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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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Oct 26, 2021

It has always been a concern to me that many of the extreme groups that are out there hold a great regard for China and their record, and yet they continue to be the greatest polluter around.

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Oct 26, 2021

They are the largest polluter out there, on record, it particularly remains the world's largest polluter, as they still are, today.

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Oct 19, 2021

I want to thank Senator Capito and everyone. Some are not aware that we have competing committees, and it is difficult to be in two places at once.

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Oct 19, 2021

The problem is still a problem, and I understand, and you are very emphatic to me, that you are personally involved in looking into it.

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Oct 19, 2021

Whatever happened to the guy that turned off the wrong engine?

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Oct 6, 2021

over the past--first of all, let me just agree with the Senator from Nebraska. She is exactly on target here. This is a problem that we are in a--I have said several times, I cannot remember a time that we have not been--that we have been…

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Oct 5, 2021

I have to say that we really did a good job in terms of the private sector.

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Sep 22, 2021

first of all, I am going to do something that is a little bit unusual. I will start off by saying thank you. We have got a lot of people to thank. Yet we never seem to do that. When we look at what happened in Afghanistan over the past 20…

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Sep 22, 2021

on Friday, September 17, 2021, Vance Air Force Base celebrated its 80th anniversary. On this day, we honored the community, leadership, cadre of instructors, and over 35,000 pilots Vance has trained since 1941. Vance AFB is the top…

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Sep 22, 2021

I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized as if in morning business for such time as I shall consume. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Sep 21, 2021

I am going to be--in case some people leave before we get to the second part of the program, we have got a great article here by Andrew Wheeler.

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Aug 24, 2021

We keep hearing that 2014 has been the warmest year on record. I asked the chair, you know what this is? It`s a snowball. And that just from outside here, so it`s very, very cold out.

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