Senator James Inhofe

Republican  •  Oklahoma  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1987
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06/02/12
THE TIME OF THE MESSAGE

Pelosi and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) now have a new, best friend: conservative Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK). Inhofe helped broker the Senate’s version of the transportation bill with liberal Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA). “You’d almost ...

Source: FOX News
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06/01/12
U.S. Lawmaker Ramps Up Push to Repeal Zimbabwe Sanctions

Senator Jim Inhofe, a Republican and a leading Africa advocate, previously introduced a bill in Congress citing the formation of the government of national unity as an improvement in the country’s situation. His case was bolstered by recent comments by .

Source: Voice of America
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06/01/12
Senator Jerry Moran Helps to Unveil Startup Act 2.0

Moran's district is reported to have received $1.32 billion. U.S. Senator Jerry Moran and U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), recently introduced legislation, S. 989, the Flint Hills Preservation Act, to protect the ability of landowners in the ...

Source: Worldnews.com
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05/31/12
Letter to the Editor: We the people?

Oklahoma senior U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe rants on C-SPAN at these human rights violations in other parts of the world and completely ignores these issues of citizens who sent this senator to Washington, D.C., to represent Oklahoma citizens.

Source: Tulsa World
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05/31/12
Letter to the Editor: We the people?

...have experienced these human rights violations first-hand in state and federal government agencies. Oklahoma senior U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe rants on C-SPAN at these human rights violations in other parts of the world and completely ignores these issues of

Source: Tulsa World
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05/29/12
Oklahoma senator tries to get House GOP to back bill

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe is trying to persuade members of his own party to support legislation that would fund transportation projects. Inhofe, R-Okla., spent part of last week calling freshman House members affiliated with the tea .

Source: Durant Daily Democrat
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05/29/12
Tea partier Ted Cruz vies for open Texas Senate seat

Dewhurst is experienced, personally wealthy, well-known and well-connected in the state. And he has been endorsed by Mike Huckabee, Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, and Gov. Rick Perry, who currently appears in a campaign ad for his second-in-command.

Source: ABC News
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05/29/12
Tea Party lawmakers urged to advance a long-term highway bill

Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., is lobbying Tea Party colleagues to pass a long-term transportation funding bill so critical state projects can move ahead. "I feel confident we're going to get the Keystone thing anyway," Inhofe said. "What I don't want to do is

Source: SmartBrief
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05/27/12
Okla. senator tries to get House GOP to back bill

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe is trying to persuade members of his own party to support legislation that would fund transportation projects. Inhofe, R-Okla., spent part of last week calling freshman House members affiliated with the tea .

Source: MySanAntonio
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05/27/12
Okla. senator tries to get House GOP to back bill

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe is trying to persuade members of his own party to support legislation that would fund transportation projects. The Oklahoman (http://bit.ly/MRqXRo) reports that Inhofe, R-Okla., he spent part of last week ...

Source: nola.com
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05/27/12
Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe trying to persuade Tea Party lawmakers to support highway funding

“With this attitude out there, where so many members of the Senate and the House have this fear of the Tea Party people, they're scared to death to vote for anything that has a bunch of zeros in it,” Inhofe said in an interview. Inhofe, of Tulsa, spent

Source: Daily Oklahoman
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05/27/12
Inhofe urges support of road, bridge repair funds

WASHINGTON - With another deadline fast approaching, Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe is working to persuade members of his own party that they should support a highway bill that keeps road and bridge funding close to current levels. "With this ...

Source: Tulsa World
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05/27/12
Golden Pen Award: 2008 law authorizes veterans' salutes during National Anthem

The most recent change, authorizing hand salutes during the national anthem by veterans and out-of-uniform military personnel, was sponsored by Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, an Army veteran. It was included in the Defense Authorization Act of 2009 ...

Source: Billings Gazette
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05/26/12
Senate Armed Services Committee Reins In Pentagon On Alternative Fuel Spending

Days later, Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe challenged Panetta's comments. "Secretary Panetta has a real war to win, and he should not be wasting time perpetrating President Obama's global warming fantasies or his ongoing war on affordable energy ...

Source: Huffington Post
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05/26/12
U.S. Senate panel votes to rein in Pentagon spending on clean energy

Days later, Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe challenged Panetta's comments. "Secretary Panetta has a real war to win, and he should not be wasting time perpetrating President Obama's global warming fantasies or his ongoing war on affordable energy ...

