Editing Mark Udall (section)

==Political positions==
===Abortion===
[[NRLC-  National Right to Life Committee ]] gives Udall a 0% rating for [[Abortion-rights movements|abortion rights]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ontheissues.org/Notebook/Note_06n-NRLC.htm?state=CO|title=2014 Congressional Record on Choice|author=NARAL Pro-Choice America|work=prochoiceamerica.org|access-date=2015-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308123406/http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/government-and-you/us-government/congressional-record-on-choice/state-page.html?state=CO|archive-date=2015-03-08|url-status=dead}}</ref> while his opponent in 2014, Cory Gardner, earned a 100% rating.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-senate-races-with-the-biggest-ideological-stakes/|title=The Senate Races With the Biggest Ideological Stakes|work=FiveThirtyEight|date=8 July 2014 }}</ref>

===Agriculture===
In February 2014, Udall voted for the [[Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (H.R. 1947; 113th Congress)|Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013]], a $1 trillion bill that ended direct payments to farmers but expanded crop insurance by $7 billion over the next decade,  created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that will kick in if or when prices drop, and cut food stamp subsidies for 1.7 million people in 15 states.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sherry|first1=Allison|title=Farm bill passes, will benefit Colorado farmers, counties|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2014/02/04/farm-bill-passes-will-benefit-colorado-farmers-counties/|access-date=August 25, 2024|newspaper=Denver Post|date=February 5, 2014|url-access=limited|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140307104628/http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25063961/farm-bill-passes-will-benefit-colorado-farmers-counties|archive-date=March 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Nixon|first1=Ron|title=Senate Passes Long-Stalled Farm Bill, With Clear Winners and Losers|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/us/politics/senate-passes-long-stalled-farm-bill.html|access-date=August 25, 2024|newspaper=New York Times|date=January 4, 2014|url-access=limited|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140209153344/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/us/politics/senate-passes-long-stalled-farm-bill.html|archive-date=February 9, 2014}}</ref>

In 2011, [[Maine]] Senator [[Susan Collins]] and Udall successfully introduced an amendment to the Senate's agriculture appropriations bill. The amendment to the appropriations bill removed a limit placed on [[potatoes]] in the [[USDA]] new school nutrition guidelines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2011/10/18/health/snowe-collins-lead-senate-vote-for-unlimited-potatoes-in-school-lunches/|title=Snowe joins Collins in Senate vote for unlimited potatoes in school lunches|date=October 18, 2011|work=[[Bangor Daily News]]|first=Jen|last=Lynds|url-access=limited|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20131203224235/http://bangordailynews.com/2011/10/18/health/snowe-collins-lead-senate-vote-for-unlimited-potatoes-in-school-lunches/|archive-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref>

===Campaign finance reform===
Udall is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of [[Issue One]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.issueone.org/reformers/|title= ReFormers Caucus |publisher=Issue One |access-date=2017-06-02}}</ref> a bipartisan organization dedicated to reducing the influence of money in politics.

===Cannabis===
{{Main|Drug policy of Colorado}}
Although Senator to the first state to legalize the recreational sale of marijuana, Udall took no official stance on [[Colorado Amendment 64]] during its campaign.<ref name="wtime">{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/25/colorado-marijuana-vips-raise-green-stuff-for-sen-/|title=Colorado marijuana VIPs raise green stuff for Sen. Mark Udall|date=September 25, 2014|author=Valerie Richardson|work=[[The Washington Times]]}}</ref> After Amendment 64 and [[Washington Initiative 502|Washington state's similar initiative]] passed in 2012, Udall and the Senate delegations from [[Washington (state)|Washington]] addressed a letter to [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] [[Eric Holder]] and [[White House Chief of Staff]] [[Denis McDonough]], imploring them to "let this experiment unfold," as Udall characterized it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.governing.com/news/headlines/marijuana-is-legal-in-colorado-but-politicians-still-cant-talk-about-it.html|title=Marijuana Is Legal in Colorado, but Politicians Still Can't Talk About It|author=Humberto Sanchez|date=September 23, 2014|work=Governing.com}}</ref>

