Senator James Inhofe

Republican  •  Oklahoma  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1987
Current Term 2009 - 2014 View All
  • Votes with party 92%
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11/19/09
Inhofe claims victory on global warming

...account close Published: 11/19/2009  2:34 AM Last Modified: 11/19/2009  2:49 AM WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, perhaps Congress' most vocal skeptic of man-made global warming, essentially declared victory Wednesday in a lengthy speech on

Source: Tulsa World
11/18/09
Senate approves budget for veterans programs

...guaranteeing consistent and predictable funding for veterans medical care. Also Tuesday, the Senate killed an amendment by Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., that would have barred the Obama administration from either building in the U.S. a new prison to hold de

11/18/09
Inhofe bid to thwart Gitmo transfer killed

...tried in a U.S. court because of security issues. Jim Myers (202) 484-1424 jim.myers@tulsaworld.com DISHEARTENED U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe: "Despite the fact that similar legislation had overwhelmingly passed the Senate three times in the past, 47 Dem

Source: Tulsa World
11/18/09
Official: Oklahoma construction projects suffer from Congressional funding approach

Published: 11/18/2009  12:24 PM Last Modified: 11/18/2009  12:24 PM WASHINGTON– Oklahoma Transportation Secretary Gary Ridley said Wednesday the state could miss its construction season, especially for major road projects, if Congress continues its

Source: Tulsa World
11/17/09
Inhofe, Coburn split on funding

...of spending for road projects. Published: 11/17/2009  2:26 AM Last Modified: 11/17/2009  2:29 AM WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe pushed Monday for a longer extension of funds for road projects, but his fellow Oklahoma Republican senator, Tom Cob

Source: Tulsa World
11/17/09
Senate Approves Budget for Veterans Programs

...year — a 61 percent increase over 2008 levels — at a cost of $2.1 billion. Also Tuesday, the Senate killed an amendment by Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., that would have barred the Obama administration from either building in the U.S. a new prison to hol

Source: ABC News
11/17/09
Democrats Leave Door Open for Gitmo Prisoners in U.S.: 'Supermax Means Something'

...Sheikh Mohammed will be tried in a civilian criminal court, a decision announced recently by Attorney General Eric Holder. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) sponsored the amendment and told fellow senators Tuesday, "If you want terrorists here, then vote agains

11/16/09
Parties cash in on hot issues

Lisa Murkowski, will discuss energy; Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo will talk about small government; and Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe will talk about the Second ...

Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette
11/15/09
Local Son Lost To Iraq War Remembered

On July 19, 2005, Sen. Jim Inhofe entered a memoriam to the US Congressional record, concluding with, “He indeed gave all that he had, in life and in death, ...

Source: Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise
11/14/09
Buddies Battle Over Climate Change Bill

Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer and ranking GOP member Jim Inhofe traded fierce fire last week as their committee battled ...

Source: American Chronicle
11/13/09
Sen. Jim Inhofe blasts terrorist trial announcement

WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim Inhofe today blasted the decision to hold civilian trials for 9/11 terrorists in New ...

Source: NewsOK.com
11/13/09
Oklahoma ties to 9/11 trial

Sen. Jim Inhofe, an Oklahoma Republican, blasted the decision to hold federal civil trials for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and four other ...

Source: NewsOK.com
11/13/09
Makeups and breakups: On the rocks?

and Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) As POLITICO's Lisa Lerer wrote on Tuesday, Sens. Boxer and Inhofe “traded fierce fire” when the Environment and Public Works ...

Source: Politico
11/13/09
Incredibly 'left slant' diminishes paper

The thumbs down to two Republicans, one of which, nameless in the column, had concerns for our children's safety, and the other, Jim Inhofe, ...

Source: Pocono Record
11/12/09
State road coalition adds Keating, targets Washington

Last month Oklahoma's senior US senator, Jim Inhofe, said federal inaction could cost the state $30 million in lost funding. With Oklahoma's eight-year ...

Source: Journal Record (subscription)
11/12/09
Letter to the editor: Shame on Inhofe, Coburn

...Legion member, and president of the Oklahoma Democratic Party Veterans Committee, I am appalled Sen. Tom Coburn and Sen. Jim Inhofe voted against Sen. Al Franken's amendment to a defense appropriations bill that would prevent the government from working

Source: Tulsa World
11/11/09
Heart hospital threatened by health care reform

US Senator Jim Inhofe says the House bill discourages competition and he won't vote for it. "Where you have huge investments that have been predicated on ...

Source: KFOR
11/11/09
Oilman wins 45 percent of the vote

Bartlett's watch party featured a who's who of federal, state and local Republicans, including US Sen. Jim Inhofe and US Rep. John Sullivan, among others. ...

Source: Tulsa World
11/11/09
Republicans File Constitutional Amendment Limiting Bills to 5 Pages

Jim Inhofe (R-OK) introduced an amendment to the amendment that guaranteed that the paper saved by limiting bills to 5 pages would not result in cutting ...

Source: Huffington Post (blog)
11/11/09
Fallin: Kelly funding proposal remains viable in Congress

A second funding request proposed through Sen. Jim Inhofe's office for the Kelly at-grade railroad crossing has been tabled in committee, Douglas said. ...

Source: Edmond Sun
11/10/09
RE: James Inhofe

John mccain (Arizona), Sen. Herb Kohl (Wisconsin), Sen. Roland Burris (Illinois), Sen. Al Franken (Minnesota) and his wife, Sen. Jim Inhofe (Oklahoma), Sen. ...

Source: WHSV
11/10/09
RE: James Inhofe

John McCain (Arizona), Sen. Herb Kohl (Wisconsin), Sen. Roland Burris (Illinois), Sen. Al Franken (Minnesota) and his wife, Sen. Jim Inhofe (Oklahoma), Sen. ...

Source: WHSV
11/10/09
RE: James Inhofe

John mccain (Arizona), Sen. Herb Kohl (Wisconsin), Sen. Roland Burris (Illinois), Sen. Al Franken (Minnesota) and his wife, Sen. Jim Inhofe (Oklahoma), Sen. ...

Source: WHSV
11/10/09
Senate names buildings in Lane, Bennington named for former Oklahoma ...

US Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., says Watkins had a record of distinction and that naming the two buildings in his honor will remind people of everything ...

Source: KFSM
11/09/09
Divisions Remain Ahead of Climate Change Conference in Denmark

...narrowly passed in June.  "This is not an energy bill. This is a cap-and-trade bill. This is a huge tax increase," said Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla.  But even wider differences between the developed and developing world kept climate change negotiators fro

Source: FOX News
11/09/09
Doubling Down on Defeat

Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) accused Boxer of “decid(ing) to ignore the entreaties of all 6 ranking members from Senate committees with some share of ...

Source: Human Events (blog)
11/09/09
Gov. Crist Suffers Setback As Club For Growth Endorses Rival

Jim demint (R-SC), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. Last week, he nabbed the backing of the Family Research Council. ...

Source: AHN
11/09/09
RE: James Inhofe

Ada — Although the healthcare bill made it through the House of Representatives on Saturday, United States Senator Jim Inhofe said it would face a harder ...

Source: Ada Evening News
11/09/09
Divisions Remain Ahead of Climate Change Conference in Denmark

This is a huge tax increase," said Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla. But even wider differences between the developed and developing world kept climate change ...

Source: FOXNews
11/09/09
RE: James Inhofe

Ada — Although the healthcare bill made it through the House of Representatives on Saturday, United States Senator Jim Inhofe said it would face a harder ...

Source: Ada Evening News

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