Jim Inhofe

First, I associate myself much with the remarks of Senator McConnell. Serving on the Senate Armed Services Committee and having been in that theater more than any other Member from the very beginning, it is so obvious to see what the cost…

It is the responsibility of Congress to continue to ensure that American's receive a full and effective return for the fuel taxes they paid into the Trust Fund.

The link between a robust economy and a strong transportation infrastructure is undeniable; yet when it comes to other spending needs in the Federal Government, transportation is often neglected as a priority.

We must recognize that our nation's transportation needs have outgrown our current transportation policy.

Every American owes a debt of gratitude to the men and women who lost their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor. They gave all they had in selfless service to the Nation. We recognize the contributions and sacrifice of the survivors of…

I have been personally attacked by -- by Anderson Cooper. It's taking place right now, even this week, calling me every kind of name, all kinds of threats.

I will go ahead. That is fine. I will initially mention a couple of points that are of concern to me. First, this has been something my colleagues have worked on for a long period of time. I understand that is true because I have heard my…

Proponents of the ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty will tell you that the treaty will be a great asset to the military by allowing our Navy the freedom of movement to and from any point on and under the ocean, unencumbered by the…

The amendment I am offering, No. 2796, would prohibit the FAA from using any money in fiscal year 2008 to implement their proposed new ATC training system. It is called the ATCOTS. The FAA has sped up the schedule for transition without…

Let me tell you, I have been in the AOR of Iraq, not always in Iraq, but this AOR, 14 times. I probably have talked to more troops, gotten a better feel as to what people are about over there than any other Member. I think to even suggest…

I have to say this. I wasn't going to mention Guantanamo, but since that is a subject of interest to everybody... We all seem to have this propensity to be more concerned about them than we are for the lives of Americans.

We are concerned that the very aggressive increase in biofuels mandates proposed in S. 1419 raises fundamental questions about the impact that an increased Federal Government mandate for corn-based ethanol, in addition to new State…

I can see where a cumbersome permitting process, with uncertain outcomes, would make it difficult to plan and implement projects . . . I encourage you to improve the speed and predictability of the permitting process, and believe that this…

Let me respond again. The distinguished junior Senator from California can say over and over and over again as many times as she wants that it is giving money to oil companies. It is not. Specifically, the EDA portion provides grants to…

Let me make one comment. Something the Senator from Georgia said is very important. This is not a spending bill, this is an authorization bill. If we didn't have this bill in the process, then the appropriators, when the bill would come…

First of all, I don't see Senator Baucus here. He is the chairman of the subcommittee. He did a great job on this. We worked closely together. They called us the big four, the chairman and ranking member and the chairman and the ranking…

I agree that the corps needs to make sure that its funding allocations take into consideration small harbors with large economic impacts. The corps should not develop a budget that is unfairly biased against rural communities, and which…

But I do have peer-reviewed studies that say specifically the amount of change that is attributable to human activity is so small it is not measurable, like .07 of 1 degree in 50 years. Now, that is significant. I have several…

The main thing I want to get across, I can't get across in 3 minutes. But I can tell you right now--and by the way, the reason I wasn't here earlier is that I have been, in the last 3 days, in Iraq. And by the way, good things are…

I introduced last year a bill I called the Child Medication Safety Act. This is to protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering a controlled substance or psychotropic drug in order to attend school. It has come…

My perspective has been that some of the statements that you have made are -- have inaccuracies and have been misleading.

Thousands of meteorologists and geologists, physicists, astrophysicists, climatologists, scientists who disagree with you, are they all wrong and you're right?

Do you know how many hundreds of thousands of fans you have out there that would like to follow your lead, and this pledge merely says as you can read it up there, that you're agreeing to consume no more energy in your residence than the…

We had authorized $5.7 billion to be spent this year on the BRAC process and $4.1 billion was taken out, with $1 billion put back. My question to you is: Can we have that made up without taking it out of a supplemental that would be…

I want to single out Senator Pat Leahy for being so generous with me and giving me time to talk about Judge Frizzell and why he should be confirmed. He told me, after listening to this, he would be willing to put him on his top priority…