Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe named top GOP senator on Armed Services Committee
Inhofe moves up to the top spot after 18 years of service on the panel and gives military-rich Oklahoma more influence on Defense Department policies.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim Inhofe was officially named the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Friday, giving military-rich Oklahoma influence over Pentagon spending and policy at a time of tightening budgets.
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Inhofe, R-Tulsa, has been on the committee since 1994 and has devoted much of his time away from Washington to visiting military bases in Oklahoma and around the world. The Air Force has bases in Oklahoma City, Altus and Enid, and the Army has a post near Lawton and an ammunition depot in McAlester.
In taking the top Republican spot on Armed Services Committee, Inhofe will have to give up his position as the leading GOP senator on the Environment and Public Works Committee, where he has helped shape highway bills and worked against environmental regulations he deemed excessive.
Inhofe will be replacing Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, as the ranking Republican on Armed Services Committee. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, is chairman of the committee.
In a statement, Inhofe said his top priority is to avoid the “devastating cuts” scheduled to take effect in two months under the automatic spending cut process known as sequestration. The “fiscal cliff” deal approved on Tuesday only delayed those cuts.
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