Jim Inhofe

If oil and gas is going to be produced anywhere in the world, it should be in America.

I used to kind of laugh about Barbara Boxer, commenting that she and I had very little in common philosophically. But we got more done than any other committee did.

If you really want to know what is going on, you want to be a mayor.

The two most important things are defending America and infrastructure.

I have never seen a 5 year program that can't be done in 1 year.

States should determine the priority of surface transportation within their boundaries.

The United States must stay ahead in several emerging technologies to maintain or regain a warfighting advantage against China and Russia.

Without action, the United States may find itself at a technological disadvantage in future conflicts.

There are two problems with it, that have nothing to do with the pandemic.

I think it is something that we need to be looking at, and I would just ask you to agree with me on the importance of providing liability protections to these businesses, to ensure our businesses are not at risk over frivolous lawsuits.

I think I impressed upon you that Oklahoma is--we are a small business community.

I have not been able to--sometimes I get a response of surprise that resources are out there.

I think we are going to get along real well.

The cost would be about $93 trillion, that I believe is accurate.

Don't forget Cal Ripken, the Cal Ripken of climate. That is pretty good. Well, Madam President, that is not what I came to talk about. I came to listen.

There are many other areas, I recall so many times, during a long period of time when Democrats were in the majority, Barbara Boxer was the chairman of our committee; and when Republicans were in the majority, I would be the chairman and…

First of all, let me just compliment my friend from Arkansas on his great remarks. People are not aware of the threats we are facing in this country. I want to join him in encouraging the new administration to understand and address these…

Let me just say to my good friend from New Jersey how wholeheartedly I agree with him. I have known Tony Blinken for a long period of time. I have worked with him in different venues. I talked to him today at some length, and we talked…

This is what I have considered to be--and I have heard my friend from the Democratic side, the minority side, say the same thing, that this is the most significant bill that we pass every year. It is the NDAA, the National Defense…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:02 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, December 10, 2020, at 10…

Let me first of all say that my colleague, ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, Senator Reed, is absolutely right. I think about the people that he was praising, the staff people. You don't very often hear people back in the…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:17 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, December 3, 2020, at 10 a.m…

I ask the Chair to lay before the Senate the message to accompany S. 910. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 910) entitled ``An…

I ask the Chair to lay before the Senate the message to accompany S. 1069. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1069) entitled…

Reserving the right to object, let me just make a comment first. This is a first step. We have a lot of things happening after this. We are going to be on the Senate floor for hours and hours. You will have ample time to entertain your…