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Mark Udall is a former U.S. Senator from Colorado, serving from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he focused on issues such as environmental protection, gun control, and healthcare during his tenure. Udall was known for his advocacy for designating the Rocky Flats site as a National Wildlife Refuge and for supporting measures to close the gun show loophole. He has also emphasized the importance of safety for children in schools, reflecting his constituents' concerns.
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 12, 2012, at 2:45 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Homeland…
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 12, 2012, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Moving from Scandal to…
I ask unanimous consent that Andrea Chapman, Claire Green, Sarah Weaver, Sterling Laudon, Owen Haacke, James Mathis, and Joseph Steffens, staff of the Finance Committee, be granted the privilege of the floor for the remainder of the 112th…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Honoring Our Foreign Servants
I have been coming to the Senate floor on a daily basis to talk about the importance of the wind production tax credit, and I intend to do so today. But before I bring up that important topic I want to speak to a situation, an incident…
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 12, 2012, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen 406 to…
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 12, 2012, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Update on the Crisis in Syria and Iran''. The…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Wind Production Tax Credit
In conclusion, I want to again underline that I find, as always, in Senator Enzi someone who is thoughtful, practical, and pragmatic. And I heard in his comments a call to action where everything would be on the table, including providing…
The language reads: . . . the allocations, aggregates, and levels set in subsection (b)(1) shall apply in the Senate in the same manner as for a current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2012 . . . That language is duplicated below…
I came to the floor to commemorate the events of 11 years ago on September 11. But I want to respond to my friend and fellow westerner Senator Enzi from Wyoming. I appreciate the sentiments and the tone of his remarks. I respect greatly…
I ask unanimous consent that the following staff of the Finance Committee be allowed on the Senate floor for the remainder of the 112th Congress: Sara Butler, Anderson Heiman, Luke Johnson, Rolland Smith, and David Swedman. The PRESIDING…
I return to the Senate floor to pick up where I left off when Congress adjourned 1 month ago and that is to continue with my daily efforts to urge this Congress, our Congress, the House and the Senate, to extend the wind production tax…
Climate change is not just an issue that will affect future generations. The impacts are being felt today in different ways all around the country and around the world.
I am here again on the Senate floor, as I have been on 14 previous occasions, to urge all of us, to urge my colleagues in the Senate and, of course, our colleagues down through the Rotunda in the House to extend the production tax credit…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Production Tax Credit
I rise this afternoon in support of the bipartisan Cybersecurity Act of 2012, and I wish to share my concerns about the very real cyber threat facing our country. Most importantly, I rise to urge all my colleagues to move forward to the…
as I begin to talk this morning about the wind production tax credit, I think we all know that tax credits have encouraged our wind industry to invest in that great, new, cutting-edge form of power, and that has resulted in the creation of…
I want to acknowledge the powerful and eloquent words of my colleague from Delaware. I know our colleague Senator Collins is also on the Senate floor, and I have to tell the viewers and all of my colleagues I couldn't agree more. The time…
I rise to speak on the floor of the Senate again this morning to urge my colleagues to vote to extend the production tax credit for wind energy. It is also known as the production tax credit. I know the Presiding Officer's home State of…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Aurora, Colorado Shootings
as does the Presiding Officer, I come to the floor this evening with a heavy heart. I know that as Senators and leaders we are expected to have words for every occasion, but what happened last Friday morning makes it very difficult to…
I wish to commend my colleague from Maryland for his singleminded and crucial focus on jobs in America. I rise to speak about another opportunity to produce in America, and that has to do with harvesting of wind that we can do and keep…
I am here on the Senate floor urging my colleagues in both parties to extend the production tax credit for wind as soon as possible. I listened with great interest to the discussion the majority leader and the Republican leader just had…
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