During her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Senator Inhofe (Idiot-OK) told Radhika FoxE, a female Environmental Protection Agency nominee, that if she did not “behave,” then “I’m going to talk to your daddy.”
“I don’t mean to interrupt you, but I know … I’ve got to get around (to the other nominees), so I appreciate your comments and particularly in your opening statement, I enjoyed that. And so I will look forward to working with you. And if you don’t behave, I’m going to talk to your daddy. OK? Alright. That’s good.”
The exchange occurred when Senator Inhofe asked Ms. Fox “about the Trump administration’s changes to the Obama-era Waters of the United States rule, or WOTUS, which extended federal authority and protections to streams and wetlands but that others felt was government overreach.As Fox was answering, Inhofe interrupted her, explaining that he didn’t mean to, but needed to use his remaining time to ask questions of the other two Biden administration nominees at the hearing.”
“The senator’s communications director, Leacy Burke, told CNN in a statement that “Sen. Inhofe is always moved by the family stories of nominees, and was especially touched by Ms. Fox’s tribute to her father during the opening remarks.”
“He made a lighthearted joke at the end of his questioning to recognize her father again since he was present for the hearing. As he said in the hearing, Inhofe looks forward to working with Ms. Fox once she is confirmed,” Burke said.”
