Archives for December 2010

Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe tells us why Senate Republican leaders are right to vow a filibuster against any legislation that distracts lawmakers from the critical issues of taxes and spending.  How does he react to Democrats vowing to do everything possible to let tax rates rise for the wealthiest Americans?  What about the Democratic claim that renewed unemployment benefits create more jobs than tax cuts?  We also ask Inhofe to explain why he opposes an earmark ban favored by most of his GOP colleagues.

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Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and is passionately opposed to lifting the ban on gays serving in the military.  He is also staunchly against the proposed START agreement designed to limit the nuclear stockpiles in the U.S. and Russia.  So how does Inhofe counter the arguments made by those pushing to end ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”?  Why does he believe changing the policy would weaken our military?  And why does he believe START is fatally flawed and ought to be rejected by the Senate?  We ask Sen. Inhofe.

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Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso joins us to discuss what we can expect in the lame duck session of Congress.  Why did he vote for the earmark ban?  Will Republicans have to give ground on unemployment benefits in order to get all of the Bush tax cuts extended?  And how aggressive will Republicans be in trying to dismantle Obamacare in the new Congress?  We discuss it all with Sen. Barrasso.

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