Jim Inhofe

Numerous concerns have been expressed from my home State, and, I believe, many other States, about this amendment. There is a belief that this amendment is intended to be critical of the AFRTS and the manner in which it makes current…

Is it correct to say that those who make the programming decision for AFRTS have an obligation to consider the popularity and desirability of radio and television programming? In other words, should the AFRTS take note of national…

I remind my colleagues what happened 6 years ago this coming August when the North Koreans did in fact fire a multistage rocket that had the capability of reaching the United States of America. So that threat is still there for us.

I remind the Senator from Washington, if she is concerned about the action that we had proposed with the Environment and Public Works Committee, I chair that committee and I am waiting to be heard concerning this issue because I also have…

I understand in my absence that Senator Reid said there was an agreement to hold Admiral Grossenbacher until a Democrat had been nominated, thereby linking the two nominees. I want to state for the record that we never had such an…

I just hope that you become aggressive and recognize that we have a great need in this country to resolve our energy crisis, and nuclear has to be a major part of it.

But the concern is with the process slowed down on relicensing when you start preparing for Yucca Mountain. Can you keep the progress going?

I cannot imagine with the serious, serious energy crisis that we have today that we would not be looking out there saying, 'Yes, we are going to have more.'

I think Senator Voinovich and I are together in saying that we need all of them.

I fear you will be a three-person Commission for awhile.

Backsliding into the inefficient and ineffective days of the past is not an option.

That is right; we did. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate your carrying this on.

The relicensing program, which no one thought would work in 1998, has become almost routine.

These prisoners, they're murderers, they're terrorists, they're insurgents. Many of them probably have American blood on their hands.

But I'm also outraged by the press and the politicians and the political agendas that are being served by this.

Thank you. I have no further questions but if either of my colleagues do, feel free to ask.

That is what is unusual about Missouri.

I compliment you for that. I am not saying this just to blow smoke at you, but you are doing such a great job.

We are doing a great job in Oklahoma. I am just so appreciative of Dr. Sampson and his predecessor for all the things that have taken place in Oklahoma.

These investments created or saved more than 13,000 jobs.

In fact, just yesterday we announced $2.1 million in EDA project and planning grants for the State of Oklahoma.

EDA was created in 1965 to provide assistance to economically distressed areas, primarily those experiencing substantial and persistent unemployment and poverty.

Overall, in the last decade, EDA investments of about $47 million, leveraged $42 million in State and local dollars and more than $1 billion in private sector dollars.

Studies have shown that EDA uses Federal dollars efficiently and effectively creating and retaining long-term jobs at an average cost that is among the lowest in government.

Thank you to all of our witnesses for appearing before us today and a special welcome to Mr. Gary Gorshing from southwestern Oklahoma.