Jim Inhofe

I believe that law should be repealed.

I do not object, but specifically we have a request by the prime author of this amendment to be under consideration at 5 o'clock to have 5 minutes. So I assume the thrust of the Senator's UC request is to give her 5 minutes, even if it…

The other thing is, when you transfer someone here for incarceration purposes, is it not true these are not criminals, these are terrorists, and what terrorists do for a living is train other people to be terrorists? To commingle them in…

Let me start off, before the leader leaves the floor--and I was hoping to do this before the Chaplain of the Senate, Dr. Barry Black, left. I had a horrible loss eight days ago, losing a son. It was so touching to me--and I thank Barry…

Do you agree that a rephasing of the sequester cuts... would be beneficial and would allow each of you to make smarter decisions that reduce some near-term risk?

Isn't it true that last year you were forced to take money out of your base budgets to pay for shortfalls in the Afghanistan warfighting effort because the White House chose not to request additional supplemental funding?

How are effects of sequestration expected to impact the health of our men and women in uniform?

DOD must reduce strategic nuclear forces to comply with the central limits agreed to in the New START treaty by February 5, 2018.

Do you agree that under sequester we risk ceding our technological advantage over the Chinese?

Are we breaking the sacred vow we have with a volunteer force to provide them with the adequate resources and training needed to safely prevail on the battlefield?

Sequestration will slow our fuze modernization program, upgrades to cryptographic and code handling media...

The replacement for our aging nuclear ballistic missile submarines has been delayed by 2 years.

Is there a point where the demands on our military will overwhelm the resources provided to them, resulting in a broken force?

With the increases in threats around the world, how would a hollow force affect the risks to the lives of our military men and women?

Would DOD consider eliminating a squadron or wing of ICBMs due to budget cuts?

If plans are being revised to account for decreased funding, as opposed to the estimates of an adversary's capabilities, are we increasing the risk of lives and missions?

As stated in the 2010 NPR, the fundamental role of U.S. nuclear weapons is to deter nuclear attack on the United States, our allies, and partners.

A reduction in our overall warfighting capability diminishes our ability to deter war.

The Army and the Marine Corps were forced to forgo critical OCO funding for fiscal year 2013 reset.

Yes, I am very concerned that the BCA's spending caps create the long-term conditions of a hollow force.

The American people are not hearing your warnings and do not believe your message because thus far your warnings have been abstract and fail to define the consequences to our safety and security.

A future BRAC is essential to identify and divest excess Army infrastructure as the Army reduces its force structure.

When will we reach the point where the force is so degraded it will be immoral to use it?

The abrupt and arbitrary nature of sequestration drives the Air Force into a 'ready force today' versus a 'modern force tomorrow' dilemma.

If Congress does not act to mitigate the magnitude, method, and speed of the reductions under the BCA caps, the Army will be forced to make significant reductions-in-force structure and end strength.