Honorable James Inhofe
United States Senator, Oklahoma, Republican
James Inhofe was elected to the U.S. Senate from Oklahoma in 1994. The following is excerpted from Senator Inhofe’s August 4, 2009, remarks during the Senate floor debate on confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.Let me confess that I feel totally inadequate standing here tonight and talking about the subject of the confirmation of Judge Sotomayor. I am not a lawyer. I am amidst these brilliant lawyers. I listened to Senator [Orrin] Hatch [UT-R] and Senator [Jeff] Sessions [AL-R]. They have the kind of background where they can really get into this and look constitutionally and…
