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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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Jul 17, 2013

The President's proposal is extraordinarily expensive.

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Jul 17, 2013

the President's global warming proposal, so you can understand why I'm disappointed that no officials are testifying today.

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Jul 17, 2013

I think the economic impacts of these policies are imperative to an honest discussion.

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Jul 17, 2013

I think we absolutely should talk about the regulations so the American public can know exactly what the Administration has planned.

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Jul 17, 2013

I, on the other hand, think that is exactly what the Administration is doing and I think we should talk about the impacts of shutting down power plants.

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Jul 17, 2013

The fact is, these costs are very real. Yet the benefits of these climate change regulations are very much unknown.

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Jul 17, 2013

These talking points are not honest or straight forward. They're purely political.

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Jul 17, 2013

The President makes it clear that he does not want anyone talking about the cost of taking action to stop global warming.

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Jul 17, 2013

I am interested in discussing exactly what part of the science is settled in light of the fact that climate models have been wrong for the last 15 years.

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Jul 17, 2013

last Wednesday I came to the floor and spoke about the President's global warming speech and all that the White House is doing to help frame the debate with his talking points memo which we happened to intercept, and it is very…

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Jul 17, 2013

Not one has passed the U.S. Senate, which is the more liberal branch of the two Houses.

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Jul 17, 2013

regulating carbon is a bureaucrats dream because if you control carbon, you control life.

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