Tom Udall Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“A majority of senators should be able to adopt rules at the beginning of each Congress.”

“I have served in the Congress during two wars and I have seen the impacts on our military, on their families and on our national deficit.”

“I mean, if you go back to 1960 on major pieces of legislation, the filibuster was used about eight percent of the time.”

“I will never forget the debt we owe to those who have fought to keep America safe.”

“It's happened to far too many Americans. You open up your phone bill and wonder why there's an extra zero, or several, on the amount that you owe.”

“Man is now in charge of the thermostat for the globe.”

“With existing technology, we can enforce airport security without sacrificing our personal privacy.”

“The Senate as an institution is broken. We're not doing the work of the American people and the rules are being abused. The only way to get us back to the traditions where the Senate is doing the work of the American people is to change the rules.”

“They rushed to move it forward, uh, and then a lawsuit was filed and we spent many months litigating, rather than trying to come up with legislation and move forward on that front.”

“Well the appeals happening because we believe the certification process uh, hasn't worked out the way it should, that there hasn't been substantial evidence to support their certification.”