OH, CRIST: Fla. gov's Obama hug lingers in Senate primary ... Oct 26, 2009
James Inhofe, R-Okla. and Jim DeMint, R-S.C.. (The Drudge Report)
Senate OKs 3.4% pay hike for troops Oct 24, 2009
James Inhofe of Oklahoma blasted the measure for calling for just a 4 percent boost in Pentagon funding. "The bill is the beginning of a downward spiral in defense spending," Inhofe said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Poll: Americans' Belief In Global Warming Cools Oct 24, 2009
James Inhofe, a Republican who opposes the Senate bill and has questioned global warming science. Republicans in general have grown even more steadfast in their opposition. (W-USA News, DC)
U.S. Belief in Global Warming Is Cooling Oct 23, 2009
James Inhofe, R-Okla. who opposes the Senate bill and has questioned global warming science. (Fox News)
3.4 percent military pay hike passes Congress Oct 23, 2009
James Inhofe of Oklahoma, however, blasted the measure for calling for just a 4 percent boost in Pentagon funding. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Political Grapevine Oct 23, 2009
Oklahoma Republican Senator and global warming skeptic James Inhofe says the poll reflects concerns over proposed climate change legislation: "The more Americans learn about cap-and-trade the more they oppose cap-and-trade.". Save the Planet. (Fox News)
Another Conservative Casts His Lot With Rubio Oct 20, 2009
James Inhofe (R-Okla. announced Monday that he was endorsing former state Speaker Marco Rubio. (Roll Call)
President Obama won for 'de-emphasizing defense,' says Inhofe Oct 10, 2009
James Inhofe (R-Okla. said President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting "multinational cooperation" and "de-emphasizing defense". (TheHill.com)
EPA moves to curb greenhouse gas emissions Oct 2, 2009
James Inhofe of Oklahoma, said Wednesday that Congress would try to stop the EPA again. More on. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Climate bill gets a cool reaction Oct 1, 2009
James Inhofe, R-Okla. The Republicans said they would rather invest money in efficiency and alternative energy, while also exploring more domestic fossil fuels through offshore drilling and other means. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Senate Climate Bill Would Speed Emissions Reductions Oct 1, 2009
James Inhofe, R-Okla. one of the Senate's most vocal opponents of climate-change action, predicted the bill won't even be debated on the Senate floor before the end of the year, let alone come up for a vote. (W-USA News, DC)
American stance Oct 1, 2009
Senator James Inhofe ... " Health warningAnd it might not even deliver that. Leading Republican senators have made no secret of their distaste for the bill. James Inhofe, the Oklahoma senator who leads the Republican contingent on the Environment and Public Works Committee that Ms Boxer chairs, describes it as ushering in a "bad option, cap-and-trade, that commits us to requirements for which affordable and reliable technology does not exist". When former presidential candidate John McCain was... (BBC News -- Americas)
Senate Dems Try to Rebrand "Cap and Trade" Oct 1, 2009
James Inhofe, R-Okla. a strong critic of climate legislation, said Kerry and Boxer were making "an earnest attempt ... to refashion the obvious" but that they "produced yet another massive energy tax that will destroy jobs (and) raise electricity and gasoline prices.". (CBS News)
Henry Bellmon, Okla. governor, GOP leader Oct 1, 2009
He was a man of honor, said Senator James Inhofe, Republican of Oklahoma. Even if you disagreed with some of his positions, you had to respect and love him for his strong character and because he always did what he felt was the right thing to do. (Boston Globe)
Senate toughens up on climate bill Sep 30, 2009
James Inhofe of Oklahoma, the committee's ranking Republican and a sharp critic of climate legislation, said he expects that Democrats will be able to push the bill through committee. But he urged Boxer to have a "fair, open and transparent process" and not add key parts of the bill "at the last minute" as did House Democrats. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Inhofe: EPW Republicans Will Not Try to Sink Climate Change Measure Sep 30, 2009
Senate Environment and Public Works ranking member James Inhofe (R-Okla. on Tuesday shrugged off launching an offensive against Chairman Barbara Boxer s (D-Calif. (Roll Call)
Full Story » Sep 30, 2009
Senate climate bill tougher than House version - Yahoo. Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Senate climate bill tougher than House version Sep 30, 2009
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. More on Barack Obama. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
GOP stokes fires of rage Sep 24, 2009
Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma and Representative Jean Schmidt of Ohio encouraged the birthers, who deny that Obama is eligible to be president, while Kansas Representative Lynn Jenkins said the Republican Party needs a great white hope. Then along came Joe Wilson and his primal scream. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Senate Introduces Bill to Boost Participation in Clinical Trials for Rare Diseases Sep 17, 2009
The "Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act" is co-sponsored by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chris Dodd (D-CT), James Inhofe (R-OK) and Richard Shelby (R-AL). Researchers who develop drugs to treat rare diseases such as cystic fibrosis often struggle to recruit participants for clinical trials because of limited patient populations. (PR Newswire)
Rockport author joins skeptics at Global Warming conference Sep 9, 2009
Until spring of 2009, Morano was communications director for the Republicans on the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, working for Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma. Inhofe was majority chairman of the committee until January 2007. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Meet the knuckleheads of the U.S. Senate Sep 8, 2009
James Inhofe, R-Okla. Evidence of knuckleheadedness: Don't sell James Inhofe short. (Salon)
Senate urged to let states keep climate plans Sep 2, 2009
They had sent the letter on Monday to Senate leaders including Democrats Harry Reid and Barbara Boxer, and Republicans Mitch McConnell and James Inhofe. The House version of the bill would preempt state caps on greenhouse gas emissions from 2012 to 2017. (Scientific American)
Bill is big federal land grab Aug 25, 2009
Write a letter opposing the Senate version of the Clean Water Restoration Act (S. 787) referencing the Senate Committee vote on June 18 and send it to the Honorable James Inhofe, Ranking Member, Environment and Public Works Committee, US Senate, Washington, DC 20210. You can fax it to 202-224-5167. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
NY'S POWER NEEDS: DRILL, BABY, DRILL Aug 14, 2009
James Inhofe (R-Okla. notes, hydraulic fracturing has helped produce 7 billion barrels of oil and 600 trillion cubic feet of natural gas from more than a million US wells. (New York Post -- Opinions)
New EPA Rules on Arsenic Could Increase Water Costs by Billions Aug 13, 2009
James Inhofe (R.-Okla. that he would review the new arsenic risk assessment if nominated, according to a June 24 report in Inside EPA, an Arlington, Va. (Human Events Online)
Senators send letters in support of Kensington Aug 6, 2009
Murkowski; Begich; James Risch, R-Idaho; Sam Brownback, R-Kansas; Mike Crapo, R-Idaho; James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma; John Barrasso, R-Wyoming; Bob Bennett, R-Utah; Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming; John Thune, R-South Dakota; Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii; and Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii. Share this page. (Juneau Empire)
Doubts disproved Aug 4, 2009
Most Republicans have rejected the claims, but Alan Keyes, a former Republican presidential candidate, has filed a lawsuit questioning Mr Obama's eligibility, and Republican Senator James Inhofe has said he does not "discourage" the movement. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Americas)
How fact-free claims about Obamas citizenship gained mainstream currency Aug 4, 2009
James Inhofe, R-Okla. told the Tulsa World he didn't think it was a priority, but that he un-derstood the birthers' quest. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
GOP ratchets up health care reform debate Jul 26, 2009
James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, says his party may have enough votes to stall Democratic health care reform ... James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, speaking on conservative Hugh Hewitt's radio show recently, was asked about whether his party had enough votes to block health care from going forward. (CNN -- International)
RAHM IT: HOUSE WILL VOTE ON HEALTH CARE NEXT WEEK... Jul 25, 2009
James Inhofe, a Republican from Oklahoma, that Republicans are plotting the bill's demise on a "week by week" basis. "At least they're honest about their motivation. Their view about health care is about defeating President Obama," he said. (The Drudge Report)
Sex and power inside "the C Street House" Jul 23, 2009
Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Jim DeMint and Lindsey Graham, both R-S.C.; James Inhofe, R-Okla. John Thune, R-S.D., and recent senators and high officials such as John Ashcroft, Ed Meese, Pete Domenici and Don Nickles. (Salon)
Hoeven pushes balanced energy policy Jul 22, 2009
James Inhofe, R-Okla. a leading opponent to the cap-and-trade provision in the House energy bill, invited Hoeven to address the Senate committee. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
McConnell Fills Out Senate Committees Jul 22, 2009
By Roll Call Staff July 21, 2009, 3:39 p.m.. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky. (Roll Call)
Democrats Demand Gitmo Plan Jul 22, 2009
