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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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Jan 20, 2015

I like one of the quotes, many of the quotes, of President Reagan. One of them is none of the four wars in my lifetime came about because we are too strong. It is weakness that invites adventurous adversaries to make mistaken judgments.

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Jan 20, 2015

I think our capability is not adequate to deal with all the challenges that I see.

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Jan 20, 2015

I would like to ask for a motion to approve the rules as amended.

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Jan 20, 2015

We are going to have Secretary Fox, which has been a good appointment.

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Jan 20, 2015

Madam Administrator, if we were to pass some of the cap and trade bills that we are talking about today, or the regulations that would bring us cap and trade, would this have a reduction in overall CO2 emissions. She said, no, it wouldn't…

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Jan 20, 2015

a huge indirect tax and wealth redistribution scheme that the EPA is imposing by fiat will profoundly touch every American.

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Jan 13, 2015

we are getting close to a time when we are going to be able to see a reality here that we have been talking about--the Keystone Pipeline--for a long period of time now. When I go back to Oklahoma, people say: If you have something that no…

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Jan 8, 2015

I know we are all concerned right now with the progress that is going to be made on the pipeline, and I would like to make a few comments about it. I have three charts. Let us look at this one from Oklahoma. I want to remind everyone that…

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Dec 31, 2014

In the event this is true, you would be willing to terminate these people?

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Dec 31, 2014

We were saying that given the fact that they took the same actions, discussed by the IG and another person, if that is true, do you think should continue if they were guilty of the same thing, the same deficiencies as the chairman at that…

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Dec 31, 2014

In January 2015, the EPA IG notified the White House that CSB Chairman Moure-Eraso, General Counsel Richard Loeb and Managing Director David Horowitz knowingly, all three, violated the Federal Records Act by using personal email accounts…

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Dec 30, 2014

Decisions on the pace and magnitude of further troop reductions will be made by the President of the United States in accordance with the ISAF mandate which ends on December 31, 2014.

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