===Domestic security===
Udall has been an opponent of the [[National Security Agency]]'s (NSA) [[Global surveillance disclosures (2013–present)|mass surveillance programs]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mark Udall Touts NSA Reform (and Dings Obama) in Bid to Save Senate Seat|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/mark-udall-touts-nsa-reform-and-dings-obama-in-bid-to-save-senate-seat-20141015|magazine=National Journal|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref> Following the revelation of the NSA's [[NSA warrantless surveillance (2001–07)|mass surveillance of Americans]], Udall has been an advocate for reform.<ref name="spying">{{cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2014/03/07/carroll-mark-udall-edward-snowden-and-spying/|title=Mark Udall, Edward Snowden and spying|first=Vincent|last=Carroll|work=Denver Post|date=March 7, 2014|access-date=August 25, 2024|url-access=limited|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140314065520/http://www.denverpost.com/carroll/ci_25296200/mark-udall-edward-snowden-and-spying|archive-date=March 14, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/15/internet-surveillance-report-edward-snowden-leaks|title=Mass internet surveillance threatens international law, UN report claims|author1=Owen Bowcott  |author2=Spencer Ackerman |name-list-style=amp |date=October 14, 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20141026111840/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/15/internet-surveillance-report-edward-snowden-leaks|archive-date=October 26, 2014|url-status=live|access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref> Udall, along with Senators [[Ron Wyden]] and [[Rand Paul]], published an [[Op-ed]] in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' expressing their collective desire to "end the [[Dragnet (policing)|dragnet]] — and to affirm that we can keep our nation secure without trampling on and abandoning Americans' constitutional rights."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-oe-wyden-nsa-surveillance-20140617-story.html|title=How to end the NSA dragnet|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 16, 2014|first1=Ron |last1=Wyden |first2=Mark|last2= Udall |first3=Rand|last3= Paul  |name-list-style=amp |url-access=limited|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140622200307/http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-wyden-nsa-surveillance-20140617-story.html|archive-date=June 22, 2014|access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref> Udall expressed his support for [[Edward Snowden]] to return to America to "make his case."<ref name="snowden">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/12/rep-mike-rogers-id-pay-for-edward-snowdens-ticket-back-to-u-s-to-face-charges/|title=Rep. Mike Rogers: I'd Pay For Edward Snowden's Ticket Back to U.S. to Face Charges|author=Benjamin Bell|date=December 22, 2013|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|access-date=August 25, 2024|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20131225073057/https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/12/rep-mike-rogers-id-pay-for-edward-snowdens-ticket-back-to-u-s-to-face-charges/|archive-date=December 25, 2013}}</ref> After reports that the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] improperly spied on U.S. Senators, Udall called for the resignation of [[Director of the Central Intelligence Agency|Agency Director]] [[John O. Brennan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/31/cia-john-brennan-mark-udall_n_5638585.html|title=Sen. Mark Udall Calls For CIA Director John Brennan To Resign|date=July 31, 2014|work=[[Huffington Post]]|author=Igor Bobic}}</ref>

After the [[September 11 attacks]], the one-term Representative Udall was one of 66 House members to vote against the [[Patriot Act]].<ref name="accomplishments"/> In 2011, Udall voted against reauthorizing the Patriot Act.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_18150955|title=Beltway Blog — Udall votes against Patriot Act|first=Allison|last= Sherry|work=The Spot|publisher=Denver Post|date=May 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530073948/http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2011/05/26/beltway-blog-udall-rebukes-senate-leadership-plans-to-vote-against-patriot-act/32163/|archive-date=May 30, 2011|url-access=limited|url-status=dead|access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref> In July 2014, Udall voted against the [[CISPA]] bill, a proposed law which would allow for the sharing of Internet traffic information between the U.S. government and technology and manufacturing companies, voicing his concerns that it "lacks adequate protections for the privacy rights."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/cispas-privacy-killing-successor-just-cleared-its-first-hurdle/|title=CISPA's Privacy-Killing Successor Just Cleared Its First Hurdle|author=Jason Koebler|date=July 9, 2014|work=Vice|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140804212540/http://motherboard.vice.com/read/cispas-privacy-killing-successor-just-cleared-its-first-hurdle|archive-date=August 4, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref>

