Op-Eds
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A bipartisan deficit plan is necessary for economic recovery
Tuesday, September 25, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote for the Colorado Springs Gazette discussing the automatic budget cuts to defense and non-defense budgets - commonly called sequestration - that Congress agreed to institute if its members could not reach a deficit-reduction plan as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011.
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Despite Turmoil, U.S. Must Not Retreat From Mideast
Monday, September 24, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote for Real Clear Politics on the need for the U.S. to remain engaged in the Middle East.
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Wind tax credit is critical
Monday, August 27, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote for the Daily Sentinel on the need for Congress to extend the wind production tax credit (PTC) before it expires at the end of the year and jeopardizes thousands of Coloradan and American jobs.
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Cant wait on wind production tax credit
Wednesday, August 22, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote for Steamboat Today on the need for Congress to pass an extension of the wind production tax credit (PTC) before it expires at the end of the year.
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Congress can't punt again on the budget
Wednesday, August 15, 2012Read the op-ed Senator Susan Collins (R-Ma.) and I authored for USA Today on the need for Congress to craft a comprehensive and bipartisan deficit-reduction plan.
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Extend the production tax credit
Wednesday, August 15, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote for the Denver Post on the need for Congress to pass an extension of the wind production tax credit (PTC) before it expires at the end of the year.
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Mark Udall: Dont pull plug on fledgling industry
Monday, August 13, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote in the Pueblo Chieftain in support of extending the wind production tax credit, whose expiration at the end of this year is already threatening the loss of thousands of American jobs, our global competitiveness and energy independence. My op-ed highlights how important congressional action is to keeping the wind PTC around.
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Continuing to address the challenges we face in the West
Wednesday, July 18, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote that appeared in the Colorado Springs Gazette about provisions in the 2012 Farm Bill he advocated for that would support proactive forest management to prevent and mitigate the spread of future super-fires.
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Farm bill addresses forest management
Friday, July 13, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote for Greeley Tribune about provisions in the 2012 Farm Bill I advocated for that would support proactive forest management to prevent and mitigate the spread of future super-fires.
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Sinai chaos threatens Israel-Egypt stability
Thursday, July 12, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote for CNN Opinion on security concerns in the Sinai Peninsula and its impact on Israel-Egypt relations, following a recent congressional delegation visit I led to the region earlier this summer.
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Jobs at stake, let's pass the wind tax credit
Friday, June 29, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote in the Northern Colorado Business Report on the need to pass and extension of the Wind Energy Production Tax Credit.
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Sen. Udall: Giving citizens power in a post-Citizens United era
Friday, June 22, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote in the Daily Camera about my efforts to strenghten the public financing system for presidential elections.
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Mark Udall: Leveling the campaign-finance playing field
Tuesday, June 19, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote in The Denver Post in support of reforming and strengthening the presidential public financing system, ensuring that presidential candidates are focused on courting voters and not special interests.
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Mark Udall: Our enduring economic driver
Tuesday, June 12, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote in Steamboat Pilot commemorating Colorado's natural heritage on Great Outdoors Day.
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Commemorating Great Outdoors Day
Saturday, June 9, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote in the Daily Camera commemorating Colorado's natural heritage on Great Outdoors Day.
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Detaining people without trial harms America
Friday, June 8, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote with U.S. Rep. Adam Smith in CNN Opinion on fighting unwise provisions in the 2012 National Defense Autorization Act that have put our constitutional right to due process into jeopardy.
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Military shouldnt be over a barrel on fuel
Wednesday, May 23, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote in Stars and Stripes on the importance of securing our energy future and improving our national security by investing in the military's use and development of alternative-fuel technology.
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Energy Security is National Security
Tuesday, May 22, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote in the National Journal on the importance of securing our energy future by investing in the military's use and development of alternative-fuel technology.
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Manage forests better to cut risk, boost economy
Thursday, May 17, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote in the Coloradoan on the importance of a balanced apporoach to forest management in Colorado.
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A balanced approach to forest management
Monday, May 14, 2012Read the op-ed I wrote in the Summit Daily News on the importance of a balanced apporoach to forest management in Colorado.