James Inhofe (R-Okla. has offered an amendment to prevent the president from transferring detainees to the United States for any purpose. (Roll Call)
Hoeven to testify against measure Jul 21, 2009
"That includes, oil, wind power, solar, coal and so on, Hoeven said.In June, the state's all-Republican Public Service Commission estimated that the bill could double North Dakota power bills because of its carbon emission restrictions.The Democratic governors from Washington, New Jersey and Colorado also will testify before the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Public Works, chaired by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.Other public officials testifying include the mayors of Trenton, N.J.,... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Widen Highway 99 Jul 19, 2009
and James Inhofe (R-Okla. the Partnership cautioned that allowing state governments to compete with private businesses for the services of Interstate motorists risks thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenues. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
AP: Republican US Senators Weigh Options on Sotomayor Jul 18, 2009
James Inhofe and Jim Bunning, who have said they intend to vote no on President Barack Obama's first high court choice. With Democrats solidly behind Sotomayor, three days of grueling questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee gave Republicans no new ammunition to use against the 55-year-old nominee, who was raised in a poor New York housing project, educated in the prestige universities and rose through the legal ranks to spend 17 years on the federal bench. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Sotomayor: Some Thumbs Up, Some Thumbs Down Jul 18, 2009
James Inhofe of Oklahoma, Jim Bunning of Kentucky and Pat Roberts of Kansas have said they intend to vote no.. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
Kalk speaks out against 'cap-and-trade' Jul 16, 2009
James Inhofe, R-Okla. Johnson, North Dakota's former agriculture commissioner, said the NFU supports the cap-and-trade concept, but would also like to see any carbon offset program for the agriculture industry controlled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, among other provisions. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Federal clean water bill should be deep sixth Jul 16, 2009
Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), the ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, calls this act ;the biggest bureaucratic power grab in generations. The bill has already made it through committee hearings and could be voted on when it reaches the floor. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Climate Of Control Jul 15, 2009
During Senate hearings last week on cap-and-trade legislation, Republican James Inhofe of Oklahoma produced a chart generated by the Environmental Protection Agency that shows it makes little difference what developed countries do to limit greenhouse gas emissions if undeveloped countries such as China and India don't do the same. In response, and to her credit, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson acknowledged that unilateral limits on carbon dioxide emissions "would not impact CO2 levels." But... (Investors Business Daily)
Boxer faces 'challenge of a lifetime' on climate change bill Jul 12, 2009
James Inhofe of Oklahoma , the top-ranked Republican on the environment committee, predicts that Boxer will fail. He said the public would see the legislation as a large tax increase once people understood that they'd ultimately bear the costs of any bill that forced companies to reduce global-warming emissions. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
EPA Looking to Replace Bush-era Pollution Rules Jul 10, 2009
James Inhofe (R-Okla. plan to reintroduce legislation from last year that would allow EPA to move forward with a CAIR replacement to ensure that trading will be an essential part of the plan. (Scientific American)
AP: Obama Officials Urge Senate to Act on Climate Jul 10, 2009
James Inhofe, the panel's top Republican ... James Inhofe, the top Republican on the panel, predicted that Americans would feel the pinch of higher energy prices. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Inhofe: Cap-and-Trade No Good Without India, China Jul 9, 2009
"Without participation from China and India, anything we do here at home would impose burdensome costs on consumers in the form of higher electricity, gas and food prices, all for no climate gain," said Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe, the top Republican on the panel drafting the Senate's version of the bill. "Unless supporters of cap-and-trade legislation can develop a plan to convince China and India to make meaningful emissions reductions on par with the United States, no such bill will pass... (Newsmax)
Senate begins push for climate change bill Jul 8, 2009
