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Obama Draws Controversy Over Commerce Sec. Pick

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    Sen. James Inhofe, (R-Okla.), discusses his qualms with John Bryson.

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President Obama -- nominee for commerce commerce secretary is coming under fire for what's being called his progressive agenda.

Closing up to environmental groups and an outright support for Cap and Trade System has some pro business lawmakers worried.

Senator James inhofe said -- work tirelessly.

To defeat nominee John Bryson welcome back good friend to follow the money James in half the Republican senator from.

Oklahoma but -- what what what don't you like about this nominee.

First they're -- be back with it.

Well.

The good thing he was the you've presented the natural resource has been so -- is that.

Very radical -- living environment of the group they're they're doing everything -- indeed stop.

Are part of -- and quite frankly all of our energy in this country an opportunity for him to be nominated as secretary of commerce and -- That -- -- -- -- but -- promote.

Destroyed.

Either one Luke Albee Waxman Markey bill moderate bill -- for those of that and might have remembered.

But Republicans were -- yet chaired the committee environment public works is so.

We've been trying to shoot down that old catastrophic global warming hoped for a long time -- -- that -- that they know.

-- senator I've called choose Salazar Obama and Lisa Jackson date to four pillars of higher gas prices I guess.

I have to add debt mr.

Bryson make it -- -- -- -- five pointed star.

Of higher gas prices this is gonna drive gasoline prices.

Up broad target let me say what it would do it at first I'd probably leave -- project the group -- thing about -- she oil rich and honestly that than usual -- -- Tutu and he's dead yeah -- even -- they and they were it would have been kind of regulation that -- do they have betrayed.

It wouldn't be used to a to a nation because the problem isn't here in America.

It could have the reverse effect.

It is and it if you remember back 1993.

-- Clinton gore -- increase.

That was thirty billion dollar tax increase that market -- -- -- This would be and greater there were talking about it that that according to -- That's according to -- it would cause that war and we were way you know -- -- and -- each year.

Pedicure that if they get better at 300 to 400 billion dollar bank increased each year that have been mined out for those -- that they that's been wrong all the time.

Even even if you're wrong.

You know it doesn't do any good at that -- increase it is not gonna reduce emissions.

And -- that person is going to be.

In charge is that -- interesting article that was stated in green wire it's called the NR DP that to repeat started.

Minority being mafia finding homes on the hill about their plan people around this probably the biggest but they've but -- -- -- All right we have to leave it there -- gonna say thank you to senator -- half of being here tonight thank you very much sir.

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