Mark Udall

Climbing has worked for me in a number of ways on Capitol Hill. I'm much more inclined to look at what people…

— Mark Udall

It is deeply shocking and incomprehensible to me that despite volumes of documentation and living witnesses who can attest to the horrors…

— Mark Udall

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

— Mark Udall

You don't climb mountains without a team, you don't climb mountains without being fit, you don't climb mountains without being prepared and…

— Mark Udall

President Ford was a devoted, decent man of impeccable integrity who put service to his country before his own self interest. He…

— Mark Udall

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

— Mark Udall

Our livelihood is intimately tied to the food we eat, water we drink and places where we recreate. That's why we have…

— Mark Udall

On the mountains mistakes are fatal. In politics, mistakes are wounding emotionally, but you recover. Personally, wilderness helps me get back in…

— Mark Udall

The balance between freedom and security is a delicate one.

— Mark Udall

In a country as large and diverse as America, compromise is how we get things done. It isn't always pretty, but we…

— Mark Udall

Throughout my years of public service, I've listened to the voices of the gay and lesbian community, whether through whispered confidences or…

— Mark Udall

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

— Mark Udall

As the nation watches, Democrats and Republicans should reflect the interspersed character of America itself. Perhaps, by sitting with each other for…

— Mark Udall

I support allowing gay couples to marry because of - not in spite of - my values. And many of those values…

— Mark Udall

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

— Mark Udall

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

— Mark Udall

I've come to the conclusion that military style weapons really don't have any place in our society. We ought to reinstate the…

— Mark Udall

I've learned from being in the woods that titles don't mean much and that actions speak a lot louder than words -…

— Mark Udall

The new Congress needs to move quickly to strengthen the Army and Marines - not to send more troops to Iraq -…

— Mark Udall

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

— Mark Udall

The choreographed standing and clapping of one side of the room - while the other side sits - is unbecoming of a…

— Mark Udall

It's the uncertainty, the challenge and the willingness to put it all on the line that draws a lot of people to…

— Mark Udall

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

— Mark Udall

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

— Mark Udall

I think most Americans would agree people should be treated equally and everyone ought to be able to pursue a fulfilling life…

— Mark Udall