Oct 28, 2015
we have now seen a demonstration. I want to talk to Senator Merkley about this. I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with him. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.
Tom Udall
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Tom Udall is an American politician and attorney who served as the junior United States Senator from New Mexico from 2009 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Udall previously represented New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009. Throughout his political career, he has focused on issues such as environmental protection, healthcare, and Native American rights. Udall has been an advocate for legislation addressing the challenges faced by the Navajo people, particularly regarding land ownership and economic development.
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Oct 28, 2015
The Land and Water Conservation Fund is a piece of legislation that has been in place and in law for 50 years, as Senator Merkley knows. It has been in place for 50 years, and it has expired. There is overwhelming support for this. A…
Oct 28, 2015
what just happened here, just so we can allow the American people to understand, was the really honest, sincere effort on two bills that have overwhelming support--the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Frank Lautenberg 21st Century…
Oct 28, 2015
we have hit a roadblock, not because of the substance, but because of a disagreement over a completely unrelated bill, the re-authorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. A bill that I, along with a majority of Senators, strongly…
Oct 28, 2015
I say to Senator Merkley, one of the things we face here is that because the Land and Water Conservation Fund has not been reauthorized, there are Senators who are trying to attach this to other pieces of legislation. You and I have worked…
Oct 28, 2015
I thank the Senator from Massachusetts. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Oct 28, 2015
I thank my friend. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lankford). The Senator from Massachusetts.
Oct 28, 2015
Thank you, Senator Lankford, for that intervention. I think the important point here--and I know Senator Burr is here on the floor so I am going to make a unanimous consent request with regard to TSCA. But let me just say that I can't…
Oct 27, 2015
I am pleased that the budget agreement announced this week has important spectrum policy reforms.
Oct 27, 2015
The FCC's Open Internet order will ensure the Internet remains a platform for free expression.
Oct 27, 2015
I appreciate your commitment to closing the 'homework gap' that drives children to search for public WiFi hotspots.
Oct 27, 2015
SRF reform will promote innovation and fuel economic growth by making more spectrum available for commercial use.
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