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GRAND JUNCTION — U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colo., said during a campaign stop Tuesday afternoon in Grand Junction he wants to put patients in charge of health care, explore renewable energy and return U.S. military focus to Afghanistan to find Osama bin Laden.
Udall toured Marillac Clinic on the first day of a four-day tour of 16 towns around the state. After the tour, he complimented the staff and said he wants the federal government to put more money into the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, which helps insure lower-income children and pregnant women. He said he’d also like to expand Medicare and Medicaid and increase reimbursement rate for doctors.
Udall said he would like to explore numerous possibilities for energy policy’s future if elected senator, from taking another look at nuclear power, to using coal in a cleaner way to exploring renewable energy options.
“That’s where we should place our bet. That’s where our future is,” he said of renewable energy sources.
The campaign of Udall’s opponent, former Republican Rep. Bob Schaffer, has experienced recent snafus. Those include putting a photo of Mt. McKinley in a campaign ad that mentioned Pike’s Peak and questions about whether Schaffer’s 1999 trip to the Mariana Islands, arraigned by a lobbyist and a religious group, was more of a vacation or fact-finding mission about sweatshops.
Despite the other side’s troubles, Udall said Tuesday he still plans to campaign hard, ask Coloradans what they want and tell them what he sees for the future.
“I’m not mailing it in. Colorado is a hard-fought state,” Udall said.
There’s one senator Udall looks forward to working with if he wins the fight — Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain. Udall said America needs a “fresh start” from one of the Democratic presidential nominees.
Working across the aisle is a goal for Udall.
“There are too many members of Congress bogged down in partisan bickering.
They forget they were sent to represent their state,” he said.
Reach Emily Anderson at eanderson@gjfreepress.com.
Udall toured Marillac Clinic on the first day of a four-day tour of 16 towns around the state. After the tour, he complimented the staff and said he wants the federal government to put more money into the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, which helps insure lower-income children and pregnant women. He said he’d also like to expand Medicare and Medicaid and increase reimbursement rate for doctors.
Udall said he would like to explore numerous possibilities for energy policy’s future if elected senator, from taking another look at nuclear power, to using coal in a cleaner way to exploring renewable energy options.
“That’s where we should place our bet. That’s where our future is,” he said of renewable energy sources.
The campaign of Udall’s opponent, former Republican Rep. Bob Schaffer, has experienced recent snafus. Those include putting a photo of Mt. McKinley in a campaign ad that mentioned Pike’s Peak and questions about whether Schaffer’s 1999 trip to the Mariana Islands, arraigned by a lobbyist and a religious group, was more of a vacation or fact-finding mission about sweatshops.
Despite the other side’s troubles, Udall said Tuesday he still plans to campaign hard, ask Coloradans what they want and tell them what he sees for the future.
“I’m not mailing it in. Colorado is a hard-fought state,” Udall said.
There’s one senator Udall looks forward to working with if he wins the fight — Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain. Udall said America needs a “fresh start” from one of the Democratic presidential nominees.
Working across the aisle is a goal for Udall.
“There are too many members of Congress bogged down in partisan bickering.
They forget they were sent to represent their state,” he said.
Reach Emily Anderson at eanderson@gjfreepress.com.
