Op-Eds
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Reform spending, control debt and ban earmarks
Tuesday, November 23, 2010Read my op-ed in The Hill about my decision to ban earmarks and help reduce the national debt.
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Earmarks must be part of solution
Friday, November 19, 2010Read my op-ed in The Greeley Tribune about my decision to ban earmarks and help reduce the national debt.
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Clean energy: Key to 21st century
Thursday, November 18, 2010Read my op-ed in Politico about how clean energy can spur economic growth and how best to encourage the public/private partnership essential to maintaining our leadership in the 21st century.
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It is time to restore deliberation to the U.S. Senate
Tuesday, October 12, 2010Read my op-ed in The Durango Herald about my bill to enact common-sense changes to Senate rules and encourage bipartisan cooperation.
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Spurring job growth through increased credit union lending
Monday, October 11, 2010Read my letter to the editor in The Denver Business Journal about a bill I authored to increase small business lending by credit unions, stimulating the economy and creating jobs at no cost to taxpayers.
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A bipartisan solution for the Senate
Monday, October 4, 2010Read my op-ed in The Hill about my bill to enact common-sense changes to Senate rules and encourage bipartisan cooperation.
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Innovation in defense, energy has economic, security benefits
Wednesday, September 29, 2010Read my op-ed in the The Hill on how clean energy and other high technology industries are helping Colorado pull out of the global recession.
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Our goal: forest health
Monday, September 27, 2010Read my op-ed in The Denver Post on forest health and how we can reduce the threat forest fire poses to the health and safety of our communities.
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Objection to DADT shouldn't be an excuse to hold hostage critical defense legislation
Friday, September 24, 2010Read my op-ed in the The Hill on the unprecidented show of obstructionism that prevented the National Defeness Autiorization Act from being debated this week.
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Lets set the standard
Sunday, August 22, 2010Read my op-ed in the Steamboat Pilot that urges my colleagues in the Senate to support setting the strongest possible Renewable Electricity Standard in any energy legislation brought to the floor this year.
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Udall: We must ratify New START
Sunday, August 8, 2010In my op-ed that appeared in the Daily Camera, I highlight the need to ratify the New START treaty.
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The EPA is not on a mission to force a bureaucratic assault on free enterprise
Tuesday, July 6, 2010Read my letter to the editor in The Denver Post responding to Vincent Carroll's June 19th column titled "An Imperial EPA."
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Senate needs to ratify New START to reduce nuclear weapon levels
Thursday, July 1, 2010Read my op-ed in The Hill urging the Senate to ratify the New START treaty.
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Bipartisan effort needed on bark beetle
Wednesday, May 5, 2010Read the op-ed I wrote with Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in the Coloradoan about the need for a bipartisan effort to address the bark beetle epidemic that has devastated Western forests.
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A critical number
Monday, April 26, 2010Read my op-ed in the The Hill about my bill to give Americans free and fair access to their credit scores.
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Udall: A Perfect Storm in American Forests
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Colorado leads way in renewable energy
Sunday, April 4, 2010I am proud to have played a role in making Colorado national leader in renewable energy. Read the op-ed I wrote in the Chieftain with Lola Spradley, the former speaker of the Colorado State House.
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Sen. Udall: End 'don't ask, don't tell' for the troops
Thursday, March 18, 2010One way to reduce this strain and make our country safer is to repeal the current ban, known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," which prevents gay service members from openly serving in our armed forces. That's why I have joined other Senators in the introduction of legislation to repeal this ban. While our legislation would repeal the law this year, it also would ensure that the Pentagon continues its ongoing review to determine the best methods for implementing the repeal.
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Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Wednesday, March 17, 2010Most Americans recognize that whether you’re flying a helicopter, fueling a tank, or firing a rifle, it doesn’t matter whether a service member is gay. The late Senator Barry Goldwater, himself a combat veteran of World War II, said it best when he remarked, “you don’t have to be straight to shoot straight.”
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Udall: Let bipartisan panel tackle deficit
Monday, December 14, 2009I joined with several of my Senate colleagues from both sides of the aisle to introduce legislation to bridge this partisan divide. The bill we introduced would create a special bipartisan commission to review the entire federal budget and make recommendations for long-term fiscal sustainability, with specific spending cuts, program changes, and a mandate that Congress vote on those recommendations. It will be hard to swallow, but it is medicine we need to take.