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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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Mar 4, 2015

Is there any way the time could be changed from 2:30 p.m. to 2:20 p.m., otherwise there are four people who may miss their planes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Will the majority leader so modify his request? Mr. McCONNELL. The request is that…

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Mar 3, 2015

I don't see any logical reason we would move to a more stringent standard when we haven't complied with that.

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Mar 3, 2015

Mississippi is projected under this power plan to experience the largest increase in electricity production costs of any State, a 177 percent increase.

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Mar 3, 2015

I will begin and probably will not take all of my time because I want to reserve some in case some of my colleagues want to have more time.

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Mar 3, 2015

Even 65 ppb, in my State of Oklahoma, would put all 77 of our counties out of attainment. That is a very serious thing.

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Mar 3, 2015

One of the reasons people are talking about doing this through regulation is that ever since 2003 we have had four votes in the U.S. Senate to go ahead and do something, have some kind of cap and trade they are now talking about doing…

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Mar 3, 2015

The President's $8.6 billion proposal to fund the EPA represents a $452 million increase from last year's enacted levels but sacrifices core responsibilities in the pursuit of new regulations.

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Mar 3, 2015

Mandatory spending would mean that EPA would hand out money with no congressional oversight.

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Mar 3, 2015

The estimated cost to Mississippi ratepayers is $14 billion by 2030, not including fuel costs.

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Mar 3, 2015

Do each of you believe our nuclear deterrence capability has been challenged by inadequate modernization funding?

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