Former Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) died Tuesday morning after a long career in government, becoming one of the most vocal critics of heavy-handed environmental regulation.
The Oklahoma Republican is perhaps best remembered for the time he brought a snowball onto the Senate floor to mock global warming.
“In case we have forgotten, because we keep hearing that 2014 has been the warmest year on record, I ask the chair, you know what this is?” Inhofe said during a floor speech in February 2015 as he produced a snowball from a bag beside his podium.
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— Mister Montgomery (@MAGA_Montgomery) July 9, 2024
“It’s a snowball,” he said. “From outside here. So it’s very, very cold out. Very…
