{"id":503667,"date":"2021-05-13T10:35:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T14:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=503667"},"modified":"2021-05-13T10:35:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T14:35:10","slug":"sen-inhofe-to-epa-nominee-radhika-fox-if-you-dont-behave-im-going-to-talk-to-your-daddy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-inhofe-to-epa-nominee-radhika-fox-if-you-dont-behave-im-going-to-talk-to-your-daddy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Inhofe To EPA Nominee Radhika Fox: \u2018If You Don\u2019t Behave, I\u2019m Going To Talk To Your Daddy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-inhofe-to-epa-nominee-radhika-fox-if-you-dont-behave-im-going-to-talk-to-your-daddy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=503667&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-13-at-10.24.59-AM-scaled-e1620916009305.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Oklahoma Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe told Environment Protection Agency (EPA) nominee Radhika Fox he would \u201ctalk to [her] daddy\u201d if she didn\u2019t \u201cbehave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox was addressing changes to the \u201cWaters of the United States\u201d rule during her confirmation hearing for the EPA\u2019s Office of Water assistant administrator position on Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2021\/05\/12\/politics\/radhika-fox-confirmation-hearing-inhofe\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN reported<\/a>. The rule changes, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/12\/11\/clean-water-act-wotus-wheeler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">made in 2018,<\/a> altered Obama administration policy that Republican critics characterized as overreach.<\/p>\n<p>Inhofe stopped her as she was answering the question, saying he needed to save his time for other nominees and questions. He added that he appreciated the comments and looked forward to working with her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if you don\u2019t behave, I\u2019m going to talk to your daddy, okay?\u201d Inhofe concluded, garnering a laugh from Fox. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/03\/biden-epa-nominee-michael-regan-gina-mccarthy-john-kerry-senate-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Biden EPA Nominee Faces Questions About Agency\u2019s Independence During Confirmation Hearing)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"13.380681818182\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EPA nominee Radhika Fox gave a nice shout-out to her father, who was seated behind her during her confirmation hearing, in her opening statement.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) later joked: \u201cI will look forward to working with you. And if you don\u2019t behave, I will talk to your Daddy.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K0RiWRyyAK\">pic.twitter.com\/K0RiWRyyAK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1392814469345161218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Inhofe also praised Fox\u2019s opening statement, in which she said her accomplishments were because she \u201cstands on the shoulders of [her] parents\u2019 hard work,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/553289-inhofe-tells-epa-nominee-hell-talk-to-her-daddy-if-she-does-not-behave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hill<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSen. Inhofe is always moved by the family stories of nominees, and was especially touched by Ms. Fox\u2019s tribute to her father during the opening remarks,\u201d Inhofe\u2019s Communications Director Leacy Burke told CNN, adding that Fox\u2019s father was at the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Fox is one of several nominees to the EPA after President Joe Biden and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/10\/senate-confirms-michael-regan-epa-biden-climate-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new Secretary Michael Regan<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/31\/youre-fired-signaling-shift-biden-administration-empties-environmental-agency-of-trump-appointees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">purged the agency<\/a> of Trump-era appointees in March in an effort to \u201cimprove the EPA\u2019s reliance on science.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oklahoma Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe told Environment Protection Agency (EPA) nominee Radhika Fox he would \u201ctalk to [her] daddy\u201d if she didn\u2019t \u201cbehave.\u201dFox was addressing changes to the \u201cWaters of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278023,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-13-at-10.24.59-AM-scaled-e1620916009305.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Sen. 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