Honorable Mark Udall
United States Representative, Colorado, Democrat
Representative Udall, of the Second District of Colorado, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998. He served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1996 to 1998. He sits on the Armed Services Committee, the Science Committee (where he is the Ranking Minority Member of the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee), and the Resources Committee. He also cochairs the House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus. The following is from the June 29, 2006, House floor debate on H.R. 4761, the Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act.I agree with President Bush that an America now "addicted to oil" needs to…