Videos
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Udall Leads Hearing on Job-Creating, Locally Driven Bill to Safeguard Browns Canyon
Mark Udall, chairman of the U.S. Senate National Parks Subcommittee, leads a congressional hearing on his community-driven legislation to create the Browns Canyon National Monument, covering 22,000 acres between Salida and Buena Vista.
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Udall Presses Senate to End Tax Breaks for Outsourcing, Support American Jobs
Mark Udall pressed his colleagues in the U.S. Senate to pass the Bring Jobs Home Act and support U.S. companies that create and preserve Made-in-America jobs, including manufacturing jobs. The Bring Jobs Home Act, which Udall co-sponsors, would close a tax loophole for companies that ship jobs overseas and instead provide a tax credit to companies that bring jobs back to the United States and strengthen local economies.
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Udall Urges Passage of His Bill to Protect Women's Access to Critical Health Services
Mark Udall urged his colleagues to swiftly pass his common-sense bill to confront the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Hobby Lobby decision and keep corporate interference out of women's private health decisions. The Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act — commonly called the "Not My Boss's Business" Act — aims to protect women from employers who want to deny their employees critical health benefits.
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Udall Urges Congress to Embrace Fiscally Responsible Changes to Wildfire Budgeting
Mark Udall, who serves on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, pressed his colleagues at a hearing to support fundamental changes to wildfire budgeting to help protect Colorado communities and our water supplies from the threat of modern mega-fires.
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Udall Discusses His Legislation to Protect Women's Private Health Decisions on Now with Alex Wagner
Mark Udall discussed his legislation to fix the U.S. Supreme Court's misguided decision to allow some employers to refuse to cover contraception as part of employees' health insurance policies. Udall's Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act would restore Americans' freedom to make their own health care decisions without corporate intrusion and ensure women have access to affordable and common-sense preventive health services, including birth control.
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Udall Champions His Legislation to Streamline Administration's Review of LNG Export Facilities
Mark Udall urged Congress to quickly pass his legislation to streamline U.S. liquefied natural gas export permits at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Udall, who serves on the committee and has been leading the push to expand U.S. liquefied natural gas exports, introduced updated legislation yesterday with committee Chair Mary Landrieu (D-La.) to build on momentum from the U.S. Department of Energy's recent announcement that it intends to smooth its review process from two steps to one.
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Udall Calls on Congress to Pass Common-Sense Student Loan Refinancing Bill, Restore Opportunity for Thousands of Coloradans
Mark Udall, who has fought to keep education affordable and accessible for all Coloradans, urged Congress to pass his legislation that would help many of the 760,000 Coloradans who have outstanding federal loans, according to U.S. Department of Education estimates. The Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, which Udall has been proud to champion, is expected to come up for a vote in the U.S. Senate this week. Udall held a press conference at the U.S. Capitol today to highlight how this common-sense bill would restore opportunity for thousands of Coloradans with student loan debt and strengthen our state's economy.
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Udall, Coburn Appear on Fox News to Discuss Their Bipartisan Effort to Quash Earmarks Revival
Mark Udall appeared on Fox News's "Your World with Neil Cavuto" with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) to push back on efforts by some members of Congress to bring back wasteful congressional earmarks.
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Udall, Peters Introduce Bill to Streamline Military Energy Programs, Strengthen Combat Effectiveness, Save Taxpayer Dollars
U.S. Senator Mark Udall and Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) introduced the updated, bicameral Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2014 (DODESA), which will help the U.S. Department of Defense reduce energy use, boost combat effectiveness and speed up the development of advanced military technologies.
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Senator Udall on CBS's Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer
On Sunday, January 19, 2014, Mark Udall spoke with Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation about NSA surveillance and his fight for Americans' privacy rights.
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Udall Addresses Senate on Omnibus Appropriations Bill, Discusses Key Funding Provisions for Colorado
Mark Udall took to the floor of the U.S. Senate today to discuss the budget proposal and key provisions for communities across Colorado. Udall heralded the inclusion of $3.1 billion for firefighting and wildfire prevention programs but also expressed disappointment that lawmakers did not responsibly fund the Emergency Watershed Protection Program and Payment-In-Lieu-of-Taxes program, also known as PILT.
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Udall Discusses Need to Reform NSA's Dragnet Surveillance on This Week with George Stephanopoulos
Mark Udall discussed his efforts to rein in and reform the NSA's dragnet surveillance program on This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Udall, who serves on the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said "the arguments for the status quo ... fell apart this week" and that it's time for the White House and Congress to enact meaningful reforms that better balance American's privacy with our nation's need for security.
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Udall Presses Congress to Support Wind Energy Jobs, Extend Production Tax Credit for Wind
Mark Udall took to the floor of the U.S. Senate to urge his colleagues to keep American manufacturing strong by extending the wind production tax credit. The wind industry supports 5,000 good-paying, middle-class jobs across Colorado — including more than 1,500 in Colorado's manufacturing sector — but the wind PTC is set to lapse at the end of the year, threatening the industry's continued growth and our pursuit of energy independence.
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Udall Addresses the Nation About Colorado Flooding, Calls for Federal Assistance for Recovery
Mark Udall addressed his colleagues and the nation about the flooding across the state, the strength and resolve Coloradans have shown over the past week, and his ongoing work to make federal resources available for search and rescue efforts and rebuilding.
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Udall Marks One-Year Anniversary of Aurora Theater Shooting
Mark Udall delivered remarks on the U.S. Senate floor to honor the victims of the Aurora theater shooting. Udall commemorated not only the victims, but also the courage and strength Coloradans have shown in the days, week and months since the tragedy that left 12 dead and 70 injured.
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Udall Highlights Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform, Profiles a Colorado DREAMer
Mark Udall spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to underscore the economic benefits of comprehensive immigration reform, including the effect of the reform effort on Colorado DREAMers.
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Udall Presses U.S. Senate to Fix Our Broken Immigration System
Mark Udall urged his colleagues in the U.S. Senate to pass comprehensive immigration reform legislation that strengthens border security and creates a pathway to earned citizenship for the more than 11 million Americans living in the shadows. Udall said that fixing our broken immigration system will help create jobs, reunite families and make our country safer.
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Senator Udall on CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley
On June 9, 2013, Senator Udall appeared on CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley to discuss phone data collection. Senator Udall is unconvinced data collection has stopped terror plots and wants an open debate about privacy.
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Udall Advocates for Balance on Unmanned Aerial Systems Use, Privacy Concerns
Mark Udall, who serves on the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, delivered remarks at the RTI International policy forum in Washington, D.C., about Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs), the potential of the UAS industry, privacy concerns surrounding the use of UASs and how our legal framework can accommodate their development.
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Udall Urges Senate to Level the Playing Field for Main Street Businesses, Colorado Retailers
Mark Udall urged his colleagues to pass the bipartisan Marketplace Fairness Act, a common-sense bill to level the playing field for Main Street businesses and Colorado's brick-and-mortar retailers. The proposal would end the competitive advantage online-only retailers have over local businesses by authorizing states to require that out-of-state retailers collect local sales taxes that are already owed under current law. The legislation would ensure that Colorado Main Street retailers are not penalized for creating jobs in Colorado.