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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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Apr 30, 2018

I am proud to see the work that NOAA has done, but the United States is not the only country on the Gulf Coast.

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Apr 24, 2018

But we did just a lot of overregulation in every area, and we were successful, and this President came along and doing away with some of these regulations.

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Apr 23, 2018

Today, we have an Administration that will support the necessary funding to rebuild our military.

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Apr 23, 2018

The committee meets today to receive testimony on the posture of the U.S. Air Force and its fiscal year 2019 budget request.

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Apr 23, 2018

A lot of serious allegations against him that I would want to check out and I'm doing it.

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Apr 23, 2018

Under sequestration, Defense accounted for 50 percent of the cuts, but only 16 percent of spending.

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Apr 23, 2018

But when you have senator Inhofe saying there are things that need to be looked at.

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Apr 19, 2018

let me wholeheartedly agree with the Senator from Oklahoma on Mike Pompeo, as well as the comments he has made about Jim Bridenstine.

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Apr 18, 2018

I have no objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the request, as modified, is agreed to. The Senator from North Dakota.

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Apr 18, 2018

let me, first of all, join my friend from Illinois in this tribute he is making to Tammy and the baby. I do have to correct him on one thing, however. He talked about diaper bags. They don't use diaper bags anymore. They are disposable…

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Apr 18, 2018

I know there is a lot of competition for the time right now, and I feel badly that I finally got to the point where, in order to get the message out--it is a message many people think is not significant, but I assure you that this is of…

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Apr 18, 2018

I ask unanimous consent that at the conclusion of remarks by our leader, Mr. McConnell, I be recognized for 45 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Senator from Illinois.

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