But the senior Republican on the committee, Senator James Inhofe, warned of rising consumer prices if companies are forced to switch to more expensive alternative fuels. "Once the American public realizes what this legislation will do to their wallets, it will be soundly rejected," Inhofe predicted. (Scientific American)
Climate Battle Underway in Senate Jul 8, 2009
James Inhofe of Oklahoma. "The question arises, when will we see the bill that you intend to mark up?". (Scientific American)
CLIMATE CHANGE Jul 8, 2009
But the committee's top Republican Senator, James Inhofe, pointed to a July 1 poll by Rasmussen indicating that "56 percent of Americans are not willing to pay anything to fight global warming.". The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed a climate change bill last month that aims to slash greenhouse gases. (AlertNet)
Sworn in, Franken comes out hugging Jul 8, 2009
Senator James Inhofe, the top Republican on the panel, predicted that Americans would feel the pinch of higher energy prices. The administration officials sought to head off cost concerns, citing analyses by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office that estimated the House bill would cost the average household in 2020 less than 50 cents a day. (Boston Globe)
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Blame Canada! Jul 8, 2009
And a spokesman for ranking member (and former chairman) James Inhofe (R-Okla. contends that the photo provided by the vendor who oversaw the Web site s redesign was posted just before Democrats took over the Web site and that it was only intended as a placeholder. (Roll Call)
Wilshire and Washington Jul 5, 2009
James Inhofe a "clown." Franken himself said "there's plenty of room for humor in politics." And here in the state, where I am for the Fourth of July holiday this week, those who didn't vote for him already describe him in polarizing terms. That's why, when Al Franken goes to Washington, we're unlikely to see he him igniting O'Reilly-level feuds, snapping one-liners at will and providing easy fodder for "Saturday Night Live" skits. (Variety)
FIRE TRUCK GRANT Jul 1, 2009
James Inhofe; Front row: Mike Goucher: OEDA Board Member, Karen Payne, OEDA Board Member, and State Sen. Bryce Marlatt. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Meet the Dems’ 60th vote Jul 1, 2009
James Inhofe (R-OK) claimed the report, written by economist Alan Carlin of EPAs National Center for Environmental Economics, vindicates his belief that man-made global warming is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. too funny. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Republicans Respond to Ricci Decision Jul 1, 2009
James Inhofe (R-Okla. the ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, has called for an investigation into the suppression of a report by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) analyst Alan Carlin that calls into question the validity of global warming. (Human Events Online)
Cap-and-Trade: What's Next? Jun 30, 2009
Cap-and-Trade: What's Next. Cap-and-Trade: What's Next. (Human Events Online)
Analysis: Obama scores major victory on climate Jun 29, 2009
James Inhofe, R-Okla. left, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington as Sen. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Obama Urges Senate Action on Climate Measure Jun 28, 2009
James Inhofe, R-Okla. The White House and congressional Democrats argued the bill would create millions of green jobs as the nation shifts to greater reliance on renewable energy sources such as wind and solar and development of more fuel-efficient vehicles and away from use of fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal. (Time.com)
Obama Implores Senate to Pass Climate Bill Jun 28, 2009
James Inhofe, R-Okla. the top Republican on the Senate's environment panel. (Newsmax)
After House passage, climate bill faces more heat Jun 28, 2009
James Inhofe, R-Okla. the top Republican on the Senate's environment panel, said in a statement issued after the vote. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
AFBF opposes Clean Water Restoration Act Jun 18, 2009
and ranking member James Inhofe (R-Okla. asking them to oppose the legislation. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
'Game-changer': Report on climate change urges action Jun 17, 2009
James Inhofe, R-Okla. said in an e-mail. (USA Today -- Tech)
Pro-English measures revived across U.S. Jun 16, 2009
James Inhofe, R-Okla ... James Inhofe, R-Okla ... James Inhofe, R-Okla. (MSNBC -- Race)
GOP using buzz words to taunt Democrats Jun 16, 2009
James Inhofe, R-Okla. "It's time to get the government out of the bailout business once and for all," says House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio. (MSNBC -- Politics)
GOP senators promise tough questioning for Sotomayor Jun 3, 2009
"Not good," Senator James Inhofe, an Oklahoma Republican, said when asked how the Sotomayor nomination is playing in his state. "Just, a done deal because she's a woman and an Hispanic," he said. (Boston Globe)
