Jim Inhofe

Thank you, Senator Boxer.

I am very concerned that total emissions will go up.

Had the EPA engaged in a meaningful dialog with all these States, the agency would not be rushing ahead to impose such an unfair and unworkable and likely illegal regulation.

I am very pleased that today we have before us a bill with the strong bipartisan support of 9 Democrats and 9 Republicans.

The Clean Power Plan is unprecedented in the scope, complexity and requirements it will impose on State governments.

This law will not be updated without bipartisan support and input from all stakeholders.

This rule forces States to redesign the ways they generate, manage and use electricity in a manner that satisfies President Obama's extreme climate agenda.

Do each of you believe our nuclear deterrence capability has been challenged by inadequate modernization funding?

Mississippi is projected under this power plan to experience the largest increase in electricity production costs of any State, a 177 percent increase.

One of the reasons people are talking about doing this through regulation is that ever since 2003 we have had four votes in the U.S. Senate to go ahead and do something, have some kind of cap and trade they are now talking about doing…

I will begin and probably will not take all of my time because I want to reserve some in case some of my colleagues want to have more time.

I will tell you what is going to happen because of this rule to my State of Mississippi. It is going to be devastating to the economy.

I am talking about the existing source rule.

I don't see any logical reason we would move to a more stringent standard when we haven't complied with that.

We need to lighten up.

Mandatory spending would mean that EPA would hand out money with no congressional oversight.

The estimated cost to Mississippi ratepayers is $14 billion by 2030, not including fuel costs.

Thank you very much.

The President's budget cuts Superfund Homeland Security Preparedness and Response while he is out saying that terrorism is less of a threat to the American people than climate change.

The President's $8.6 billion proposal to fund the EPA represents a $452 million increase from last year's enacted levels but sacrifices core responsibilities in the pursuit of new regulations.

Even 65 ppb, in my State of Oklahoma, would put all 77 of our counties out of attainment. That is a very serious thing.

We haven't done nearly as much to assist them as I believe we should.

This is a nation that has woken up to its nationality, and it is a great people.

This is the first time in 96 years that there will not be one Communist in the Parliament of Ukraine.

Decreased readiness and the reduction in size of the U.S. military is an issue that has been addressed daily within USPACOM for over two years.