Source: nola.com
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05/25/12
Senate Committee Wants to Sink Military’s Biofuels Program

Senators Joseph Manchin III (D-WV) and Jim Webb (D-VA) provided the margin of victory for the proposals, introduced by senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK). No Republicans voted against either amendment, although Senator Susan Collins (R-ME ..

Source: Science Now
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05/25/12
Senate panel reins in Pentagon on clean energy

Days later, Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe challenged Panetta's comments. "Secretary Panetta has a real war to win, and he should not be wasting time perpetrating President Obama's global warming fantasies or his ongoing war on affordable energy," said the ...

Source: msnbc.com
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05/25/12
INHOFE PRESSES ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS ON LAW OF THE SEA

D.C. - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), today pressed administration officials on the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) during a hearing that featured Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ...

Source: TMCnet
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05/24/12
Clinton Urges Passage of Law of Sea Treaty

Senator Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma expressed concern that the treaty would take royalty income away from the United States for oil, gas and minerals extracted beyond the established 200-mile limit established for exploration and extraction by coastal nations.

Source: New American
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05/24/12
Clinton Urges Passage of Law of Sea Treaty

Senator Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma expressed concern that the treaty would take royalty income away from the United States for oil, gas and minerals extracted beyond the established 200-mile limit established for exploration and extraction by coastal nations.

Source: New American
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05/24/12
Harry Reid Proposes Deal to Install Anti-Yucca NRC Chair

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, seemed inclined to accept Reid’s deal today. “I think Reid did a good job putting this together,” he said, although he stopped just short of endorsing the swap.

Source: Roll Call Online
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05/24/12
Senate Defense bill: yes to funding abortion and the Air Force, no to biofuels

John McCain (R-Ariz.) said with a chuckle. Another crucial win: approval of additions to the bill by McCain and Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) that would restrict plans by the administration to invest heavily in expensive biofuels to power the military fleet.

Source: Human Events (blog)
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05/24/12
Standing Up Against ‘Green’ Defense Spending

...a Republican effort to stymie the Obama military’s green energy agenda. Panel ranking member John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) are teaming up to try to trump military green funding during the panel’s closed-door consideration of de

Source: Junk Science
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05/24/12
Senate Republicans split over Law of the Sea Treaty

...so domestically,” Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said, clarifying that he wanted to hear all testimony before making a decision. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) took harder lines opposing the treaty, with Inhofe calculating the royalties

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05/23/12
Hillary Tries To Neuter US Navy

The U.S. Navy has been the master of the seven seas since World War II, the pre-eminent maritime force.  It seems odd, then, that Navy leadership has long pressed for what amounts to a redundant international hall pass.A steady stream of ...

Source: FOX News
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05/23/12
Standing Up Against ‘Green’ Defense Spending

Panel ranking member John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) are teaming up to try to trump military green funding during the panel’s closed-door consideration of defense authorization legislation. “Adopting a quote green agenda for ...

Source: Article.nationalreview.com
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05/22/12
Morning Energy: Jaczko departure

“He’s made a decision to leave; I think he should leave now,” Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) told ME. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.): “I think once you resign, it seems to me …you shouldn’t drag it out forever,” the Environment and Public Works ...

Source: Politico.com
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05/21/12
Oklahoma Senate defends marriage

United States Senator Jim Inhofe, R-OK, called Obama’s statement “not surprising,” stating that the president was “trying to shore up his liberal base in an election year.” Commenting on the controversy, Timothy Putnam, director of the family ...

Source: Lifesite
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05/21/12
US nuclear safety chief Gregory Jaczko quits after tenure dogged by criticism

Republican senator Jim Inhofe, from Oklahoma, said it was time for Jaczko to go, given his "failed leadership". Jaczko, a nuclear expert, was originally appointed to the commission by George Bush in 2005, and rose to the post of chairman after ...

Source: The Guardian
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05/21/12
Oklahoma's congressmen file financial reports

Republicans Sen. Jim Inhofe and Rep. Frank Lucas last week reported outside income exceeding their $174,000 congressional salaries, while GOP Sen. Tom Coburn and Rep. Tom Cole also may have topped their government earnings. On the financial ...

Source: Tulsa World
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