Inhofe Retiring at End of 117th Congress
Senate Armed Services Committee ranking member Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., said Friday he plans to retire at the end of this Congress. Inhofe worked with current committee Chairman Jack Reed, D-R.I., in a bid to get the FCC to reverse its…
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approval of Ligado’s L-band plan (see 2004160030). Inhofe’s opposition to Ligado at one point in 2020 led him to place a hold on then-FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly’s reconfirmation (see 2007280039) before then-President Donald Trump nixed the appointment. Inhofe endorsed current Chief of Staff Luke Holland to replace him as the GOP nominee in a special election expected to coincide with the regular Nov. 8 midterm elections.