Videos
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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
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 The bill funds the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and would have ended the military's outdated "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law, among other important national security provisions.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
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
U.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
Under 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
In 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
As 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
Senator 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
Senator 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
The 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
Senator 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
Senator 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
Senator 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
Looking 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
Senator 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.
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Senator Udall's Opening Remarks at Bark Beetle Bill Hearing
Senator Udall gives his opening remarks at a Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee hearing on the National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009.
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Mitigating Bark Beetle Epidemic Impacts
Senator Mark Udall tours a bark beetle impact mitigation site with Steamboat Springs District Forester John Twitchell.
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Colorado Workforce Tour - Spring 2010
Senator Mark Udall continued his Colorado Workforce Tour visiting the Mi Casa Resource Center (Denver), the Babson-Carpenter Career and Technical Education Center (Hayden), and the Sundrop Fuels test facility in Erie.
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Preserving Human Space Travel and Colorado Jobs
Senator Mark Udall speaks on the floor of the Senate to urge NASA and the White House to reconsider their proposed cancellation of the Constellation program.
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Hot Sulphur Springs Water Treatment Facility