The Broadband Opportunity Council had a lot of great ideas.

I think Federal lands, which control so much of your State, are really critical, because those are vast rural areas that have virtually no coverage.

Senators Jerry Moran and Mark Udall recently sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget outlining areas where improvements can be made.

The 1872 mining law continues to allow mining corporations to take hard rock minerals from public lands without paying any royalties.

EPA has accepted responsibility here also.

What happened at the Gold King Mine is part of a much, much bigger problem.

How can we now start supplying natural gas to Europe instead of the dependence upon the Putin regime?

We're talking about free trade also, right? I mean, this is the intersection of two sets of policies.

I submit this statement for the Record to clarify several provisions in my Browns Canyon national monument and wilderness bill, S. 1794. I have asked President Obama to use this bill as the model for a designation of 22,000 acres of Browns…

it is humbling to stand here to speak one final time with my colleagues as a United States Senator. As a lifelong mountain climber, I have learned far more from the mountains I did not summit, than those I did. Every climb, I have found…

before I start my remarks on the historic day which was yesterday--when it comes to the publication of our long-in-the-making report on the CIA's torture program--I wish to thank the chairman for his leadership, his mentorship, and his…

I wish to remember an upstanding Coloradan and accomplished mountaineer who passed away unexpectedly this year while doing what he was so passionate about: climbing. Mark Hesse was a man of exceptional character, exhibited a strong sense…

today is a historic day, as Senator Wyden made clear, Senator Feinstein, Senator Rockefeller, and many other Senators to follow. Before I talk about my involvement in the efforts that were put forth to reach this day, I want to say to…

I wish to begin by thanking the Senator from Oregon. He has been a true leader in the Senate for many years and I know the Senator from New Mexico joins me in thanking him for his leadership and for his partnership. I rise--as Senator…

I rise today to speak in favor of a critical issue for Coloradans; that is, fighting, mitigating, and recovering from wildfire. Recent history has shown my State that there is no greater threat to our communities, water supplies, and our…

We are grateful to Senators Udall and Barrasso as well as the bipartisan co-sponsors of S. 2440.

The royalties paid by coal companies--and energy development of all kinds on federal lands--provide critical support for local schools, roads and other services that Colorado families count on.

I wish to pay tribute to the outstanding military service of a group of incredible Coloradans. At critical times in our Nation's history, these veterans each played a role in defending the world from tyranny, truly earning their reputation…

I wish to recognize Gen. William L. Shelton, commander of Air Force Space Command, on the occasion of his retirement from the U.S. Air Force. Over the course of his 38-year career in the U.S. Air Force, General Shelton has served with…

I rise today to speak about a piece of commonsense legislation the Senate is preparing to consider this week. The bill, which is called the Bring Jobs Home Act, sets out to do just what that name implies--bring good-paying jobs back to…

I have come to the floor every day this week to talk about my commonsense bill to keep corporate interference out of women's private health decisions. On Monday when I was on the floor, I shared the concerns of a Denver- based OB/GYN who…

General Shelton, with the Air Force technical oversight by DOD and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, did contractor personnel go through a process of demonstrating the ability to build some of the most complex components…

General Shelton, why did the missions available for competition decrease from the planned up-to-14, to up-to-7?

I rise today to speak about the repercussions of the Supreme Court's misguided Hobby Lobby decision which allows employers to refuse to cover contraception as a part of their employees' health plans under the false pretense that…