Washington Examiner:
Sen. Jim Inhofe is one of the Senate’s stalwart conservatives and senior-most defense voices, whether he is pushing back against climate change fears or slamming Democrats for hurting the military by triggering a government shutdown last month.
Inhofe sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee where he chairs a subcommittee on one of his top interests, the military’s readiness to fight wars. That puts him at the forefront of what he and other defense hawks on Capitol Hill have warned for years is a military readiness crisis.
But lately, the Oklahoma Republican has been holding the gavel at Armed Services hearings as chairman while John McCain battles brain cancer in Arizona. And due to seniority, Inhofe may be next in line to permanently lead the committee.
