Jim Inhofe

Are you operating on some kind of a delusion that somehow China is going to change their behavior?

They cannot do it by the support of people who are answerable to the people, so they have to go to the unelected bureaucrats to do it.

I think you are looking at something now that we want to hear how EPA is steamrolling ahead requesting billions of dollars in proposals which States reject, which ignores the will of Congress, which relies on unreasonable assumption, costs…

The Kyoto Protocol will have a little effect on global temperatures in the 21st century.

By mid-summer, your office plans to finalize three separate rules to reduce carbon dioxide emissions at power plants. According to your own testimony before the House Energy and Power Subcommittee on June 19, 2014, these rules do nothing…

Each time there has been a vote, it has been even more strongly rejected.

We are the majority now. I recall you saying at one time that elections do have consequences, so some of these things are subject to change.

U.S. action would not impact world CO2 levels.

The proposed regulations that are before the Committee today will harm the poor, the middle-class, and the elderly while doing virtually nothing to change the trajectory of global climate trends

I have been concerned about Iran for ever since our unclassified intelligence came out in 2007 talking about when they were going to have the capabilities, being 2015.

We are supposed to be, and historically have been, the nuclear umbrella. Our umbrella has holes in it.

Of the GTMO detainees that the United States has confirmed returned to the fight, can you assure this committee that none of them have been responsible for the deaths of additional United States or coalition personnel after their release…

What is your position with regard to the President's policy of trying detainees in civilian courts versus military commissions?

Are you aware of any administration or DOD plans to close Naval Station Guantanamo Bay over the next 2 years?

Is it administration and DOD policy that Guantanamo will remain in the possession of the United States during this administration?

Are any of you aware of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay being used as a bargaining chip in this administration's quest for full diplomatic relations with Cuba?

Is the detention facility at GTMO fully compliant with Geneva Convention?

I really strongly feel this a mistake and it's not helpful to the national security of the United States.

American dominance on the seas, in the skies, and in space can no longer be taken for granted.

I think we are in the most threatened position we have ever been in.

We will do everything in our power to protect the readiness of marines deploying into harm's way and look to the Congress for the support required to guarantee this readiness.

The American People expect the Marine Corps to be nation's force and readiness.

Being postured to fight one Major Contingency Operation reduces the military's deterrent effect.

Should the United States be postured to fight two Major Contingency Operations simultaneously?

How do lower readiness levels and a smaller force impact our ability to deter aggression?