Mark Udall Quotes

I haven't inherited the earth from my parents, I am borrowing it from my children.

It is deeply shocking and incomprehensible to me that despite volumes of documentation and living witnesses who can attest to the horrors of the Holocaust, there are still those who would deny it.

Any doctor will admit that any drug can have side effects, and that writing a prescription involves weighing the potential benefits against the risks.

Genuine dialogue, not rhetorical bomb-throwing, leads to progress.

Political differences will always generate a healthy debate, but over time the dialogue has become more hateful and at times violent.

There is no question that we must do more to secure our borders - but how we go about securing them is also important.

The new Congress needs to move quickly to strengthen the Army and Marines - not to send more troops to Iraq - but to rebuild our capacity to meet national security threats globally.

Stem cells have the potential to be used to treat and better understand some of the world's most deadly and disabling diseases.

I've come to the conclusion that military style weapons really don't have any place in our society. We ought to reinstate the assault weapons ban that served us well for 10 years from 1994 to 2004.

I think most Americans would agree people should be treated equally and everyone ought to be able to pursue a fulfilling life with the ones they love.

I brag on the Democratic Party. We're libertarian on social issues, it's live and let live. Fiscally, we're conservative and responsible, and were environmentally conscious.

It's tough to know the value of water until it's gone.

Good-faith re-examination of a position you've held in the past should be seen as a virtue, not a vice.

I believe climate change is real - and I believe we have to act to protect the climate as fast as we possibly can.

Truth be told, I'm much more comfortable in a pair of hiking boots or with a rack of climbing gear than in front of a laptop.

Reform is not for the short-winded. I'm committed to making sure the Senate is more than just a graveyard for good ideas.

We really don't have a policy [on climate change]. There's a lot of rhetoric and not a lot of action.

The balance between freedom and security is a delicate one.

There is no getting around it; Congress is failing the American people.