so god bless jim inhofe. thank you. chris, welcome.an hollen, who is i think, mistaken pre-visit a member valued member of this committee and we're grateful if you can join us this morning. you are now recognized. go ahead please. at the appointed time they be right after senator van hollen i need to run over to the homeland security committee having a hearing on permitting which my colleagues know is a a big del for all of us and will have to step up and. >> when you step out can i take the chair and move my legislation forward? [laughing] >> i'll second that. >> no. [laughing] go right ahead, chris. >> thank you.mc thank you, chairman carper, ranking member capito. thank you both for remembering senator inhofe. thank both of you greeted by some sad news. a longtime former colleague and dear friend of many of us, jim inhofe, passed away. as many of our colleagues are familiar, jim's path to the senate was an adventure on its own. honorable service in the army, small business success, undergraduate degree by way of nine different schoo

senator jim inhofe. he was an extraordinary gentleman. and you can't say gentleman enough when it came to jim inhofe. if he was a man of -- he was a man of humility, of decency and of kindness. and he took everyone he met with those qualities. he was also a man of deep principle. but what made him a great senator, in fact, one of the best that that has served in this body, is that he was always looking for principled compromise. he was always trying to reach across the aisle and and see if he could, working with others, find a way forward that would be better for the country. so i was terribly saddened yesterday when i learned of jim's passing. he was a leader, he was a gentleman, he was all that we expect a senator to be and much more. for three decades he served on the armed services committee in both and house and the senate. i had the privilege to serve with him as a member of the senate armed services committee. we were in turn both chairman and ranking members, both the senior republican and the senior democrat on the committee for

anyone who knew jim inhofe knew that he was a dedicated christian. inhofe was a man of great faith with, in particular, a heart for sub i-saharan africa. he visited there countless times, encouraged numerous, probably hundreds of his fellow senators and representatives to accompany him to visit some of the most challenged countries in sub-saharan africa. he hosted countless prayer breakfasts there. he got to know the leaders in those countries and their families by name. he was a remarkable christian friend to those in africa. jim inhofe was an accomplished pilot. he flew solo around the world at age 56. as a member of congress, he was known as a straight shooter who was not afraid to challenge the conventional wisdom, as he did so on numerous occasions. jim and his wife kay were married for 64 years. together they had four children and 12 grandchildren, one of whom they found and adopted and rescued during a trip to africa. i would mention that kay inhofe has been a special friend and advisor to my wife gail for these decades. again, i'm informed th

before i recognize i want to go back to jim inhofe. for those who will remember he was a climate change denier. on those memorable things he did enough it was springtime or big snowfall he went and gathered snow in front of the u.s. capitol and made snowballs. brought them into the chamber and said for those who don't think climate change is real look at all the snowballs. he ended up initially to be the cochair and co- sponsor for that diesel emission reduction act which is done a whole lot to reduce diesel admissions and help us with the battle on climate change so god bless jim inhofe thank you. chris, welcome. i think if i am not mistaken previously a member a valued member of this committee. we are grateful you can join us this morning. you are not recognized, go ahead please be at some point in time may be right after senator ben holland i need to run over to the homeland security committee having a hearing on permitting which my colleagues know it's a big deal for all of us. i have to slip out of part of that. >> when you step o

. (♪) [thud] >>> tonight, we have learned that former oklahoma senator jim inhofe has died, days afterong-serving senator, supporting the military and america's veterans. in one of his more controversial moments, he famously brought a snowball onto the senate floor, claiming it as evidence that global warming was not real. senator james lankford tonight calling him an institution in the senate. jim inhofe was 89. >>> tonight, newly released body cam video showing the dramatic rescue of seven boaters injured after crashing at high speed into a bridge in the florida keys. first responders arriving at the scene in little torch key, climbing onto the 35-foot boat as it was sinking. eight people were on board. three victims, including a child, were air-lifted to the hospital. >>> when we come back here tonight, health officials confirming a case of human plague right here in the u.s. >>> and the giant pandas have now arrived, we'll show you in a moment. hey! i'll give you $574 if you switch. for gerald? well, okay. so, what about $574 for switching your home insurance to allstate? oh, i try

before i recognize senator van hollen i want to go back to jim inhofe. jim inhofee of those who will remember was a, i don't mean this in an unkind way, he was a climate change denier. their there seems in one oft memorable things he did was i think it was springtime and it like a big snowfall here. he went out and gathered snow in front of the u.s. capitol and made snowballs and brought them in to the chamber and said, for those of you who think this climate change is real, look at all these snowballs. he ended up at the time he was here joining me. he was initially one of the republicans later jim inhofe the cochair, cosponsor for the diesel emission reduction act which has done a lot to reduce diesel emissions and help us with a bow on climate change can gutless jim inhofe. thank you. chris, welcome. chriss van hollen, who is i thik mistaken previously a member, a valued member of this committee. we are grateful you can join us this morning. you are now recognized the go ahead, please. at some point i may be right after senator van hollen i need went

