Jim Inhofe

I would like to have any one of the witnesses respond to where do you think we are right now with China and Russia.

I am thankful that I think we have overcome those now.

Now, it was Reagan that said there is nothing closer to life eternal on the face of this earth than a government agency once formed.

I am very enthusiastic about this. And I agree with you, Senator Carper, that it is a lot fun when we can work on issues that we agree on, so let's get it done.

It always surprised a lot of people, when I chaired this Committee, how many times Barbara Boxer and I agreed.

I have to say confession is good for the soul, and Senator Whitehouse and I don't always see eye-to-eye on every issue.

It is important for everyone to understand this is the second time around for this, because we introduced this bill last year.

I believe advances in nuclear energy can help us sustain that nurturing environment for job creation, cleaner air for our people and our planet.

I suspect that none of us in this Committee do either.

The problem I had with the Federal Government very often was predictability and knowing in advance what's going to happen.

It seems like government doesn't have the understanding that they really need to know what's going to be expected of them next year or 10 years from now because the investment sometimes has to be made way in advance.

Yes. And, Mr. Heiner, Microsoft has been a leading innovator in the use of unlicensed spectrum.

I understand that consumer demand for wireless has more than doubled in 2015 alone.

This is Congress. We're your partner, and we want to help.

The declaratory policy that makes clear the United States will respond to all cyber attacks. The question will not be whether but how.

I think we did that. I know in the FAST Act, and at that time I was chairing the Committee...

I was proud to spearhead a lot of the permitting reforms, in MAP-21 as well as in the FAST Act that we passed.

The people who are the landowners have every bit as much, if not more concern for the environment.

We don't think they completely understand that we care as much or more so about our environment in Utah.

We ask that Congress protect that spectrum to be able to preserve this opportunity to realize these benefits.

It seems like it's easy to list but very difficult to delist, and this is something that we're wanting to change.

Congress has authorized and, in fact, made it a priority for the Corps to work with private partners to develop and maintain recreational areas at Corps lakes.

It would be a good idea. And I would like to ask that you personally look at this because it is something that should not have gone this long and it is critical.

Forward-stationed U.S. Forces are both a tangible demonstration of the U.S.'s will and ability to defend common interests abroad.

I disagreed back in the 1990s when the reverse was true.