During the 2011 debate over the [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012]] (NDAA), Udall introduced an amendment to end the practice of military detention of [[Habeas corpus in the United States|American citizens indefinitely and without trial]]. In response to the amendment's introduction, the [[Obama administration]] threatened to [[veto]] the bill.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/29/senate-votes-to-let-military-detain-americans-indefinitely_n_1119473.html|title=Senate Votes To Let Military Detain Americans Indefinitely, White House Threatens Veto|first1=Michael|last1= McAuliff  |first2=Jennifer|last2= Bendery |name-list-style=amp |date=November 30, 2011|work=[[Huffington Post]]|access-date=August 25, 2024|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20111202202223/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/29/senate-votes-to-let-military-detain-americans-indefinitely_n_1119473.html|archive-date=December 2, 2011}}</ref> The amendment was rejected by a vote of 60–38 (with 2 abstaining).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=1&vote=00210|title=U.S. Senate – No HTTPS|work=senate.gov}}</ref> Udall subsequently voted for the Act in the [[Joint session of the United States Congress|joint session of Congress]] that passed it, and though he remained "extremely troubled" by the detainee provisions, he promised to "push Congress to conduct the maximum amount of oversight possible".<ref name="denverpost1">{{cite web|last=Sherry|first=Allison|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2011/12/15/beltway-blog-despite-concerns-udall-gives-nod-to-defense-authorization-bill/50286/|title=Beltway Blog — Despite concerns, Udall gives nod to Defense Authorization bill|work=The Spot|publisher=[[Denver Post]]|date=December 15, 2011|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120104235744/http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2011/12/15/beltway-blog-despite-concerns-udall-gives-nod-to-defense-authorization-bill/50286/|archive-date=January 4, 2012|access-date=August 25, 2024|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Udall has supported [[PRISM (surveillance program)|PRISM]], a clandestine anti-terrorism mass electronic surveillance data mining program launched in 2007 by the National Security Agency (NSA); however, he has also expressed support for introduction of measures to reform and limit the scope of the [[Patriot Act]]; 'The Patriot Act should be reformed so Americans' phone records do not get indiscriminately swept up in a federal government database.'<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sherry|first1=Allison|title=Sen. Mark Udall urges Patriot Act reform on Face the Nation|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2013/07/28/sen-mark-udall-urges-patriot-act-reform-on-face-the-nation/98815/|access-date=August 25, 2024|work=The Spot|publisher=Denver Post|date=July 28, 2013|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20130801213438/http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2013/07/28/sen-mark-udall-urges-patriot-act-reform-on-face-the-nation/98815/|archive-date=August 1, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Economy===
Udall voted for the [[Employee Free Choice Act]] in 2007, which would have eliminated secret ballot in voting to [[Trade union|unionize]] businesses, and said that he supported the measure because the National Labor Relations Board would be the best forum to deal with concerns raised by the bill's opponents.<ref>{{cite news|first=Al|last=Eisele|title=Mark Udall: High Noon in the Senate|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-eisele/mark-udall-high-noon-in-t_b_185826.html|access-date=August 25, 2024|work=Huffington Post|date=April 11, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131024005418/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-eisele/mark-udall-high-noon-in-t_b_185826.html|archive-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref>