as we go break jim inhofe has died. hes watt state's longest serving senator from 1994 to 2023.mittee in the senate. also a climate change skeptic. his climate says he suffered a stroke over the fourth of julyhold and aids say inhofe died peacefully suburb rounded by wife, children and other family members. jim inhofe was 89 years old. ♪ of the kia sorento x-pro and the kia sorento turbo-hybrid... ...we recreated some of the wettest springs, hottest summers, windiest falls, and coldest winters. all on one track. to prove these three-row suvs were built for the unstoppable. kia movement that inspires. it's pods biggest sale of the summer. save up to 25% on moving and storage for a limited time. and see why pods has been trusted with over 6 million moves. but don't wait, use promo code big25 to save. visit pods.com today. when the sawdust settles and the engine roars the thing you care about is a job well done. but when you get your tools from harbor freight something about the job feels different - your wallet. whatever you do, do it for less, at harbor freight. ♪ my mental healt

jim inhofe was a great man. and his family does not deserve to read the headlines of media outlets that denigrate his public service, denigrates his character, and lessens his represent tachlths -- reputation. thankfully, no one can touch his character. they can only darken the shadow around it. because he indeed was a man of great character. madam president, i yield the successfully entered the border patrol has been arrested for the murder of a mother in maryland. an illegal immigrant released in the country on patrol has been turning the murder of a nursing in georgia. two illegal immigrants are charged with the killing of a 12-year-old girl in texas. unfortunately, i could go on. another case, 50 out of 400 illegal immigrants who enter the united states through the nicest linked smuggling network are still unaccounted for. it's impossible to predict every crime but the chaos president biden allows three plus years is in an environment that facilitates dangerous individuals into our country. 10 million indivi

jim inhofe has died. the former senator's family says he suffered a stroke over the holiday weekend. inhofe was known as a staunch denier of climate change caused by humans. he was 89 years old. >>> jury selection has wrapped up in the alec baldwin "rust" trial. he could face up to 18 months in prison if he is convicted of involuntary man slaughter for shooting and killing the film's cinematographer while rehearsing a scene. here's chloe melas. >> reporter: alec baldwin stoic as he entered this santa fe, new mexico courthouse. he entered with his wife. he faces one count of count of m involuntary man slaughter. 12 jurors were selected who will decide his fate in what's expected to be an eight-day trial. did he pull the trigger? or did the gun misfire. baldwin has long maintained his innocence. for this, prosecutors will rely on two key witnesses. a crew memex pektedber expected testify he saw baldwin pull the trigger. in a pretrial win for the defense, the judge ruled that baldwin's role as producer of th

. >> former oklahoma republican senator jim inhofe has died after having a stroke during the july for holiday. he was elected to the senate in 1994 and served at the top republican on the armed services committee. he retired last year and in november 2022 he delivered his farewell address on the senate floor. sen. inhofe: as i reflect on my 20 years serving in the u.s. senate, i reflect on the lessons i have learned from my colleagues and friends. i had the privilege of serving with many great titans for a fairly long period of time. some people thought maybe too long. i had the privilege of serving with people i have known very well, like orrin hatch. i single them out because they are no longer with us. senator hatch's farewell speech in 2018, he reflected on the striking shift in polarization and partisanship of the senate, and he yearned for the days of members finding common ground. you may not hear about it because the media does not really care. and then there is barbara boxer. there are not many people talk about members of the other party. i have shared this story many times,

how do you describe senator jim inhofe, right? how do you describe his family, miss kay, the first time i met her, she made me feel as comfortable as her own child. someone who took time to pet on me, love on me as i was learning politics because politics was new. senator inhofe would often take me by the hand literally by the hand and say hey, listen to me, son. and as time went on, he became quite a mentor of mine, and i get asked all the time, how do you plan on filling the shoes of senator inhofe? i say, how do you fill the shoes of a man whose middle name was mountain. he was a mountain of a man. he was full of grit and tenacity. you always knew where he stood. he would tell me right off the bat when it was time for a decision to be made, he would get the delegation together, he would come in and he wasn't someone who demand add you go with him. he just let you know why he was right. you could respect a guy you always know where he stands. so it saddens me deeply to know that today this earth is less one gentleman that i thin

