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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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Apr 25, 2017

If you ask any of our people in Oklahoma as to what is mostly accountable for it, they will say Dodd-Frank.

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Apr 25, 2017

I mean, everything has to be regulated more. The water regulation, for example, if you talk to anyone in the farm communities throughout the country, they will say the biggest problem that farmers and ranchers have is the overregulation of…

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Apr 24, 2017

I have to almost conclude that the guy really means it when he comes out with a statement.

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Apr 24, 2017

I welcome the Trump administration's outreach to China on the issue of North Korea.

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Apr 24, 2017

The new administration has an important opportunity to chart a different and better course.

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Apr 24, 2017

Unpredictability is what the military is going to tell us on Thursday is the major problem that they have with North Korea.

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Apr 24, 2017

I have always had this bias that this is really where the serious problem is.

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Apr 24, 2017

I believe that there is an argument that it can pose the greatest threat to the United States.

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Apr 24, 2017

We must not and will not bargain over our alliances with Japan and South Korea.

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Apr 24, 2017

China has acted less and less like a responsible stakeholder of the rules-based order in the region and more like a bully.

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Apr 24, 2017

These hearings are very significant. We get people like you, and there is no more qualified panel we could have.

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Apr 24, 2017

Is it completely unreasonable that, as a result of this, we can consider North Korea as the greatest threat facing the United States?

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