Jim Inhofe

I believe Betsy DeVos is going to be an excellent Secretary of Education.

Simply not showing up for a Committee hearing is probably one of the more childish things and one of the more childish behaviors when it comes to protesting.

Mr. Chairman, I so move.

Time on the floor of the Senate is extremely valuable, and it is one that I think Republicans and Democrats both agree that that time, when it is as valuable as what it is, can't be wasted.

We have to be the adults in the room. We have to act like adults in the room.

What we are seeing from our colleagues is every opportunity that they can to slow down the work in the U.S. Senate continues.

Pruitt has negotiated the first enforceable limit on phosphorous in the Illinois River.

He is a personal friend of those of us in Oklahoma, and he has gone beyond being responsive to this Committee.

Simply delaying the change in leadership at the Environmental Protection Agency does not help our country.

Pruitt has satisfied all ethics requirements and has entered into the same recusal agreement as former Administrator Lisa Jackson.

As part of Dodd-Frank, why it was in Dodd-Frank, I assume that was the vehicle that was available at the time.

The reason the Republicans are in and out is because simultaneously we are having the Environment and Public Works Committee.

Most of the overregulations really come from that committee because they have jurisdiction over the Environmental Protection Agency.

In recent years, many rural states, including Oklahoma, have underperformed in this funding.

Of all the problems that we had, of all the overregulation, the one that scared us the most was WOTUS.

It is nothing that is in the agriculture bill. It is the overregulation of the EPA.

I want to tell you how much I appreciate your taking the time that you did.

During the last administration, it was pretty well decided by the President--and a lot of the Democrats agreed with him--that if you address sequestration for the military, you have to do an equal amount for the non-defense spending.

I think the old measure that we should size the posture and fund our military to fight and win two major wars in different regions of the world near simultaneously--is that still a good idea?

I think defending America is the number one concern.

I am concerned about one recent development, the hiring freeze that was issued on January 23rd for Federal civilian employees.

I would just say that is more evidence that he cares for the children of Oklahoma.

Do you think that the laws that are in the books right now adequately handle this situation?

The Supreme Court overturned EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Rule in 2015 because the EPA failed to--ignored the fact that the cost was $9.6 billion annually of the rule.

Sue and settle, we all know what that is, we know that groups, maybe some of the environmentalist extremist groups will file lawsuits against the EPA.