I was proud to introduce the Senate version of the Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act

due to unavoidable family commitments, I was unable to cast votes relative to rollcall vote Nos. 164 through 170 on Monday, June 2, and Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Had I been present, I would have voted yea in each instance. ____________________

I am fighting to roll back President Obama's proposed cuts to these programs in this year's appropriation bill.

In light of the IG report, a systematic issue at Dep Veterans Affairs, Secretary Shinseki must step down.

I wish to highlight an important milestone in our work in Congress. I speak of my legislation to create year-round, sustainable jobs in mountain communities around the country while expanding opportunities for Americans to enjoy the great…

I support this resolution, with Senator Cornyn and others, commemorating Cinco de Mayo. We all love Cinco de Mayo for the food and festivities that we have grown so accustomed to across our country. However, we commemorate Cinco de Mayo in…

fifteen years ago, Colorado communities were shaken by a horrific act of violence at Columbine High School where 12 students and a teacher tragically lost their lives and many others were injured. In the wake of this violence, Coloradans…

However, I firmly believe we cannot allow the litigation process to hold back much-needed progress.

When completed, the VA Medical Center currently under construction on the Fitzsimons campus in Aurora will provide the world-class medical care and facilities that our veterans have earned.

We're going broke. DOD is getting hammered. We're talking about losing 100,000 soldiers in a few years, so, we all have to work on it.

I want to note that we have a series of five stacked votes starting at 3:30 p.m.

The Strategic Forces Subcommittee will come to order.

I rise today to speak about a critical disaster relief bill I recently introduced here in the Senate. In the West, we have a saying that ``Mother Nature bats last.'' For millions of Americans, that saying is a reminder that often entire…

The subcommittee will come to order. The Strategic Forces Subcommittee meets today to consider the ballistic missile defense programs and policies supporting the President's budget request.

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…

Let's find this sweet spot that seems to be the phase.

I do share the frustration of many of my colleagues like Senator Barrasso that the Department of Energy has moved slowly.

America is proud to be your ally and we're well aware of the history of the Baltic States and all its various iterations.

Our Nation's clean burning and job creating natural gas should and can play an important role in strengthening global security.

The ongoing crisis in Ukraine... and Russia's threat to use its natural gas exports as a weapon shows why we need to responsibly develop our own natural gas reserves.

New Mexico is blessed with some of the world's finest scientists. Each day, brilliant researchers at our universities and national labs go to work, and the results are amazing. At the same time, entrepreneurs in New Mexico and across the…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 10 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Udall of New Mexico pertaining to the introduction of S. 2129 are printed in today's…

I am also very pleased to talk about one of the most pressing challenges confronting our Nation and my State of Colorado, and that is climate change. We have seen in my State this is not an obscure threat or distant problem. We have had…

I think the Senator points out the importance of this committee's role as an authorizing body and also an oversight body.

I think, as you were saying, we have to thread the needle here. We have under-capacity that presents one set of threats; over-capacity presents another set of threats.