. >> former oklahoma republican senator jim inhofe has died after having a stroke during the july for holiday. he was

the armed services committee jim inhofe was 89 years old. sander? >> sandra: came down with an illness over the holidays and wanted a hospice about a month ago. he will be missed. our prayers are with his family. john? >> john: that is h shame. katie pavlik editor for townhall.com. congressman adam smith in washington says biden has to go. listen to what he suggested yesterday. >> i think he should step aside. i think it's time that he is not the best person. look at what is best to the country and i think kamala harris would be a much better/stronger candidate. >> john: where do you think this is headed? we have a him and some others we have seen in a minute saying biden has to go but at the same time this movement seems to be failing to reach critical mass. >> they can talk about him leaving all they want. they can try to get a coalition of democrats which is why these meetings a capitol hill or ab about. including hunter biden who is can so mike advising him to try to leave. biden has been making phone calls to donors, he has been making phone ca

former oklahoma senator jim inhofe has died. family said he suffered a stroke over the fourth of july holl day he was a conservative fixture in the u.s. senate for nearly 30 years, an army veteran with five military installations in his state. he was a strong advocate for defense spending he was also a staunch denier of climate change. >> you know what this is? it's a snowball. >> known for his bullish personality, inhofe famously went to the senate floor in 2015 with that clump of snow as evidence to refute global warming. flags will fly at half staff clue oklahoma tomorrow. he was 89 years old. a gunman killed by park rangers was planning a mass shooting. the shooter fired a semi-automatic weapon where 200 people sat eating before he was taken down. one park ranger was hospitalized and has since been released. finally to want, the san diego zoo alliance released the first images of the two new giant pandas. yun chuan and xinbao will stay in a private habitat. they are the first to enter the use in over two decades. still to co

former oklahoma senator jim inhofe has died.amily said he suffered a stroke over the fourth of july holiday. he was a conservative fixture in the u.s. senate for nearly 30 years. an army veteran with five military installations in his state, he was a strong advocate for defense spending. . he was a staunch denier of climate change. >> i ask the chair, you know what this is? it is a snowball. >> known for his bullish personality, he famously went to the senate floor in 2015 with a clump of snow as evidence to refute global warming. the flags will fly at half staff in oklahoma tomorrow. he was 89 years old. still to come on the newshour, a plan to overhaul the government and give trump more control if he is elected. skincare products see a boom in demand from tween girls. artists in san jose use their creative talents to help the city reduce its carbon footprint. >> this is the pbs news hour from w eta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. >> tonight in was

we lost chairman jim inhofe just a few weeks ago he that he in particular admired that report. he would often hold the report up and wave it around at hearings. his enthusiasm proved the nds served as a guiding light for him that prompted all of us too consider the reports for recommendations of global security environment has worsened much faster than we expected back in 2018. the first of a new 2824 nds commission report summarizes the situation in which we find ourselves. i will quote that line the threats the united states faces are the most serious and most challenging the nation has encountered since 1945. include the potential for near-term major war unquote. a dramatic and forceful statement. who turns out the commission believes that we are not at all or we need toto be. i thinknk the members of the committee understand this. we understand clearly there is no time to waste. the commission reports are military capacity and capabilities are insufficient to meet the current requirements of acceptable risk. the document details the way in which the 2022 national defense st

we lost chairman jim inhofe a few weeks ago. many of us will remember that he in particular admired that report. he would often hold the report up and wave it around at hearings. his enthusiasm proved to the n.d.s. served as a guiding light for him and prompted all of us to consider the report's recommendations. the global security environment has worsened much faster than we expected. back in 2018. the first time -- the first line of a new 2024n.d.s. submission report summarizes the situation in which we find ourselves. i will quote that line. the threats the united states faces are the most serious and most challenging the nation has encountered since 1945. and include the potential for near-term major war. unquote. a dramatic and forceful statement. it turns out that the commission believes that we are not at all where we need to be and i think members of the committee understand this. we understand clearly there's no time to waste. the commission report notes that our military capacity and capabilities are insufficient to me

we want to update you news, of course jim inhofe known for climate and infrastructure stances dies atone of his more memorable moments on the senate floor from february of 2015. >> mr. president, i'm reminiscent with the snow on the ground five years ago and i say mr. president was not here at that time and you don't have the advantage of knowing the story behind this and the story behind this is that is when they first started the hysteria on global warm being and happened to be another snowstorm unprecedented and settle a record. there's a charming family of six i say to my friend in the chair that built this and their picture is here and that happens to be my daughter and family. at that time it got a lot of attention, actually got a lot of fat attention and in case we have forgotten because we keep hearing that 2014 has been the warmest year on record i ask the chair you know what this is? it is from outside here so it is very cold out, verien season able. host: that was a snowball on the senate floor from 2015. we will go to the phones now, john in chantilly, virginia. democrat.