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James Inhofe on Principles & ValuesRepublican Sr Senator (OK) |
The ad closes with an ominous message: "Serving us is Jim's life. Keeping wolves far from Oklahoma's borders." Though [Democratic nominee Abby] Broyles isn't mentioned by name, it's implied she and other progressive Democrats like her are a danger to Oklahoma.
"I don't know much about her other than being pretty extreme," Inhofe said. "It's something she wants very badly. What her motive is, I don't know. I don't care. It's just that hers is not a philosophy that is really consistent with me or the people of Oklahoma, judging from past elections."
Broyles' most recent TV ad fires back, panning Inhofe for being in elected office for 53 years and missing votes in the Senate.
Inhofe: Disagree
Question topic: Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Inhofe: Strongly Agree.
INHOFE: He had a lot more training than me. My other son and I are not quite as meticulous as Perry has always been about flying by the numbers, doing everything right. He was 100%.
Q: When you go through this kind of personal loss, you recognize that you've got some support around you. Talk a little bit about that.
INHOFE: I have gotten at least as many communications from some of my Democrat friends. And so something like this happens, and all of a sudden, the old barriers that were there, the old differences, those things that keep us apart just disappear.
Announcer: For climate change activists, James Mountain Inhofe is an inconvenient truth. The "M." stands for Mountain. His name is James Mountain Inhofe and what a mighty unyielding alp he is. All others are just foothills.
Rachel: His middle name is ACTUALLY Mountain?
Kent: For real. Mountain. James Mountain Inhofe.
Rachel: Did he really suggest that the Weather Channel was trying to boost its ratings?
Kent: He said they'd like that.
When they asked me what I thought about the clip, "I've really grown to like that gal. She thinks she's saying such hateful things about me, but they're all true-- including the Mountain part. Mountain is my mother's maiden name. If I'm indeed a 'mountain of indignation' for global warming activists, as Rachel claimed, it's only because I was a vehicle for the truth and that was an insurmountable obstacle for them.
"When I came to work in the US Senate, 40 years ago this January, I quickly learned that there are 2 kinds of Senators-- workhorses and show horses.
I have watched over the years the Senators who never met a microphone they didn't try to get in front of. Then I have watched the Senators who work quietly on matters vital to the nation but who get very little coverage for doing so.
One of the workhorse Senators is James M. Inhofe (R-OK). His is hardly a household name outside his own state, where he wins by landslide margins. In the Senate he doggedly works on various pieces of non-sexy legislation."
"In the past month, many Senators have asked me about my judicial philosophy. It is simple: fidelity to the law. The task of a judge is not to make the law--it is to apply the law. And it is clear, I believe, that my record in two courts reflects my rigorous commitment to interpreting the Constitution according to its terms; interpreting statutes according to their terms and Congress's intent; and hewing faithfully to precedents established by the Supreme Court and my Circuit Court. In each case I have heard, I have applied the law to the facts at hand."
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Explanation of 1/6/21 Electoral Certification, by Emily Brooks, Washington Examiner:Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Paul Gosar led an objection to counting Electoral College votes from the state of Arizona, the first formal objection to state results in a series of moves that will delay the certification of Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election over President Trump. Cruz is advocating for an `emergency 10-day audit` of election returns in disputed states. The usually ceremonial joint session of Congress that convenes to count and accept Electoral College votes will be put on hold as the House and Senate separately debate the objection.
Bill summary:The select committee must (1) conduct an investigation of the relevant facts and circumstances relating to the attack on the Capitol; (2) identify, review, and evaluate the causes of and the lessons learned from this attack; and (3) submit a report containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations to prevent future acts of violence, domestic terrorism, and domestic violent extremism, and to improve the security of the U.S. Capitol Complex and other American democratic institutions.
CBS News summary, by Grace Segers on June 30, 2021:H.R. 3233 would have created a bipartisan, independent commission to investigate the root causes of the breach of the U.S. Capitol, modeled after the 9/11 Commission.
On May 28, the House passed the bill by a vote of 222 to 190, including 35 Republican votes. It then failed in the Senate, where it received an insufficient number of Republican votes to advance.
In response, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on June 24 that the House would establish a select committee [appointed by House Democrats, instead of a bipartisan independent commission] to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection and general security issues related to the incident. Pelosi said its leadership and members would be announced later. The House passed the resolution to form the committee on June 29, 2021, by a vote of 222-190.
OnTheIssues note: The Senate voting record refers to the earlier rejected bill H.R. 3233, and the House voting record refers to the later bill H.Res.503. The later bill had no Senate vote (but the two House votes were almost identical).