U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) this week made the following statement after casting a no vote on the nomination of Sen. John Kerry for Secretary of State:
“I have known Sen. Kerry for many years and consider him a friend, however, I am simply too philosophically opposed on the issues to support his nomination,” said Inhofe.
“I do not believe that Kerry is a strong advocate of U.S. sovereignty, but favors expanding the powers of the United Nations at the expense of the U.S. For example, Kerry was the leader, as Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, to pass the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST), and supports most all sovereignty eroding treaties involving the United Nations including the International Criminal Court, the Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities, and the Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty among others. He was also the champion of the New START Treaty which threatens our nuclear deterrent and stewardship of our nuclear stock pile.
The BBC is reporting today that General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, in comments posted on the military’s Facebook page, said such a collapse could “threaten future generations.”
A family who survived the May 11, 2011 Joplin, Mo., tornado received keys today to a new disaster-resistant, energy-efficient home from Convoy of Hope.
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today highlighted the successful test flight of the Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) by the Missile Defense Agency over the weekend. The GBI is the missile deployed to protect the United States homeland against limited ballistic missile threats from countries such as North Korea and Iran.
Congressman Jim Bridenstine (OK-1) will hold a series of town hall meetings this week in Tulsa County, Wagoner County and Washington County.