On February 10, 2009, Udall voted to pass the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]] (commonly referred to as The Stimulus or The Recovery Act). Udall was part of a bipartisan group of 20 senators who negotiated an agreement to set the stimulus bill size to around $600 billion and include $70 billion for the [[Alternative Minimum Tax]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Riley|first=Michael|title=Udall, Bennet in thick of high-stakes drama|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2009/02/09/udall-bennet-in-thick-of-high-stakes-drama/|work=The Denver Post|date=February 10, 2009|access-date=August 25, 2024|url-access=limited|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218054910/http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_11667410|archive-date=February 18, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Riley|first=Michael|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2009/02/10/udall-concerned-about-next-round-of-stimulus-compromise/|title=Udall concerned about next round of stimulus compromise|work=The Denver Post|date=February 10, 2009|access-date=August 25, 2024|url-access=limited|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417230052/http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_11671825|archive-date=April 17, 2009}}</ref>

In December 2010, Udall was one of seven Democrats to vote against a deal to extend the [[Bush tax cuts]] for two years as well as fund unemployment benefits for an additional 13 months, having stated, "Days after the most substantive national conversation we've had about addressing the debt, the debate suddenly has turned to extending tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires that — alone — will cost $700 billion over the next decade."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/13/mark-udall-votes-no-on-ta_n_796222.html|title=Mark Udall Votes 'No' On Tax Deal (VIDEO)|date=December 13, 2010|work=Huffington Post|access-date=August 25, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140717195402/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/13/mark-udall-votes-no-on-ta_n_796222.html|archive-date=July 17, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Energy and environment===
Udall has supported tax breaks for [[renewable energy]] and the expansion of [[List of areas in the United States National Park System|national parks]]. Udall has a lifetime rating of 97% from the [[League of Conservation Voters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/mark-e-udall|title=National Environmental Scorecard|work=[[League of Conservation Voters]]|date=25 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-senate-races-with-the-biggest-ideological-stakes/|title=The Senate Races With the Biggest Ideological Stakes|author=Harry Enten|date=July 8, 2014|work=[[FiveThirtyEight]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.environmentcolorado.org/page/coe/interview-senator-mark-udall|title=Interview with Senator Mark Udall|work=Environment Colorado}}</ref><ref name="grist">{{cite web|url=http://grist.org/politics/enviros-pump-money-and-energy-into-colorado-senate-race/|title=Enviros pump money and energy into Colorado Senate race|date=May 14, 2014|author=Ben Adler|work=Grist|access-date=August 25, 2024|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140912004558/https://grist.org/politics/enviros-pump-money-and-energy-into-colorado-senate-race/|archive-date=September 12, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2004, Udall helped lead a statewide ballot initiative (Amendment 37) to adopt the Renewable Electricity Standard, a standard he originally introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives. Working with the Republican [[Colorado House of Representatives|Colorado House Speaker]], the measure mandating 10% of energy consumed be from renewable sources, passed by a close margin 52% to 48%.<ref>{{cite web|title=Colorado Voters Pass Renewable Energy Standard|url=http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2004/11/colorado-voters-pass-renewable-energy-standard-17736|publisher=Renewable Energy World|access-date=29 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bartels|first=Lynn|title=Mark Udall, Cory Gardner up on air with energy ads|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2014/10/25/udall-energy/114525/|date=October 25, 2014|newspaper=The Spot|publisher=The Denver Post|access-date=August 25, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028173114/http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2014/10/25/udall-energy/114525/|archive-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/02/senator-udall-introduces-renewable-electricity-standard-bill|title=Senator Udall Introduces Renewable Electricity Standard Bill|publisher=Renewable Energy World|access-date=28 October 2014}}</ref>

