I don't believe that was a snowball. Not that there wasn't snow in DC, but, it's not dripping. Senator Inhofe would have had an assistant walk outside and carry it through a warm building to the Senate floor.

I don't think it is a snowball. It more looks like an iceball that could have been formed in a freezer.

A frozen ball of water is not the same thing as a snowball. If the snowball were to be in his hand, given the dense water content of the snow, it would be melting quickly.

Why wouldn't Senator Inhofe want the iceball melting on the Senate floor?