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Udall Leads Bipartisan Fight for Moratorium on Earmarks
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 -
Udall to Open Alamosa Office to Serve Coloradans in the San Luis Valley
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 -
Udall Asks for Assessment of Impact of Bark Beetle Epidemic on Forest Safety, Health
Monday, November 15, 2010 -
Udall Calls for Ban on Earmarks
Monday, November 15, 2010 -
Udall Statement in Celebration of Veterans Day
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 -
Udall Statement on Fiscal Commission Co-Chairs’ Proposal to Fight the National Debt
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 -
Senators Renew Call To Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
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Udall Statement on Army Report Recommending a New Combat Aviation Brigade for Fort Carson
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As President Travels to India, Senators Udall, Whitehouse Urge him to Engage on Critical Issue of India-Pakistan Border
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Udall, Bennet, Lamborn Fight to Keep Missile Defense Center in Colorado Springs
Friday, October 29, 2010
Op-Eds
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Reform spending, control debt and ban earmarks
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Earmarks must be part of solution
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Clean energy: Key to 21st century
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It is time to restore deliberation to the U.S. Senate
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Spurring job growth through increased credit union lending
Monday, October 11, 2010 -
A bipartisan solution for the Senate
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Innovation in defense, energy has economic, security benefits
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Our goal: forest health
Monday, September 27, 2010 -
Objection to DADT shouldn't be an excuse to hold hostage critical defense legislation
Friday, September 24, 2010 -
Let’s set the standard
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Blog
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Mark's Newsletter Update: Giving Thanks
Tuesday, November 23, 2010The twin strains of lengthy wars and our country's climb out of an economic hole can make for trying times, but family reminds us of the ideals worth fighting for.
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Ending Earmarks: An Important Step Toward Budgetary Reform
Monday, November 22, 2010Colorado families have been tightening their belts throughout this economic downturn and it is time Congress did the same.
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WHAT I'M WORKING ON: Call for a Ban on Earmarks
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Mark's Newsletter Update: Your Job Creation Ideas
Wednesday, November 10, 2010As Congress shifts back into gear, my sights are focused on Coloradans' priorities: creating jobs and speeding our economic recovery. My first goal as Senator has been to help our state's economy rebound, and over the last two years, I've taken every opportunity to visit with Coloradans across the state to learn how I can best fight in Washington, D.C., for our communities back home.
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Mark's Newsletter Update: Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq
Wednesday, October 27, 2010I led an eight-day congressional delegation visit to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq. Every country we visited poses a unique and daunting set of challenges, but one thing provided a consistent source of optimism: the men and women in our armed services.
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Assessing Progress in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq
Thursday, October 21, 2010I led a eight-day congressional delegation visit to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq. Read my strategic assessment of our progress in the region.
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Mark's Newsletter Update: Bridging the Partisan Divide
Wednesday, October 13, 2010As Congress adjourned last month, I found myself reflecting on my short time in the U.S. Senate and the saying that has guided my political career: "One can disagree without being disagreeable." I believe that a great public servant is one who spends most of his or her time listening, and that's why I have reached across the aisle on every major piece of legislation I've introduced.
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A Common-Sense Fix for Senate Gridlock
Thursday, October 7, 2010Like many Coloradans, I’ve been frustrated by the increasingly slow process of moving legislation through the Senate over the past year.
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WHAT I'M WORKING ON: Resolution to Streamline Senate Rules and Eliminate Opportunities for Gridlock
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Continuing the Fight for Free Credit Scores
Wednesday, October 6, 2010Yesterday, I sent a letter to Elizabeth Warren, President Obama’s newly appointed adviser in charge of setting up the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, urging her to make free access to credit scores a priority for this new agency.
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Mark's Newsletter Update: Creating Jobs with Ideas from Coloradans
Thursday, September 30, 2010We have to unleash innovation to help our economy continue to recover, and that's one reason I've traveled around the state to listen to Coloradans' ideas for how to create jobs. I have already acted on several of them. But I know there are many more untapped ideas that can help us maintain our leadership in the clean energy revolution, and I need your help to find them.
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Bipartisan Effort for a National Renewable Electricity Standard
Friday, September 24, 2010Earlier this week I joined a bipartisan group of Senators in introducing a bill (S.3813) to create the first-ever national renewable electricity standard (RES). This bill would be an important step toward ending our nation’s dependence on foreign oil, creating thousands of jobs nationwide and setting us on the path to addressing climate change.
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New Health Reforms Kick-in Today
Thursday, September 23, 2010In August 2009, I heard the story of now second-grader Thomas Wilkes from Englewood, whose family must spend - because of his hemophilia - $40,000 dollars a month to pay for life-sustaining medication. Because of annual limits imposed by insurance companies on benefits, Thomas' parents faced bankruptcy and the inability to pay for his care.
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Honoring Charlie Wolf’s Memory
Tuesday, September 21, 2010While we’ve been making steady progress toward passing the Charlie Wolf bill, the process is frustratingly slow. Time is a resource many sick Cold War workers cannot afford to waste. So today, I offered an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would take an intermediate step to improve the program.