Throughout his career Udall has introduced the "Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act," which was passed in 2011. The act allows [[ski resort]]s to offer activities in the [[summer]].<ref name="accomplishments"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/04/ski-area-recreational-opportunity-act-summer-employ_n_994811.html|title='Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act' Aims To Boost Summer Ski Area Activities, Year-Round Employment|date=October 4, 2011|work=[[Huffington Post]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141026223700/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/04/ski-area-recreational-opportunity-act-summer-employ_n_994811.html|archive-date=October 26, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref> In 2009, Udall introduced legislation to address the environmental damage caused by the [[pine beetle]] infestation in Colorado's forests, in what Udall described as one of the "biggest natural disasters."<ref>{{cite news|last=Koehler|first=Judith|title=Sen. Udall sponsors bill to attack pine beetles|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2010339854_apcobarkbeetlesudall3rdldwritethru.html|access-date=August 25, 2024|publisher=Associated Press|via=[[Seattle Times]]|date=November 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606204655/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2010339854_apcobarkbeetlesudall3rdldwritethru.html|archive-date=June 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In July 2014, Udall came out in opposition of two Colorado ballot initiative that would have limited [[hydraulic fracturing]], or "fracking", and created an "Environmental Bill of Rights." While his opposition to the initiative aligned him [[Colorado Governor]] [[John Hickenlooper]], it put him at odds with the main proponent of the bills and his House district successor, [[Jared Polis]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Moreno|first=Ivan|title=Hickenlooper: No Special Session On Fracking|url=http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/07/16/hickenlooper-no-special-session-on-fracking/|publisher=Associated Press|via=[[CBS Denver]]|date=September 6, 2014|access-date=August 25, 2024|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140906224043/http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/07/16/hickenlooper-no-special-session-on-fracking/|archive-date=September 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Udall has repeatedly voted against the [[Keystone XL]] pipeline, having said that he wants to wait until a technical review of the project by the [[United States Department of State|State Department]] is complete.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2014/06/12/mark-udall-keystone-pipeline/109906|title=Mark Udall's position on Keystone back in limelight|first=Lynn|last= Bartels|date=June 12, 2014|work=The Spot|publisher=Denver Post|access-date=August 25, 2024|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140618131314/http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2014/06/12/mark-udall-keystone-pipeline/109906/|archive-date=June 18, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Gun policy===
One week after the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]], Colorado Senators Udall and [[Michael Bennet]] came out in support of a [[Federal Assault Weapons Ban]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/21/sens-mark-udall-michael-b_n_2345493.html|title=Sens. Mark Udall, Michael Bennet Call For Stricter Gun Control Laws|work=[[Huffington Post]]|date=December 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225115055/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/21/sens-mark-udall-michael-b_n_2345493.html|archive-date=December 25, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> On the issue, Udall commented "if we can save one child in the future from being killed in such a way, I'm ready to push those kinds of policies."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://denver.cbslocal.com/2012/12/21/udall-ready-to-push-gun-control-save-lives/|title=Udall Ready To Push Gun Control Policies In Order To Save Lives|date=December 21, 2012|work=[[KCNC-TV]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230222114/http://denver.cbslocal.com/2012/12/21/udall-ready-to-push-gun-control-save-lives/|archive-date=December 30, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> On April 17, 2013, Udall supported a failed amendment to expand background checks for gun purchases.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/18/17809775-first-thoughts-why-the-gun-measure-went-down-to-defeat|title=Why the gun measure went down to defeat|author=Chuck Todd|date=April 18, 2013|work=NBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419191327/http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/18/17809775-first-thoughts-why-the-gun-measure-went-down-to-defeat|archive-date=April 19, 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref>

In 2009, Udall upset gun control advocates for supporting an amendment that would have allowed [[Concealed carry in the United States|concealed weapons]] to be transported across state lines.<ref name="accomplishments"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_12890999|title=Concealed-weapons measure fails in D.C.; Colo. senators voted 'yes'|author=Adam Schrager|date=July 22, 2009|work=[[Denver Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725033146/http://www.denverpost.com/ci_12890999|archive-date=July 25, 2009|url-status=dead|url-access=limited|access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref> The [[National Rifle Association of America]] gave an "F" grade during his time in the House of Representatives. While during his tenure in the Senate, they have given him a "C".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/Notebook/Note_02n-NRA.htm|title=Public Notes on 02n-NRA|website=www.ontheissues.org|access-date=2018-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516112942/http://www.ontheissues.org/Notebook/Note_02n-NRA.htm|archive-date=May 16, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2013/02/21/nra-to-target-udall-in-print-ad-campaign/91407/|title=NRA to target Udall in print ad campaign|work=The Spot|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228053805/http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2013/02/21/nra-to-target-udall-in-print-ad-campaign/91407/|archive-date=February 28, 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref>

