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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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Aug 22, 2018

There's no one in America that's better qualified for this position than he is, Democrats and Republicans alike agree with that.

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Aug 22, 2018

Senator Inhofe became quite ill one time with one of these things.

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Aug 22, 2018

I think all we need to know about Kelvin Droegemeier is that he's the one responsible for saving so many lives in Oklahoma.

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Aug 1, 2018

Yesterday I had an opportunity to go through and thank all of the appropriate people. This is arguably the most significant bill that we will have this year--as we have had every year. This is the 58th consecutive year we had a Defense…

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Jul 31, 2018

RVP parity and the sale of E15 year-round is a no cost solution that will expand a domestic market for farmers.

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Jul 31, 2018

Unfortunately, some have confused that principle with coercive federalism, where one State dictates their standard to all others.

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Jul 31, 2018

I find personally a little offensive.

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Jul 31, 2018

Nobody ever talks about the success that we have, that we are riding on.

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Jul 31, 2018

It is certainty that we want and that we deserve, which we have not been historically given.

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Jul 31, 2018

I have two unanimous consent requests to get into the record.

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Jul 31, 2018

Well, thank you. That is because you cosponsored my aviation bill.

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Jul 31, 2018

The problem that we had in the 8 years of the Obama administration was the use of regulations to punish industries and States.

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Jul 30, 2018

I think we all understand and agree with that, but how effectively could we try to accomplish that?

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Jul 30, 2018

Artillery is measured by rapid-fire and range and actually Russia and China are ahead of us in both areas.

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Jul 30, 2018

Hypersonic is the big thing that's coming into the Defense system because it's a system that operates at five times the speed of sound.

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Jul 30, 2018

I've been watching and this does change with Administrations. We went through an Administration, eight years of the Obama Administration that, even in all fairness, really didn't have the priority on national defense that a lot of us…

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Jul 25, 2018

I have no doubt in my mind that we'll do everything necessary to get him confirmed.

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Jul 25, 2018

I know this guy really well, and it's kind of my pleasure to introduce him.

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Jul 10, 2018

I commend the Senator from Texas, Mr. Cornyn, for the effort he has put forth on a very difficult issue. I wholeheartedly agree with him. I must say that this morning I received a phone call from Secretary Mattis, who strongly supports…

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Jul 10, 2018

I think no is a better response because of the way that it is calculated.

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Jul 10, 2018

In fact, the SRF WIN Act has clear language that the program will not be funded until the SRF and the WIFIA program are funded at the 2018 levels.

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Jun 19, 2018

This is so outrageous. They talk about the University of Kentucky basketball game where he went with his son and about the Rose Bowl.

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Jun 19, 2018

If he had not been there, he would have been guilty of derelict of his own duty.

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Jun 19, 2018

The costly trips overseas at taxpayers' expense, it is a lie, just an outrageous lie.

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