He states today that Moore was a tragedy that was one of two tornadoes last year in Oklahoma causing catastrophic damage and that the people of Oklahoma are used to them and are strong people.
Do you know how sick I am of hearing how strong people are in the USA when it comes to preventable tragedy?
Mr. Inhofe also stated that Oklahoma was building 'safe houses.' Houses with a safe place to go to protect from tornadoes.
By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist
April 03, 2014; 4:05 AM
As a multiple-day severe weather event continues, (click here) 43 million people will be at risk for violent and dangerous storms on Thursday from the Gulf Coast to the Ohio Valley.
Following the significant round of severe weather from Wednesday, the atmosphere will continue to energize on Thursday. The threat for severe weather will continue well into the night time hours, adding to this dangerous situation.
There are many communities at risk for severe weather on Thursday. Major cities in or near the alert area include Dallas, Houston and Austin, Texas; Shreveport, La.; Tulsa, Okla.; Little Rock and Fort Smith, Ark.; St. Louis, Springfield, and Kansas City, Mo.; Peoria, Ill.; Tupelo, Miss.; Memphis and Nashville, Tenn.; Paducah, Lexington, and Louisville, Ky.; Evansville and Indianapolis, Ind.; and Cincinnati, Dayton, and Columbus, Ohio...
Does Mr. Inhofe ever stop to realize what he is saying? All the years Inhofe and others from Oklahoma have been in office and they only this year see safe rooms in homes. Amazing.
May 22, 2013
By Chris Casteel
...After the devastating tornadoes of May 1999, (click here) former President Bill Clinton went to Del City, which was among the hard hit areas.
“For goodness sake, build a safe room in your house when you rebuild,” Clinton told the crowd in one neighborhood.
Many Oklahoma residents used FEMA grants after those storms to build safe rooms, and then the IRS tried to levy taxes on the grant money.
Earlier this year, the city of Moore reported obstacles to its safe room rebate program. Changes in federal requirements to the city's Hazard Mitigation Plan were cited. And the city said there was not a lot of grant money available because there had been few major disaster declarations.
