we've seen some serious drought and wildfires that remind us in Colorado of what the potential threat is from climate change.

We passed years ago, or a year ago, regulations that required disclosure of the composition of fracking fluids.

If we get energy policy right, we'll make progress on all three.

A revolution in shale gas has brought welcome news.

Governor Hickenlooper and others--they're very active, great blessing there, he gets it, he's a geologist.

obviously the economy is undergoing a steady recovery, but we still have high unemployment, a deficit makes investment difficult

The depiction of these assault weapons again and again.

We have to get after this, and we have to make this our single most important domestic priority.

S. 3504 and H.R. 3040 have my full support and endorsement, and I request that Congress assist in funding the Federal mandate upon the State of Colorado for reimbursement of the out-of-state students in Fort Lewis College Native American…

We will remember you.

July 20th should never be about remembering this event or the killer. It should be about remembering those victims.

We will remember. A.J. Boik. Jesse Childress. Gordon Cowden. Jessica Ghawi. John Larimer. Matt McQuinn. Micayla Medek. Veronica Moser-Sullivan. Alex Sullivan. Alexander Teves. And Rebecca Wingo. We will remember you.

Everybody in this room understands that hydraulic fracturing doesn't connect to the groundwater. It's almost inconceivable that we would ever contaminate through the fracking process the groundwater.

I think the efficiency in regional approaches to the implementation of these plans is clear.

We must rebuild and modernize our nation's transportation infrastructure in ways that are more energy efficient.

This nation cannot deal with our energy and climate challenges, without confronting the transportation sector.

We have got to have that as the ultimate goal, that we have got to be looking at metropolitan areas.

We can already see... an increase in property values... a significant level multiplier from that original investment.

All federally assisted transportation investments must address energy and climate concerns.

This nation cannot deal with the energy and climate challenges without addressing the transportation sector head on.