Tom Udall

Now, my understanding, when we talk about whether we list it under RCRA, is that we are dealing with hazardous substances here.

The era of cheap oil is over, and fossil fuels are unsustainable.

I think that most drivers and truckers in America believe we are going to see $150 oil and $4-$5 gasoline and diesel sometime again in the not-too-distant future.

Every time you fill your tank, 40 percent of your gasoline bill goes to foreign oil--an oil dependence tax on consumers that it is likely to go up in the future as oil supplies diminish.

I rise today to thank the Gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha for his help on an important issue to me and the men and woman at Cannon Air Force Base in my district. Since the early stages of this legislation, Mr. Murtha has worked…

for the past several months, Congress has debated one of the most important issues that we face: the struggle to protect America while preserving the guaranteed liberties that make America great. During this vital discussion, some argued…

I rise today to mark the passage of H.R. 2262, the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act. H.R. 2262 takes long overdue action to reform the 1872 Mining Act. That law, the General Mining Act of 1872, was written to encourage westward…

we must see that flight attendants are trained in a way that allows us to ensure the safety of those people in their care, our Nation's fliers. But this amendment can do much more. It may also help to ensure the safety of those who were…

our nation prides itself on establishing monuments and memorials in remembrance of the past. We shape marble, bronze, granite and stone into physical commemorations, hoping that they will reflect particular ideals of justice, principles…

I rise today with great remorse that we are considering the legislation before us. I believe that the basic foundation of our Nation is inextricably linked between our national security and our civil liberties. Indeed, it was the very…

Mr. Chairman, if we really want to achieve energy independence, we need to make a national commitment to a common floor for a renewable portfolio standard. One size does not fit all, and that's why this amendment sets up a flexible…

I would urge the rest of my colleagues to join me and my friends in passing this amendment and putting America on a path to a more secure energy future, create hundreds of thousands of jobs, and reduce the energy bills for our children and…

we have an interesting contrast here. We have these self-described fringe legislators that are here on the floor speaking up. You might call them extremists or radicals, whatever. But we also, in comparison to that, we have an incredible…

What we're talking about is just 6 short years ago President Clinton left office with a budget surplus of $5.6 trillion, and a lot of us at that time were talking about how we were going to invest in education and health care and the…

President Bush said last week al Qaeda in Iraq attacked us on 9/11. Nothing could be further from the truth. The truth is there was no al Qaeda in Iraq on 9/11. In fact, we helped create al Qaeda in Iraq by our invasion. And what we are…

Let me also say that our chairman is an incredible tennis player, and I always like to be on the same side of the net with him rather than on the other side. I would like to first of all congratulate Norm Dicks and Todd Tiahrt for their…

I want to begin by taking the time to congratulate Chairwoman Wasserman Schultz for her excellent work on this bill as well as in the subcommittee the past couple of months. It has been a pleasure to work with you and I look forward to…

in closing, first of all, the NNSA is the problem, not the scientists. NNSA was put there to bring a better security situation, and security has deteriorated since they are there, and that is why I take the money away from the NNSA…

I rise today to honor Army Sergeant James Akin, a true American hero who lost his life while serving his country in Iraq. James was one of four soldiers killed near Baghdad on Sunday, June 3, 2007 when a roadside bomb detonated alongside…

Representative Inslee, your optimism and Representative Cleaver's optimism is what should imbue this entire debate because there are many, many things we can do. Just to give you another example, in New Mexico, when I was back going to…

Thank you very much. And I very much appreciate the gentleman yielding. Let me say, first of all, to Congressman Cleaver, you told a story that I think we hear over and over again about the effects around the world. You told it for…

They want to commit to a specific cut. They came into the G8 meeting saying let's have a specific cut on CO<INF>2</INF> emissions; and our President went over and sidetracked that and derailed that and basically said, no, we don't want to…

this legislation, the third supplemental bill we have considered this year, has many merits. However, I am extremely disappointed that it does not include a plan for phased redeployment of our troops. It is past time that we chart a new…

I rise today in honor of two Navajo Indians and celebrate the American heroes who passed away last week. Stewart Clah and Charles Guy were members of the elite Navajo Code Talkers. They did not simply rely on their ancestral language to…

Speaker Pelosi, Chairman Obey, and Chairman Murtha have put together a very solid piece of legislation. This bill puts us on a path to end this war. This legislation holds the Iraqi Government accountable, and it holds President Bush…