Mark Udall
Mark Udall
Mark Emery Udallis an American politician who was a United States Senator from Colorado from 2009 to 2015. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Colorado's 2nd congressional district. Prior to being elected to Congress, he represented parts of Boulder, Colorado in the Colorado House of Representatives...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 July 1950
CityTucson, AZ
CountryUnited States of America
Patience in the Congress is running thin thinner. Certainly, privately, there are a lot more conversations occurring across party lines about Iraq.
I've learned from being in the woods that titles don't mean much and that actions speak a lot louder than words - even in Congress. I always look for the people who want to act - people who want to run the river or climb the mountain - even if they're not members of my political party.
It's the uncertainty, the challenge and the willingness to put it all on the line that draws a lot of people to climb mountains. That can also apply to a lot of other challenges in life, whether it's running for office, starting a family, going to grad school or taking all of your cash and assets and starting a business.
I want to assure . . . (that) the state and federal agencies are coordinating their efforts,
an urgent need . . . to face hard reality.
They are trying to weaken enforcement of the Clean Air Act -- a step the American Lung Association says is the most harmful and unlawful air pollution initiative ever undertaken by the federal government,
What Stewart is for me, he's the sage. I'd love to have him down the street like Tom does. He's the man I can call for the kind of advice I can't find anywhere else. I'm counting on him being available for a long time yet.
Emergency-response management should be based on career expertise and not political connections,
Precisely because of Hubble's extraordinary contributions in the past and promised contributions in the future, I... believe it is important that the decision to cancel the planned servicing mission to Hubble be reviewed by an independent panel of experts and all options for safely carrying it out be examined.
This is an opportunity for the delegation to bring all the federal officials and federal entities to the table and assure (the) people of Colorado we're prepared,
My concern was it would be subsumed in this very unwieldy bureaucratic entity, ... Most people (now) think what happened was what was predicted would happen.
It's essential for us to respond to the devastation brought by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. But as we do, we should consider and respond to the fiscal and economic risks we have been running,
There is still this 'Lords of Yesteryear' mentality that tries to keep holding on to resource policies that were designed a century ago.
It's a 100 percent sure bet, drilling would change everything in this area, and it will never be wilderness again.