Tom Udall: “Local support for the bill is very strong. In fact, we've heard no opposition to this bill.”

The advice and consent role of the United States Senate is one of the most important roles granted to Congress by the Constitution.

It is an honor and a pleasure to meet with all of you again.

I thank Senator Schumer for those kind remarks earlier. As you know, I announced last year that I wasn't running for reelection, and if I had known everyone was going to be so nice to me, I might have announced it earlier. I am not the…

last Friday, as the Jewish New Year began, Rosh Hashanah, our Nation lost a titan of justice and an unmatched force for good--Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. According to Jewish tradition, a person who dies on Rosh Hashanah is a tzaddik--a…