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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 17, 2017

Would you commit to sitting down with the Transportation Secretary, Elaine Chao?

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Jan 17, 2017

Attorney General Pruitt, as Administrator, will you look into this matter to see whether this extreme action was appropriate or a hasty political decision?

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Jan 17, 2017

After losing the election, however, the Obama administration broke the deal by prematurely issuing new regulations.

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Jan 17, 2017

It's the worse scientific scandal of our generation.

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Jan 17, 2017

The closed-mindedness of these supposed men of science is surprising even to me.

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Jan 17, 2017

ClimateGate was a fraud on a scale I have never seen before.

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Jan 17, 2017

I remember so well--every year the U.N. has a big party, and they invite everyone to come in.

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Jan 17, 2017

I think we need to have in the record that there are some things that are going on that should not be going on.

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Jan 17, 2017

I ask at this point in the record that we reprint the Wall Street Journal op-ed piece that was written by two outstanding scientists called 'The Myth of the Climate Change Ninety-Seven Percent.'

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Jan 17, 2017

I am glad you brought up this thing about the Clean Air Act.

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Jan 17, 2017

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is a good choice to head up the Environmental Protection Agency. I am convinced Scott Pruitt will work to protect our natural habitats, reserves, and resources. His vision for a proper relationship…

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Jan 17, 2017

It is my belief that Attorney General Pruitt will return the Environmental Protection Agency to its proper role as a steward of the environment, acting within the bounds prescribed by Congress and the Constitution.

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Jan 17, 2017

As head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Attorney General Pruitt will ensure that the agency fulfills the role delegated to it by the laws passed by Congress--nothing more, nothing less.

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Jan 17, 2017

I am honored to introduce my friend, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, and to offer my support for his nomination to be the next Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Jan 17, 2017

I am looking forward to working in a very senior position on your Committee. This is the Committee that gets things done, as Scott Pruitt is fully aware.

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Jan 17, 2017

Over the last 8 years the Obama administration has advanced a radical environmental agenda, has exhibited a deep distrust of State governments and private landowners.

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Jan 17, 2017

He has stood out as a champion of State and individual rights and has fought against Federal overreach.

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Jan 17, 2017

I am honored to join my fellow Senator, Senator Lankford, in introducing not just the Attorney General, Scott Pruitt, but my good friend, and to offer my support for his nomination to be the next Administrator of the Environmental…

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Jan 17, 2017

I talked to you also about Taiwan being a close friend and ally of the United States, and our ninth largest trading partner.

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Jan 17, 2017

I would just like to be drawn into the loop as you make progress on the changes you may want to make.

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Jan 10, 2017

One of the inhibiting factors in drones is all of the overregulations that are there.

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Jan 10, 2017

I remember when Bill Clinton was first President of the United States, he was looking for some money to rob out of some of their accounts, and he took $16 billion out of the Highway Trust Fund.

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Jan 4, 2017

The threats we are facing today are greater. I look wistfully back at the days of the Cold War.

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Dec 7, 2016

And, too, I would say the wisdom of the statements brought out that if we stop and think about it, over half of the States had a lawsuit against the Clean Power Plan. That is 29 States. Of course, I am sure that had a lot to do with the…

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