Mark Udall

Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over.

The recent North Korean crisis demonstrated the importance of our deterrent.

The Air Force nuclear enterprise, sir, remains safe, secure, and effective.

I look forward to working with the ranking member.

It's all the more important that we maintain a balanced triad.

I did not want to leave the Navy with the impression that they either were forgotten or they were doing a perfect job.

I'm proud to say that Colorado, I believe, is a model in its pursuit of true energy security.

We urge the Department of Interior to express support for Senator Mark Udall's Healthy Kids Outdoors Act

We are confident of Sally Jewell's ability to provide outstanding leadership for managing public Department of Interior lands.

Could I get your commitment to work with me and our bipartisan coalition to find a long term solution for the LWCF program?

I have legislation that will help states encourage kids and families to be physically active outdoors called the Healthy Kids Outdoors Act.

General, you mentioned last month that sequestration could affect the Army to the extent that we'd have to extend tour lengths in Afghanistan.

I would note as a preface to the questions I'm going to ask on the heels of what Senator McCain is discussing in regards to sequestration, that when we look at another budgetary crossroads early in the middle of this summer this committee…

It is my desire that we do so, and I am going to be focused on this in every way I possibly can.

I think there's real potential when it comes to exporting natural gas, as long as it doesn't come at the cost of our land, our water, and our air, or consumer energy prices.

There's real geopolitical ramifications of this Shale Gale that we now have available to us.

I believe that this program was severely flawed. It was mismanaged. The enhanced interrogation techniques were brutal, and, perhaps most importantly, it did not work.

I've long believed that our government also has an obligation to the American people to face its mistakes transparently.

The presumption of transparency should be the rule, not the exception, and the government should make as much information available to the American public as possible.

I absolutely agree. The American people have the right to know what their government does on their behalf.

I fundamentally believe that we have to be careful and look at all of our capability.

If there were no 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, the President would have authority as Commander-in-Chief and Chief Executive to order military action against al Qaeda and associated forces if necessary to protect an…

It is my understanding that in 1995, DOD decided to prepare a single, department-wide manual on the Law of War.

The enduring case for me was made at his nomination hearing by the long list of former Defense Secretaries and National Security Advisers.

I intend to proudly vote for Sergeant Hagel. He is a patriot.