Jim Inhofe

The State of Oklahoma does not. It goes up to 95 cents. The first year, it is 90.5; next year, 91.75; and it gradually goes up. Yours does not because for the State of Arizona, it hits the ceiling. So you have 90.5 each of the first 4…

Is the Senator aware that 13 months ago they found 11 chemical rockets with warheads that would hold 140 liters of any kind of chemical? They found with that VX gas enough to load these 11 rockets. Subsequent to that they found 36 more…

If they found 47 chemical rockets, rockets that would hold 140 liters of chemicals, why would they have them if they didn't intend on using them against somebody? Would you inform the Senator?

I always wanted to have a boy, selfishly, James Mountain Inhofe III. So we found out--and this happened a couple years ago--that in fact my daughter-in-law was unexpectedly pregnant--Jimmy's wife. I respond to the Senator that what we did…

In my State of Oklahoma, it perhaps makes no difference. We are one of the 20 States that has mandatory seatbelt laws. In fact, it could be argued we could be benefited by this because if other States do not comply and are punished, then…

While the Senate began debating S. 1072, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act, known as SAFETEA, nearly 1 week ago, I am not sure some of my colleagues have been informed about how this bill would impact…

Section 1618 is in regard to the air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events. This bill directs EPA to promulgate regulations governing the handling of air quality-monitoring data influenced by exceptional events, such as…

We have serious infrastructure needs now. The State system is 50 years old; 32 percent of our major roads are in poor or remedial condition; 29 percent of the bridges are structurally deficient. I am more emotional regarding the 29 percent…

Section 1304 is in regard to the facilitation of international registration plans and international fuel tax agreements. In response to issues surrounding commerce from Mexico, S. 1072 gives the Secretary of Transportation discretion to…

I confess there are many things in this bill that I would rather have done in a different way, and I am sure Senator Reid and Senator Jeffords would say the same thing. In fact, they have said the same thing.

What that did was take arbitrary political percentages and apply them in order to get votes. We have done far more. This takes into consideration the streamlining provisions about which we haven't even talked. We spent months on this in…

Yes. I have a letter I read yesterday. It is dated February 2, 2004. I have not heard anything either way about whether or not they are supporting this legislation. But they outlined a set of principles yesterday to which our bill…

I think we're going to have to look at it someday in order to be able to resolve these problems

I appreciate very much Senator Lieberman and his activity in seeing to it that we are going to ultimately have a system that is going to defend our American cities, and I applaud him for that.

I think our actions were the right actions and we are doing a great job over there.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I want to thank you also, General Abizaid, for responding to my request in coming and making that excellent presentation at the National Prayer Breakfast.

But the point the General is making, if we hadn't taken action, it would take some 20 years, at the rate that we were going, to get adequate body armor to these troops.

As all of you know, we've talked about the President's budget, and there is, right now, some talk about another $9 billion cut.

I appreciate the response. I know the Senator to be very sincere. The time that we spent--we are talking about 12 months we have been anguishing over this issue to come up with something that is fair. It is not perfect. It is better than…

I was referring to 2003, where it is a very substantial donee State, recognizing it goes up and down. By the way, Oklahoma has never been a donee State. Oklahoma was bumped against the ceilings: 73 percent, 80 percent, and then 90.5…

I would agree with those comments. However, I think we have the basic formula, and this is something for which I am going to be fighting because once you break into this and change the formula, that is going to change every State. That is…

Is the Senator aware that Patrick Moynihan was born and raised in my city of Tulsa? He was the first one when I came here--not to the Senate but to the other body--to whom I came over to talk. We developed a very close relationship…

The compromise we have reached would continue the FEMA program in the islands for the next 5 years, as recommended by the Energy Committee. In addition, the Secretary of State would be directed to immediately undertake negotiations, in…

The amount of jobs in his State alone, if this passes, would be 178,000. For any other Members who want to know how their States will be affected, we have that breakdown. It is a study by Penn State University.