May 18, 2010 4:51 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Inhofe Still Protecting The Oil Industry
May 10, 2010 5:24 pm ET filed under Blog
GOP Will Treat Solicitor General Kagan Like Justice Sotomayor
March 17, 2010 2:54 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Sen. Inhofe Gets It Wrong On "Jackasses," "Global Warming Alarmism"
During a Senate Floor speech on March 15, 2010, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) embarked on a long, meandering journey smearing Al Gore, climate scientists, and clean energy. In particular, Inhofe criticized the "created science" showing "anthropogenic jackasses" (he meant to say "gases") cause global warming. Yet contrary to Inhofe's claims, the science shows the last decade was the warmest on record.
March 15, 2010 4:38 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Inhofe Blasts House Republicans For Earmark "Moratorium"
March 12, 2010 7:20 pm ET filed under Video
Sen. Inhofe: Liddy An "Authority" On Gitmo Because He Was In Prison
March 12, 2010 7:18 pm ET filed under Video
Sen. Inhofe Reprises Debunked "$3,100" Cost Estimate For Clean Energy Bill
March 12, 2010 3:40 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Inhofe: Liddy An "Authority" On Gitmo Because He Was In Prison
March 12, 2010 2:55 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Sen. Inhofe Reprises False "$3,100" Cost Estimate For Clean Energy Bill
During a March 12, 2010 appearance on G. Gordon Liddy's radio show, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) reprised the early-2009 talking point that clean energy legislation would cost families $3,100 per year. In reality, investing in clean energy would boost America's economy by $111 billion and create up to 1.9 million jobs.
February 23, 2010 6:49 pm ET filed under Video
Sen. Inhofe Claims The Earth Is Cooling, Wants Al Gore To Testify At Hearing
February 23, 2010 5:12 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Sen. Inhofe Falsely Claims The Earth Is Cooling
During a February 23, 2010 appearance on Fox's Your World with Neil Cavuto, Sen. Jim Inhofe falsely claimed, "we're in our ninth year of a cooling spell." In reality, numerous reputable sources agree that the past decade has been the warmest on record.
January 22, 2010 10:10 am ET filed under Blog
Sen. Inhofe Claims All Terrorists Are Muslim
January 13, 2010 6:35 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Inhofe Angry About Placing 7th In 'Planet's Worst Enemies' Contest
December 14, 2009 10:59 am ET filed under Fact Check
Sen. Inhofe Lies On Fox News Sunday
During a December 13, 2009 appearance on Fox News Sunday, Sen. James Inhofe falsely claimed Rep. Ed Markey's American Clean Energy and Security Act passed "in the middle of the night on a weekend." In reality, it passed just after 7:00 p.m. on a Friday. The vote was scheduled for late-afternoon, but the House Minority Leader's "fili-Boehner" delayed the vote by over an hour.
November 20, 2009 12:52 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Sen. Inhofe Deceives On Clean Energy Legislation
On November 18, 2009, Sen. James Inhofe falsely stated clean energy legislation would kill jobs and drastically increase expenses. Contrary to Inhofe's statement, legislation increasing our investment in clean energy technologies would create jobs in every state and help America become more energy independent, all for less than a quarter a day.
November 09, 2009 5:33 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Inhofe To Dems: "Get A life. You Lost. I Won."
October 20, 2009 11:33 am ET filed under Fact Check
Sen. Inhofe Repeats Deceptive Talking Points On Clean Energy Jobs Legislation
On October 19, 2009, Sen. James Inhofe wrote a column on the National Journal's Energy & Environment blog in which he repeated a slew of conservative talking points aimed at derailing clean energy jobs legislation. In reality, legislation increasing our investment in clean energy technologies would create jobs in every state and help America become more energy independent, all for less than a quarter a day.
September 28, 2009 4:19 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Sen. Inhofe Repeats False Talking Points About Clean Energy Bill
The Senate's leading climate change skeptic, Sen. James Inhofe, repeated a slew of Republican falsehoods aimed at derailing investments in clean energy technologies. Contrary to Sen. Inhofe's talking points, a cap-and-trade bill would create 1.7 million American jobs, reduce harmful emissions and help America become more energy independent -- all for less than the cost of a postage stamp per day.
