http://www.markudall.com/news en Copyright 2008 2008-07-08T20:05:00-07:00 http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_9745591 http://www.markudall.com/content/page/udall_arranging_senate_hearing_on_nist_spill/#When:19:05:00Z The National Institute of Standards and Technology will be expected to give a "full accounting" July 15 about the plutonium accident at its Boulder campus, where some of its employees received internal plutonium exposure, U.S. Rep. Mark Udall said today. "This latest disclosure, that medical tests indicate internal plutonium exposure, is the most troubling in a series of already unacceptable events," the Eldorado Springs Democrat said in a statement. "Our first thoughts are with the affected employees and their families, and we must work to ensure that they receive the best possible medical care and guidance." Udall said he is working with Senate Technology and Innovations Subcommittee Chairman David Wu to hold a hearing on July 15 in which he expects NIST to give a full accounting of how the accident happened, what it is doing to prevent similar accidents, what safety procedures were in place and whether they were being followed. 2008-07-08T19:05:00-07:00 http://www.thecherrycreeknews.com/content/view/3188/2/ http://www.markudall.com/content/page/colorado_afl_cio_endorses_key_working_family_candidates/#When:19:03:00Z Colorado AFL-CIO Executive Director Mike Cerbo, joined by Colorado union members, announced endorsements of working family candidates including Mark Udall for United States Senate at the labor federation's annual political convention last weekend. "As a member of the United States Congress, Mark Udall has consistently fought for working families of Colorado, on issues like good jobs, fair trade and an economy that works for all," said Cerbo. "We're excited and ready to play a major role in supporting candidates at all levels like Congressman Udall who will stand with us on pocketbook issues." 2008-07-08T19:03:00-07:00 http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jun/26/udalls-lead-seen-important/ http://www.markudall.com/content/page/udall_leads_in_senate_race_poll/#When:18:56:00Z A new poll showing U.S. Senate candidate Mark Udall with a 10-point lead over Republican Bob Schaffer is bad news for the GOP, coming at a time when national parties have to decide which races to throw money at, a political analyst said Thursday. The Quinnipiac University/Washington Post/Wall Street Journal poll showed likely Colorado voters preferring Democrat Udall by 48 percent to 38 percent. Udall has an even stronger lead among independents - 54 percent to 27 percent. "It looks like the race is trending away from Schaffer," said Floyd Ciruli of Ciruli & Associates of Denver. "That's a real problem, because he slips down on the national targeting list, and it's harder to get money. It makes everything about campaigning more difficult." 2008-07-08T18:56:00-07:00 http://www.leadvillechronicle.com/article/20080628/NEWS/2072651/1052&ParentProfile=1001 http://www.markudall.com/content/page/house_of_representatives_approves_hr_5511/#When:18:47:00Z The Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel (LMDT) debacle has now gone all the way to Congress. The House of Representatives passed a bill June 19 directing the Bureau of Reclamation to take full responsibility for the LMDT?s present and future needs. Bill H.R. 5511 was co-sponsored by Congressman Mark Udall (D-Eldorado Springs) and Doug Lamborn (R-Colorado Springs). The legislation has moved to the federal level in large part because the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) has been reluctant to assume full responsibility for the LMDT. A collapse in the LMDT that has trapped up to a billion gallons of water and threatened a ?blowout? has been a source of conflict in Lake County for years. "The physical blockage in the tunnel has been made worse by a legal and political blockage...the BOR has failed to step up," Congressman Udall has said. 2008-07-08T18:47:00-07:00 http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2008/06/28/news/local/doc4865df3b6897a557977057.txt http://www.markudall.com/content/page/udall_urges_feds_to_slow_work_on_sds/#When:18:37:00Z Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colo., and a candidate for the Senate, is asking the Bureau of Reclamation to slow down its work on the controversial Southern Delivery System pipeline that would send water from Lake Pueblo to Colorado Springs. In a letter released Friday, Udall said it is likely the bureau's analysis of the SDS project will be challenged in court by opponents of the pipeline, so he urged the federal agency to slow down its work in finishing a final environmental impact statement. Udall also warned that the bureau's work likely will be reviewed by the House Natural Resources Committee, on which he serves. 2008-07-08T18:37:00-07:00 http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20080701/NEWS/720279914/1058/AE&parentprofile=-1 http://www.markudall.com/content/page/congressman_request_review_of_proposed_crested_butte_mine/#When:18:20:00Z Colorado congressmen John Salazar and Mark Udall have asked the federal government to make sure a company that wants to develop a mine on top of a western Colorado mountain has a valid claim to the public land. Groups opposing a proposed molybdenum mine on top of Mount Emmons near Crested Butte are praising the Democrats' request. Opponents, whose lawsuits to stop the mine failed, say federal officials rejected a similar request from them last year. Dan Morse of the High Country Citizens' Alliance said the conservation group appreciates the congressmen's efforts on an issue of importance to the Crested Butte community. 