Jim Inhofe

I have been critical of the NRC over a lot of things.

Given the choice between compensation and strong national defense, strong national defense wins.

We got into this mess because here we have 16 percent of the budget having to take 50 percent of the cuts.

If we lose what we have asked for in the compensation savings, that will bring the readiness down further.

We are sending the wrong signal to the force that is serving today, the one that fought two wars in the last decade.

The effects of these cuts are undermining the military's ability to protect the Nation.

I do not believe we have enough end strength now if we go to sequestration in order to meet our national security needs.

I believe that under sequestration, we will have to assume so much risk that it is immoral.

If we spent what I think is necessary on national security, we would not be in the mess that we are in today.

Over the last decade, our Nation has depended upon the courageous service and sacrifice of our military members and their families for its security.

Misguided fiscal priorities of the Obama administration and the runaway entitlement spending have forced massive cuts to national security spending such as we have never seen before.

The smooth transition of power is critical to the democratic, peaceful, and secure future of Afghanistan.

In spite of what they have said, a recent report concluded that 51,000 megawatts of generation as a direct result of this regulation.

I made this commitment yesterday. I am going to have a Congressional Review Act and I am going to use that on every one of these regulations.

Now that we are 5 years into the Obama administration, we are starting to see the true impact of the President's and the EPA's War on Fossil Fuels.

If the agency is not going to be honest, then the EPA, the President, and the Members who support their policies need to own them.

I expressed grave concern over the EPA's distortion of the cost of regulation.

The real world impact of these regulations is causing massive risk to our Nation's electricity reliability.

Rolling blackouts are coming and it is because of this Administration and its policies.

I have a Senate bill, we now have quite a number of co-sponsors, that will put teeth in 321(a).

During our meeting I expressed grave concern over the EPA's systematic distortion of the cost of its regulations.

The Administration and the EPA don't seem to care about that.

I'd like to welcome Mayor Cornett from Oklahoma City. It's great to have you here with us today and I want to congratulate you on your recent reelection.

I am amazed that we continue to allow the physical platform of our economy, like these interstates, to decay, yet we continue to expect our just-in-time economy not to be affected.

After yesterday's hearing with Gina McCarthy, I'd be remiss if I didn't bring up the EPA's ongoing desire to change the NAAQS for ozone, which many in the highway world may not realize affects them tremendously.