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Deadline Extended for Service Members to Claim Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay
Friday, September 17, 2010Last year Congress authorized special compensation for service members whose tours of duty were involuntarily extended under stop loss between September 11th, 2001 and September 30th, 2009.
Audio & Video
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Senator Mark Udall Helps Lead Bipartisan Fight to End Earmarks
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Mark Udall Expresses Disappointment At Failure of Vote on National Defense Bill
Video | Tuesday, September 21, 2010[ media removed in text-only mode ]U.S. Senator Mark Udall gave a speech on the Senate floor about his frustration with the vote earlier today in which Republicans blocked the Senate from moving to consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act. The bill funds the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and would have ended the military's outdated "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law, among other important national security provisions.
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Colorado's Judicial Emergency: Udall Leads Fight for Vote on U.S. District Court Nominees
Video | Wednesday, August 4, 2010[ media removed in text-only mode ]Mark Udall took to the Senate floor with a number of colleagues to demand a vote on the nomination of William Martinez to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge for Colorado. The seat Martinez was nominated to fill has been open for almost two years, and at this point, the vacancy is considered a judicial emergency. Senator Udall urged the Senate to see beyond partisan politics. Yet the nominations are still being blocked.
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Udall Leads Fight for Vote on Nomination of William Martinez to U.S. District Court in Colorado
Video | Thursday, July 29, 2010U.S. Senator Mark Udall urged his colleagues to end the partisan obstructionism that has caused a delay of the nomination of William Martinez to the U.S. District Court in Colorado and contributed to a serious and growing backlog in the federal courts in Colorado and across the country. The seat Martinez was nominated to fill has been open for almost two years, and at this point, the vacancy is considered a judicial emergency.
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Udall Speaks in Support of his Credit Union Amendment to Increase Small Business Lending
Video | Wednesday, July 28, 2010Under current statute, credit unions are required to limit small business lending to 12.25 percent of the credit union's total assets. This arbitrary cap has restricted many credit unions from extending credit to worthy small businesses. Senator Udall's amendment will allow credit unions to gradually expand small business lending, creating jobs and freeing up capital without costing taxpayers a dime.
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Udall Urges Senate to Pass Strong Renewable Electricity Standard
Video | Wednesday, July 28, 2010In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Mark Udall told his colleagues that now is the time to create a strong national renewable electricity standard, which sets a requirement to produce a portion of electricity from renewable energy sources, such as the sun or wind.
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Senator Udall Introduces an Amendment to Increase Lending from Credit Unions, Create Jobs
Video | Tuesday, July 13, 2010As the U.S. Senate begins debating legislation to increase small business lending and create jobs, U.S. Senator Mark Udall introduced an amendment that would widen the options for small businesses seeking loans. Senator Udall's Small Business Lending Enhancement Act would expand the ability for credit unions to lend to small businesses.
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Senator Mark Udall Speaks in Tribute to his Uncle, Stewart Udall
Video | Friday, June 25, 2010Senator Mark Udall speaks on the floor of the Senate to pay tribute to his uncle, Stewart Udall. Stewart Udall served as Secretary of the Interior under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 to 1969.
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Hearing on the Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act
Video | Thursday, June 24, 2010Senator Mark Udall gives opening remarks at an Energy and Natural Resources hearing on his bill to to expand research into technologies to improve well safety and accident prevention by refocusing the work of an existing program within the Department of Energy.
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A Path Forward to a Clean Energy Future
Video | Thursday, June 10, 2010The accident in the Gulf underscored the urgent need to change the way we use energy. In Senator Udall's floor speech he urged Congress to make sure this kind of tragedy never happens again and renewed his call for a comprehensive energy bill.
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Senator Udall Introduces an Amendment to Improve Access to Credit Scores
Video | Friday, May 14, 2010Senator Mark Udall speaks on the floor of the Senate to introduce a bipartisan amendment to Wall Street reform legislation that will give consumers increased access to their credit scores. The amendment will give consumers free access to their credit scores if their score negatively affects a financial transaction or hiring decision.
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Senator Udall Argues for Allowing Free Access to Credit Scores
Video | Wednesday, May 5, 2010Senator Mark Udall reacts to resistance from lobbyists for the credit rating agencies to his amendment that would give consumers free access to their credit scores.
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Putting Consumers Back in Control of their Finances
Video | Tuesday, May 4, 2010Senator Mark Udall speaks on the Senate floor to introduce the Fair Access to Credit Scores Act as an amendment to Wall Street Accountability legislation. The amendment would require credit-rating agencies to provide a free credit score to consumers when they access their free annual credit report.
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Senator Udall Urges Congress to Reform Wall Street
Video | Tuesday, April 27, 2010Looking back at the causes of the financial crisis that wreaked havoc on the American economy, Senator Udall argues that we must now hold Wall Street accountable and put consumers back in control of their finances. He calls on Congress to push forward on Wall Street reform legislation.
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Senator Mark Udall Introduces the Fair Access to Credit Scores Act
Video | Friday, April 23, 2010Senator Udall speaks on the floor of the Senate after introducing the Fair Access to Credit Scores Act, which will amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require credit-rating agencies to divulge credit scores, free of charge, to consumers when they access their free annual credit report.