September 03, 2009 10:36 am ET filed under Blog
Sen. Inhofe Says "Barack Obama Is Disarming America"
July 27, 2009 3:40 pm ET filed under Video
Sen. Inhofe Claims Oil & Gas Don't Cause Pollution
July 13, 2009 3:45 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Sen. Inhofe Gets It Wrong On Nuclear Power
On July 13, 2009, Sen. Jim Inhofe wrote an "ideas piece" in Politico in which he sang the praises of nuclear power. While nuclear power may very well have a role to play in America, Sen. Inhofe has his facts wrong.
July 07, 2009 11:42 am ET filed under Blog
Sen. Inhofe: 30 Years As An Economist = Climate Science Expertise
As usual, Sen. James Inhofe won't let the facts get in the way of his anti-science crusade.
June 30, 2009 10:34 am ET filed under Fact Check
Sen. Inhofe Repeats Myth That Cap-And-Trade Will "Cost Millions Of American Jobs"
Since the House passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act last week, Senate Republicans have taken up the mantle of smearing the Democrats' cap-and-trade plan. On June 30, 2009, Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) wrote a column in Human Events in which he falsely declared that cap-and-trade would "cost millions of American jobs." In reality, the bill would create jobs in every state and help America become more energy independent, all for the price of a postage stamp per day.
June 16, 2009 10:13 am ET filed under Fact Check
Sen. Inhofe's Cap-And-Trade Scare Tactics
On June 15, 2009, Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) penned an op-ed in The Hill titled "Democrats' Cap and Tax rush job: all economic pain, no climate gain." It is unclear how the Senate's most prominent denier of global warming is qualified to assess "climate gain." What is clear, however, is that Sen. Inhofe's column is full of tired talking points and misleading statistics intended to scare the public about the cost of the Democrats' cap-and-trade plan.
May 26, 2009 3:45 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Inhofe: Can Sotomayor Rule "Without Undue Influence" From Her Race And Gender?
In response to President Obama's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace Justice Souter, Sen. Jim Inhofe issued the following in a press release: "In the months ahead, it will be important for those of us in the U.S. Senate to weigh her qualifications and character as well as her ability to rule fairly without undue influence from her own personal race, gender, or political preferences."
May 20, 2009 2:02 pm ET filed under Blog
The GOP's Alternative (Energy) Reality
A new GOP strategy memo further proves that Republicans just don't have any new ideas when it comes to energy.
May 04, 2009 12:24 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Don't Tell Sen. Inhofe: Americans Oppose Don't Ask, Don't Tell
On May 3, 2009, Sen. James Inhofe wrote a blog post for the New York Times arguing in favor of the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which bans openly gay men and women from serving. But Sen. Inhofe's rehashed talking points about "professionalism" can't change the facts: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is hurting our troops and Americans are ready for a change.
May 01, 2009 10:27 am ET filed under Fact Check
In Their Own Words: The Majority's Prerogative
In 2005, many Republican Senators went so far as to claim the filibuster of judicial nominees was unconstitutional. Now four years later, with President Obama's first Supreme Court appointment looming, will they remain consistent in their position or commit one of the most blatant acts of hypocrisy in the 220-year history of the United States Senate?
April 29, 2009 4:44 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Inhofe Is Still In Denial
According to Sen. James Inhofe, Specter's departure is a good sign for Republicans.
April 20, 2009 4:25 pm ET filed under Fact Check
FACT CHECK: Sen. Inhofe's TARP Rant
On April 20th, 2009, Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe took to the Senate floor to address criticisms of his recent critiques of the Obama Administration. Shortly into his rant, Sen. Inhofe made a seemingly outrageous claim that Tim Geithner authored the Troubled Asset Relief Program in September 2008 - despite the fact that the plan was proposed more than four months before Geithner became Treasury Secretary.
