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| Rebuild America Jobs Act—Motion To Proceed |
November 2, 2011 |
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Mark Udall, D-CO
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"I wish to close by focusing on our home State of Colorado. I return home, as the Chair does, almost every weekend and take the time to hear out my fellow citizens and those who hired me to represent them in the Senate. They will briefly complain about our inability to get things done, as we know, even the simplest things it seems like this year. I know my colleagues have similar experiences. But they quickly move to what they are doing at home and how they are making their lives better. I get energized by their commitment to working in their own communities. The other thing I don’t hear much at home is a litmus test as to what political party we are a member of or what their concerns are about who is up for reelection next year. They come together all across our State, in Alamosa and Durango and Grand Junction, Sterling, and the list goes on and on of communities that come together. That isn’t to say there isn’t disagreement or that the solution comes easy, but they don’t deal in the kind of partisan bickering that has become so common here."
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| Statue Unveiling |
October 11, 2011 |
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Mark Udall, D-CO
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"This year we celebrate the monument’s centennial, and it is only fitting that John Otto be a part of the occasion. With the unveiling of his statue, the last in a series of five Legends of the Grand Valley, his story and that of the monument will be preserved in the heart of downtown Grand Junction for generations to come. I am proud, and Colorado can be proud, of the stewardship and dedication Otto modeled in his journey to opening up this special place in the West. "
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| Statements On Introduced Bills And Joint Resolutions |
October 4, 2011 |
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Mark Udall, D-CO
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"In my travels across the great state of Colorado, educators from Pueblo to Grand Junction have shared with me the difficulties and cumbersome burdens placed on them by NCLB. Although well-intentioned, NCLB has continued to suffer from under-funding and poor implementation, which have in turn hurt our nation’s students."
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| John B. Haseman Tribute |
September 23, 2011 |
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Scott Tipton, R-CO
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"Mr. Speaker, it is my sincerest pleasure to recognize Col. John Haseman, a native of Grand Junction, Colorado. The United States and the State of Colorado owe him our undying gratitude for his selfless service over the past 48 years. I thank him very much and wish him the best of luck in all his future endeavors."
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