2008-07-08T18:20:00-07:00 http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2008/07/02/news/region/doc486b2d0017a3d230067881.txt http://www.markudall.com/content/page/udall_pitches_lifting_lid_on_solar_projects/#When:17:48:00Z Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colo., called Tuesday for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to lift a moratorium on applications for solar projects. Udall, who's made the production of alternative energy a centerpiece of his Senate campaign against Republican Bob Schaffer, issued the request in a letter to Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne. The BLM announced in May that it would defer all new applications for rights of way for solar projects on agency land while it completed an environmental impact statement on solar development in six Western states, including Colorado. While Udall agreed with the need for more information about the impacts of solar energy facilities on public lands, he called for the agency to continue to evaluate new applications for the siting of solar projects on a case-by-case basis. 2008-07-08T17:48:00-07:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/politicalnotebook/entries/2008/07/05/udalls_online_edge.html?cxntfid=blogs_political_notebook http://www.markudall.com/content/page/udall_winning_on_facebook_front/#When:17:38:00Z Though political observers might be more interested in watching the polls, Netroots-atuned politicos probably have noticed that Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Udall has opened up a sizeable lead on the electronic social-networking front. Indeed, a comparison of the two candidates' Facebook profiles...shows the Democratic congressman has (as of Saturday afternoon) a more than 4-to-1 edge in terms of the number of friends and supporters. 2008-07-08T17:38:00-07:00 http://durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=news&article_path=/news/08/news080705_2.htm http://www.markudall.com/content/page/salazar_udall_seek_air_tanker_answers/#When:17:33:00Z Two Colorado legislators said they aren't getting the answer they need about the safety of air tankers used to fight forest fires. The question of air-tanker safety was raised Thursday by U.S. Rep. John Salazar, D-Manassa, and U.S. Rep. Mark Udall, D-Eldorado Springs. They said that Agriculture Secretary Edward Schafer has not answered their question about when the federal agency would finish a plan to assure the safety of air tankers. "Fire season has arrived in Colorado and across the West," Udall said in statement. "For two years, I've been asking about plans to assure the future availability and safety of the air-tanker fleet. Now, two months after my most recent inquiry, Secretary Schafer has responded that the plan that was promised a year ago would be available 'shortly.'" 2008-07-08T17:33:00-07:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/search/content/news/stories/2008/07/05/070608_1b_Udall_ranges.html http://www.markudall.com/content/page/udall_pushes_to_up_funding_for_gun_ranges/#When:17:31:00Z Congressman Mark Udall, D-Colo., announced Saturday he will introduce legislation this week to allow states to use wildland-restoration funds to create and maintain public shooting ranges. Udall said the legislation should help abate the decline in hunting and outdoor sports in Colorado. "I think the key is we?ve had 40 (ranges) close around Colorado over the last few years. ? I don?t think it?s been healthy for the sportsmen," Udall said. 2008-07-08T17:31:00-07:00 http://gjfreepress.com/article/20080528/COMMUNITY_NEWS/686610564 http://www.markudall.com/content/page/udall_visits_gj/#When:21:38:00Z U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colo., said during a campaign stop Tuesday afternoon in Grand Junction he wants to put patients in charge of health care, explore renewable energy and return U.S. military focus to Afghanistan to find Osama bin Laden. Udall toured Marillac Clinic on the first day of a four-day tour of 16 towns around the state. After the tour, he complimented the staff and said he wants the federal government to put more money into the State Children?s Health Insurance Program, which helps insure lower-income children and pregnant women. He said he?d also like to expand Medicare and Medicaid and increase reimbursement rate for doctors. 2008-05-29T21:38:00-07:00 http://www.craigdailypress.com/news/2008/may/24/udall_visit_craig/ http://www.markudall.com/content/page/udall_to_visit_craig/#When:21:33:00Z Democratic candidate for Colorado U.S. Senate Mark Udall plans to come to the Center of Craig at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Udall is running against Re??publican Bob Schaffer for Sen. Wayne Allard?s seat. Allard is retiring. "He wants to be there so that he has a chance to meet people and introduce himself to people he hopes to represent," Udall Communications Director Taylor West said. And, she said, some of Craig?s issues are the universal issues of the state. "It?s one of those impacted communities that?s dealing with a lot of the issues that a lot of Colorado is dealing with," West said. 2008-05-29T21:33:00-07:00 http://durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=news&article_path=/news/08/news080528_9.htm http://www.markudall.com/content/page/udall_focuses_on_renewable_energy_during_campaign_start/#When:21:30:00Z Mark Udall formally