3,146. Secondly, today …
I ask unanimous consent to be recognized for 1 minute in opposition. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
let me say I agree and look forward to that. Sometimes people forget some of the things we are supposed to be doing around here. The Constitution says roads and bridges. That is what we are supposed to be doing. So I will work closely with…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Transportation Reauthorization Bill
despite the repeated statements and warnings from our military and some of our congressional leaders, including myself, we are again staring down the barrel of sequestration. This has been the great fear we have had, and I think we have…
as I said a few minutes ago, I agree with Senator Sanders, the author of this amendment, in terms of what is the problem we have. We have to have a transportation reauthorization bill and we are going to have it. I know Senator Sanders has…
first of all, I want to thank my good friend from Vermont for drawing attention to the critical importance of passing a long-term Transportation reauthorization bill. This is one that Senator Boxer and I have been working together on for a…
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