In 2023, Udall said if “in a time machine and going back” he would bring a grim message to himself: “This is going to get worse and worse. More and more people are going to be deeply affected by this.” He would vote for the ban and “take the political heat.”<ref>{{Cite news |title=After Sandy Hook, they voted no. Now these senators want new gun laws. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2023/assault-weapons-ban-debate-gun-control-ar-15-mass-shootings/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}}</ref>

===Health policy===
In December 2009, Udall voted for the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00396 |title=U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress – 1st Session|work=Legislation & Records|publisher=[[United States Senate]]|access-date=2013-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2013/07/12/gop-challengers-for-sen-mark-udalls-seat-face-big-challenges/|title=GOP challengers for Sen. Mark Udall's seat face big challenges|first=Lynn|last= Bartels|date=July 7, 2013|work=Denver Post|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20131004222516/http://www.denverpost.com/ci_23652778/gop-challengers-sen-mark-udalls-seat-face-big|archive-date=October 4, 2013|access-date=August 25, 2024|url-status=dead|url-access=limited}}</ref> Udall has also stated his support for a [[Public health insurance option|public option]] about which he stated, "[t]he reason I support a public option, if it's done in a fiscally responsible way, is it would create competition. Competition drives down cost and what we want to do is make insurance affordable for all Americans."<ref name="insurance">{{cite web|url=http://www.fox21news.com/news/story.aspx?id=345468|title=Sen. Mark Udall talks on health care reform|author=Christina Salvo|date=September 2, 2009|publisher=[[KQDS-TV]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926054633/http://www.fox21news.com/news/story.aspx?id=345468|archive-date=September 26, 2013|access-date=August 25, 2024|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In November 2013, Udall was critical of the Colorado Division of Insurance concerning the Division's estimates of the number of Colorado residents whose medical insurance was cancelled in response to the requirements of the Affordable Care Act.<ref name="DenPostStateFails">{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Kurtis|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2014/01/24/colorado-regulators-fail-to-provide-info-on-panel-in-sen-udall-aca-flap/|title=Colorado regulators fail to provide info on panel in Sen. Udall ACA flap|work=The Denver Post|date=January 25, 2014|access-date=August 25, 2024|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140129074528/http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_24988585/state-fails-provide-info-panel-that-cleared-udall|archive-date=January 29, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="DenPostGOPCallSpHear">{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Kurtis|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2014/01/27/dora-official-reverses-course-names-panelists-in-udall-aca-flap/|title=DORA official reverses course, names panelists in Udall ACA flap|work=The Denver Post|date=January 28, 2014|access-date=August 25, 2024|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140205035331/http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25003093/house-senate-gop-call-special-hearing-into-sen|archive-date=February 5, 2014|url-status=dead|url-access=limited}}</ref> Udall's office wanted the Division to lower the number from 250,000 because it believed the majority of individuals counted had received renewal options. The Division refused to change the numbers. Administrators at the Colorado Division of Insurance said they felt pressured by members of Udall's staff to change their estimates of policy cancellations.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sherry|first1=Allison|last2=Booth|first2=Michael|title=Colorado official felt pressure from Udall office on Obamacare tally|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2014/01/09/colorado-official-felt-pressure-from-udall-office-on-obamacare-tally/|access-date=August 25, 2024|newspaper=The Denver Post|date=January 10, 2014|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140122123629/http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_24880975/state-official-felt-pressure-from-udall-office-aca|archive-date=January 22, 2014|url-status=dead|url-access=limited}}</ref> A panel which investigated the matter concluded Udall's office behaved appropriately, however the investigation was criticized because the chair was appointed by Democratic governor John Hickenlooper; all other members of the panel were selected by the chair, who refused to name the other members of the panel, and left no written records of its investigation.<ref name="DenPostGOPCallSpHear" />