today I am introducing the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act of 2011 to address concerns of federal jurisdiction and public safety regarding a mine drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO. In 2008, a blockage formed in the Leadville Mine…

I rise to talk about an issue that is close to my heart: introducing our children to National Parks across the country. Enjoying the outdoors has been a lifelong passion for me and it began in my youth. Growing up in the American…

I rise today to discuss an important issue, energy consumption. Do each of us know how much energy we actually consume? How much does our energy use affect our pocketbooks? Consumers should be able to answer these questions. That is why I…

I rise today to speak about the energy-related votes we face this week in the Senate. Coloradans--and all Americans--are feeling the sting of skyrocketing gas prices. And ``pain at the pump'' puts a crimp in the budgets of hardworking…

Both of these bills provide an important opportunity to protect these critical natural resources.

Do we need to call--I know we do this in this town, but a summit of all the stakeholders and look at that Gordian knot sitting in front of us and all maybe, put our hands on the sword and cut through it?

I serve in the U.S. Senate. We have 50 States represented here. We can be very decentralized.

Do you agree that that's a vulnerability we have to consider?

I think those recommendations all hold fast today and we would be well served as we face this continuing threat.

I rise today to speak about the Renewable Energy Market Access Program Act, or REMAP Act, which I am re-introducing in the 112th Congress with my colleagues, Senators Stabenow and Merkley. This bill is designed to help grow American…

today I am introducing a bipartisan bill along with my colleague Senator Collins to help improve the health and efficiency of our schools by making them more energy efficient, while creating much-needed jobs in the process. Though it is…

Senator Udall plans to ask the committee, or he already did, to add a number of letters of support.

I would like to thank, again, the Committee for holding this hearing today.

My firm belief is that Judge Jackson is exceptionally well qualified to fill this judicial vacancy, and I would urge his confirmation.

Our goal has to be to explore the steps necessary to make sure that innovative and evolving technology... is as lifesaving and life-improving as possible.

The nomination of Judge Jackson is one of those rare, at least I think very notable times when Democrats and Republicans are all speaking with one voice in support of Judge Jackson.

Senator Udall observed the American Bar Association rates him unanimously well qualified.

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objeciton, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 784 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

I rise tonight, as so many of my colleagues have through this long day, to urge all of us to join to prevent a government shutdown. We have all expressed a growing amount of frustration here with what I would characterize as politics as…

I rise at this late hour in the afternoon to join many of my colleagues who have come to the floor today to express growing frustration with the politics as usual in the Capitol. I say ``politics'' not ``policy'' because I think we should…

the Senator makes important points, and it is a small investment, if you will, the $200,000, in saving the taxpayers significant amounts of money. As the Senator points out, the important outcome is that the integrity of the unemployment…

I am pleased to join my friend from Oklahoma in supporting this amendment. He laid out the case in the strongest terms possible. We are spending $100 million a year providing unemployment insurance for people who make over 1 million a…

Before the Senator from Oklahoma leaves the floor, I wanted to join him in supporting the commonsense amendment he just outlined. The Coburn-Udall amendment would fix what I think most Americans, if not every single American, would be…

I ask unanimous consent that at 2:15 p.m. the Senate proceed to a period of morning business with Senator Coburn being recognized for up to 20 minutes; that following Senator Coburn, Senator Mikulski be recognized for up to 15 minutes; and…

I urge the Senate to free up capital for small businesses to allow them to grow, expand, and begin hiring again. Unfortunately, there is a burdensome Federal regulation that currently limits the number of small business loans credit unions…