Jim Inhofe

I had over 20 town hall meetings in the State of Oklahoma. In not one meeting did anyone bring up this thing and initiate the discussion. I think this is really a beltway issue. When I brought it up and told them about the massive tax…

I certainly would not object to taking up the emergency supplemental prior to completing the NATO expansion.

I think if you could single out one thing that had a major impact that persuaded those three more people or four more Senators to vote in favor of allowing our troops to be sent to Bosnia, it would be our commitment and our obligation to…

I have seen press reports that have not accurately represented my conversation with Administrator Browner. During that conversation, I indicated that I had no plans to offer any additional clean air NAAQS legislation this year should the…

That is correct, nothing in the amendment will affect pending lawsuits and nothing will affirm or ratify EPA's standards.

That is my intention. Should this not be the case, we would have to revisit this issue legislatively.

The amendment is simply designed to provide greater certainty for states, small businesses and consumers regarding control strategies for the new ozone and particulate matter standards.

I don't know any other way we are going to be able to bring our troops back. Clearly, the President has us over a political barrel right now because any time our troops get out of there--I don't care if it is tomorrow, if it is June 30…

Thank you, Senator Torricelli, for bringing this issue to the attention of the subcommittee. I am sympathetic to the plight of so many of our communities which have had to essentially re-build in the wake of base closings and you have my…

I have had occasion to be recently in Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base; Fort Hood, TX; Corpus Christi Naval Base; and the Dyess Air Force Base. My concern is that with all the people we have talked about and talked to in the committee…

I respond to the suggestion of the Senator from Georgia that in capacity, there is potentially enough capacity so there will be a public depot in the event of war and have some capacity to grow into it. That is the reason that, again, it…

That is a very good point. In fact, several people, who would like to have us believe that-- referring to the privatization in place--very conveniently leave out one sentence when they talk about realigning Kelly Air Force Base, including…

The big issue here is, we need to use the money that is used on excess capacity to be spent on such things as modernization, quality of life, on readiness, on force strength. These are the things that we need to be talking about. So, yes…

This is taken directly out of the BRAC language. It is critical that we find ourselves in a situation where we are going to be able to actively interpret the intent of the BRAC Commissioners. Eight Commissioners, and they used the same…

In closing, this bill will provide due process to certificate holders where now none exists, without compromising aviation safety. This is a reasonable and prudent response to an increasing problem for certificate holders. I hope our…

I have not been a strong supporter of this budget deal, the basis of the assumptions and other things. But in the event it does come up with a balanced budget in the year 2002, I see one frailty with this, and that is, you can come into…

I would like to read a couple of Scriptures, just for those who care. Anyone who does not, don't listen. First of all, I have used this a number of times, Jeremiah 1:35 says, ``Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were…

I too am concerned that this language not adversely impact flood control, power generation capacity, energy production, Federal revenues or other authorized purposes.

I plan tomorrow to spend some time on the floor talking about one of the most serious issues we have been addressing here in the U.S. Senate, that is, the issue of partial-birth abortion. I suggest that everyone has to make that decision…

It is so obvious on its face, that virtually every strategist, in terms of strategic defense in the country, agrees that we are under probably a greater threat today than we have been maybe in the history of this country in that we no…

Would the chairman support my request that the General Accounting Office review this project, including the questions I have raised in this letter, and report back to this committee and to the House National Security Committee within 30…

I was so dismayed and shocked yesterday when I read what the President was saying through Secretary of Defense William Perry that we now are going to leave our troops over in Bosnia for a period longer than the 12 months that they agreed…

It was a statement made. Put it this way: Is it not true in 1994 you voted for and supported and totally supported the balanced budget amendment that was then before this body? Is that not the same exact balanced budget amendment you voted…

I agree. I cannot think of anything more valuable when you are talking about tradeoffs than defending the lives of Americans. The reason I brought up the thing in Oklahoma City was I was there for the 168 people who were killed, and many…

Up until that statement, I suggest to the Senator from North Dakota that we are almost in agreement on a couple of things. We need to do what we can to defend against terrorist attacks, whether it is fertilizers bombs in suitcases and any…