Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK]

Panel OKs climate bill with Republicans away

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Modified: 11/6/2009 2:23 AM WASHINGTON — A key Senate committee ended a days-long Republican boycott led by U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe when it voted Thursday to send a sweeping climate change bill to the Senate floor. Following the 11-1 vote with no Repu

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Inhofe accuses Boxer of breaking committee rules in passing climate bill

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) of breaking the panel's rules by passing climate change legislation this morning. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today on Fox News said that committee rules dictate that at least two members of the minority must be present

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Capital Eye Opener: Thursday, November 5

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...won't have your favorite grand slam baseball player on them. Instead, the first trading card commemorates the amount of cash Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) has collected from the oil and gas industry -- $1.2 million since 1989, which is more than any other i

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Inhofe ends boycott of climate change bill

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...climate change bill directly to the Senate floor without amendments, ending a days-long Republican boycott led by U.S. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma. Inhofe was the only Republican member to attend the session of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committ

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Inhofe leads Republican boycott against climate change bill

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...to your tulsaworld.com account close Published: 11/3/2009 9:40 AM Last Modified: 11/3/2009 10:16 AM WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe led a Republican boycott Tuesday of a key committee to force a more complete analysis of a sweeping climate cha

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Inhofe wants more analysis of climate change bill

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

Senate Climate Bill Being Killed By Republicans, Democratic Defections

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...up a new coal-fired plant in southern Colorado until a court... It must be very lonely being the last flat-earther. Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, committed climate-change denier, found himself in just such a position Tuesday... With the focus on br

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Political Notebook

2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

...Coburn endorsed Rep. Jerry Moran, who described Coburn as a "conservative leader'' on issues such as spending. Last week, Sen. Jim Inhofe endorsed Rep. Todd Tiahrt, who described Inhofe as a "conservative champion'' and cited his opposition to climate c

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Barrett warns of detainees in S.C.

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

...and battle-tested terrorists in the world," DeMint said in announcing the legislation, which he's co-sponoring with Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla. WASHINGTON — Republicans on Thursday amped up opposition to President Barack Obama's plan to close the prison

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Inhofe threatens boycott of climate change meeting

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...— If a key Democrat moves ahead with plans to act on a sweeping climate change bill next week as expected, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said Thursday that he and his fellow Republicans will delay the measure by staying away from the meeting. Instead, the Okla

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Inhofe halts bid to extend road funding

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...Modified: 10/30/2009 2:33 AM WASHINGTON — Just before another short-term extension on highway programs moved forward, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe pulled the plug Thursday on his own efforts to pass a longer-term extension and protect Oklahoma and other st

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Senator calls Okla. roads 'life threatening'

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...and the state can't afford Congressional bickering that threatens to block federal aid for improvements, Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe said Wednesday. "We have bridges in Oklahoma that are crumbling and falling down. People could be hurt," said Inhofe, the r

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Inhofe pulls plug on highway program extension effort

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...10/29/2009 4:13 PM Last Modified: 10/29/2009 4:13 PM WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe on Thursday pulled the plug on his efforts to pass a longer-term extension of current highway programs and protect Oklahoma and other states from more losses in

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Senator calls Okla. roads 'life threatening'

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

Senator calls Okla. roads 'life threatening'

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

Senate Tries to Get Past Hot Air in Climate Hearings

2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

...the view of Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) that man-made global warming is the “greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people.” Inhofe is the ranking Republican on the committee. As quoted at the hearings: “Eleven academies in industrialized countri

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The National Review: Scrap The Cap-And-Trade

2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

...buy Republican votes with token support for nuclear energy and offshore drilling. Skeptical senators should not take the bait. Sen. Jim Inhofe, the ranking Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, has blown the whistle on the Dem

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Inhofe Works to Fix Road Funding

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

WASHINGTON - US Sen. Jim Inhofe says the financial hit suffered by Oklahoma's transportation program this month was $15 million more than expected. ...

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2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

Sen. Jim Inhofe (OK), the environment committee's senior Republican, and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) wrote to Sutley on Thursday requesting all documents ...

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Bill Cotterell: When the PBA talks, candidates listen

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

Rubio, incidentally, announced his own endorsement by Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., last week. That hardly offsets a Florida PBA or FOP endorsement, ...

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