Jim Inhofe

For 24 years, Chief Crutchfield has served the nation with honor and professionalism. Now, as he retires from his post as Assistant Director for General and Flag Officer Matters in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense…

I know that the American people really have the Russian invasion of Ukraine first and foremost on their minds as well as higher energy costs.

I am of the thought that energy security is national security.

I have long supported nuclear energy and ensuring spent fuel is safely and properly stored in a permanent repository.

If we don't do it, China and Russia are going to do it.

While Senator Duckworth's bill is a good faith effort to help her State, I am concerned that basically it kind of pays the communities to tolerate long-term problems.

They are the largest polluter out there, on record, it particularly remains the world's largest polluter, as they still are, today.

It has always been a concern to me that many of the extreme groups that are out there hold a great regard for China and their record, and yet they continue to be the greatest polluter around.

I want to thank Senator Capito and everyone. Some are not aware that we have competing committees, and it is difficult to be in two places at once.

Whatever happened to the guy that turned off the wrong engine?

The problem is still a problem, and I understand, and you are very emphatic to me, that you are personally involved in looking into it.

I have to say that we really did a good job in terms of the private sector.

I am going to be--in case some people leave before we get to the second part of the program, we have got a great article here by Andrew Wheeler.

We keep hearing that 2014 has been the warmest year on record. I asked the chair, you know what this is? It`s a snowball. And that just from outside here, so it`s very, very cold out.

We will continue to work together, as we have in the past, with successes.

You need to look at the life safety, what is being protected, the people, the industry, utilities that are behind that levee.

It is loud and clear, and we have heard this.

The American Society of Civil Engineers has given the inland waterway system an overall grade of D-plus.

I was able to include the authorization for the West Tulsa levee system.

My first ask of you is will you commit to ensuring this project remains a priority for the Corps?

It has survived. We had a real close call 2 years ago, and I think you probably heard from me about that.

I was very disappointed but not surprised that the EPA and the Army Corps have decided to repeal and replace the Trump era Navigation Waters Protection Rule.

Essentially, what the WOTUS rule did was take away from the States and give to the Federal Government that jurisdiction.

I sent a letter to the President regarding the Administration's lack of transparency in developing its new Paris Climate Nationally Determined Contribution Emission Pledge.

A lot of us had serious concerns with the Administration's recent announcement that it will repeal and replace the Trump-era Navigable Waters Protection Rule.