kicked off his Senate campaign Tuesday at stops around the state, including the headquarters of a Denver taxi company, where he arrived in a motorcade of green-and- white Toyota Prius taxis. Udall intends to make renewable energy a major theme of his campaign, which he highlighted by holding his campaign rally at Metro Taxi. The company plans to convert its entire fleet to hybrids within five years. "What they're doing isn't just right for the future, it's right for business," Udall said. 2008-05-29T21:30:00-07:00 http://www.gazette.com/articles/udall_36746___article.html/springs_military.html http://www.markudall.com/content/page/udall_opens_campaign_tour_with_stop_in_springs/#When:21:05:00Z Mark Udall kicked off a statewide campaign tour in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, saying he wants to end the war in Iraq "responsibly" and fight terrorism by promoting democracy. The Democratic U.S. Senate nominee also told a 30-person crowd at The Retired Enlisted Association that he will push for a seat on the Senate Armed Services Committee if elected. Udall, a congressman from Eldorado Springs, used much of his time in the state's military hub to emphasize his stand on defense issues. 2008-05-29T21:05:00-07:00 http://www.journal-advocate.com/news/2008/may/29/udall-returns-sterling/ http://www.markudall.com/content/page/udall_returns_to_sterling/#When:21:03:00Z Mark Udall, Democrat candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Wayne Allard, had his visit here Wednesday delayed by a short airport runway and by fog. But a standing-room-only group of supporters waited for his arrival at the Salud Family Health Center... Udall was introduced by two Logan County Democrats, Commissioner Jack McLavey and Jenifer Felzien, and by Dr. Virgilio Licona, Associate Medical Director for Salud Centers in northeast Colorado. McLavey emphasized Udall?s long-standing record in support of renewable energy and affordable health care. Felzien concurred and then added, "He knows the connection between farmers and the food on your table, too." 2008-05-29T21:03:00-07:00 http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/27/live-udall-kicks-4-day-tour/ http://www.markudall.com/content/page/udall_starts_his_senate_bid/#When:20:53:00Z Democrat Mark Udall invaded three Republican strongholds Tuesday while officially kicking off his U.S. Senate campaign with a promise to work for the good of the state and nation instead of worrying about the left or right. In all, Udall visited five cities on the first day of his four-day statewide tour shaking hands and even kissing a couple of babies. "I'm going to use the L-word a lot - leadership," he said during a visit to Craig in Moffat County. "It's not about Democrats and Republicans. It's about are we going to come together." 2008-05-29T20:53:00-07:00 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=7644 http://www.markudall.com/content/page/congressman_mark_udall_campaigns_in_alamosa/#When:20:26:00Z Valley residents turned out yesterday at the Alamosa Family Medical Center to hear Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Mark Udall speak about his campaign and issue positions. Udall, current U.S. Representative, launched his campaign with a four-day tour across Colorado. The "Standing Up for Colorado" tour began Tuesday in Colorado Springs and will hit sixteen cities, ending Thursday in Leadville. 2008-05-29T20:26:00-07:00 http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080428/OPINION01/804280308 http://www.markudall.com/content/page/impending_fire_season_demands_plan/#When:21:55:00Z Rep. Mark Udall, a Democrat representing the 2nd Congressional District, and Rep. John Salazar, a Democrat from Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, are applauded for demanding an update from the secretary of Agriculture on the status of a safety plan for the air tanker fleet used to fight wildfires in the Western United States. That plan was promised more than a year ago, yet no substantive response has been forthcoming. 2008-05-06T21:55:00-07:00 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=25312 http://www.markudall.com/content/page/house_science_and_technology_committees_subcommittee_on_space_and_aeronauti/#When:23:30:00Z Today, House Science and Technology Committee's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held an oversight hearing to examine the status of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) International Space Station (ISS) program. Committee Members discussed the challenges facing the program and questioned witnesses regarding how it should be operated, managed, and utilized. "While ISS has had a long, and at times controversial and frustrating development path, I am impressed with the progress that has been made in assembling and operating this incredibly complex international space-based science and technology facility," said Subcommittee Chairman Mark Udall (D-CO). 2008-04-28T23:30:00-07:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN2442589820080424?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0 http://www.markudall.com/content/page/environment_groups_target_senate_races_on_climate/#When:22:46:00Z U.S. environmental groups joined forces on Thursday to target Senate candidates in Colorado, New Hampshire and New Mexico, aiming to elect a 60-vote majority to deal with global warming? The coalition of environmental groups is supporting Rep. Mark Udall, a Colorado Democrat, for that state's open Senate seat, against former Rep. Bob Schaffer. 2008-04-24T22:46:00-07:00