Jim Inhofe

I believe in Federal infrastructure spending and see it as one of the primary purposes of Government.

You cannot plan for it and it does not work.

I have been around in these bills since I was in the House, back in the 1980s, and I think we have had more.

I have probably been ranked the most conservative member as much or more than anybody else has.

Senator Inhofe, arguably one of the most conservative Senators in the United States Senate, has said that infrastructure spending is the second most important thing we can do after defense spending.

Are you aware of any documented cases of groundwater contamination being definitively caused by hydraulic fracturing?

First, I am concerned that the EPA has a bias in its interpretation of Federal court cases.

The President's proposal is extraordinarily expensive.

I am interested in discussing exactly what part of the science is settled in light of the fact that climate models have been wrong for the last 15 years.

Not one has passed the U.S. Senate, which is the more liberal branch of the two Houses.

The fact is, these costs are very real. Yet the benefits of these climate change regulations are very much unknown.

I, on the other hand, think that is exactly what the Administration is doing and I think we should talk about the impacts of shutting down power plants.

These talking points are not honest or straight forward. They're purely political.

President Obama's June 25th announcement circumvents the legislative process and the will of the American people.

I think the economic impacts of these policies are imperative to an honest discussion.

The President's global warming proposal, so you can understand why I'm disappointed that no officials are testifying today.

I am disappointed that we do not have Administration officials here.

The President makes it clear that he does not want anyone talking about the cost of taking action to stop global warming.

I think we absolutely should talk about the regulations so the American public can know exactly what the Administration has planned.

Regulating carbon is a bureaucrats dream because if you control carbon, you control life.

I believe it is important to note what the Obama campaign does not want us to talk about.

These talking points are not honest or straightforward. They are purely political.

The Department will use this forum to ensure roadblocks are promptly addressed, continue ongoing efforts to better align requirements and acquisition processes and further engage Service Chiefs in the acquisition process.

This is a deplorable situation that we need to pursue.

The notion that commanders have the ability to deal swiftly, fairly, completely, and visibly with all misconduct, both in and out of the field environment, is necessary to achieve effective deterrence and discipline.