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SASC Chairman Inhofe Announces Bid for Another Senate Term

SASC Chairman Inhofe Announces Bid for Another Senate Term
U.S. Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee, visits with Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), during a meet-and-greet with service members at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain. NAVSTA Rota sustains the fleet, enables the fighter and supports the family by conducting air operations, port operations, ensuring security and safety, assuring quality of life and providing the core services of power, water, fuel and information technology. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Benjamin A. Lewis)

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) officially announced his decision to run for re-election in 2020 in a high-flying campaign video released March 5. “I always said I would serve in the United States Senate as long as I can fly upside down,” he said in the video, where he is shown taking off and performing aileron rolls in a Van’s RV-8 turboprop aircraft. Inhofe, 85, has served in the Senate since winning a special election in…

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