Jared Polis Quotes
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I want to make a difference.
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I derive a lot of the values that I try to bring into the public sphere from my private faith.
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The House of Representatives provides a special, nonpartisan staff of lawyers, called Legislative Counsel, who are experts in various areas of the law.
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To have hundreds of people from every political and demographic group you can imagine coming out day after day to take part in the national health care debate is fantastic.
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The so-called Defense of Marriage Act is a valueless tradition that, like laws against interracial marriage that were finally overturned by the Supreme Court in 1967, undermines the spirit of love and commitment that couples share and sends the wrong message to society.
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My constituents want me to be outspoken - it's part of the reason they elected me - and the inevitable side effect of being outspoken is that, occasionally, you put your foot in your mouth.
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For me, blogging is just like talking.
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It's insulting when somebody who is not a member of our community feels like they have a great understanding of what it's like to grow up gay in this country.
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No one should be denied the opportunity to choose his or her spouse. It is a basic human right and deeply personal decision.
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When I was first elected to the Colorado State Board of Education in 2000, we had to carry a big binder filled with hundreds of pages to every meeting. By 2004, the State Board had gone paperless. We even persuaded the less-tech-savvy members to use laptops to pull up their information during meetings.
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That's why I created the New America School - to fill the cracks in our public education system.
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From my own perspective, I value productivity more than tradition, but the customs of the House evolve slowly.
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In my opinion, real reform, which lowers costs and ensures all Americans get the quality, affordable health care that they deserve, cannot be accomplished without a robust public option.
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Co-sponsoring a bill is fairly easy, like a group project which you work on with others.
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I support offering the public option to members of Congress, and as soon as I'm given the chance, I intend to go on it.
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The most important thing to keep in mind in being effective is focus.
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Only Congress can treat the gaping wound that is our broken immigration system.
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When I first arrived, I likened Congress to being back in school again as a freshman. Well, just like school, we have an 'August recess,' but don't let the name fool you - it's not even close to a vacation.
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The foundation of a strong economy and job creation begins with providing every child in America with the best possible education, including students with disabilities.
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The passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - or stimulus bill, as it is often called - is a perfect example in which dire circumstances necessitate immediate action. But with such large amounts of taxpayer money at stake, a hastily developed, under-thought-out plan could have been disastrous.
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I try to treat my orientation the same way I would if I was straight, which is to talk about it when it's relevant.
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It's easier to stop bad things than to pass good things.
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Trying to enforce our out-of-touch laws is as foolish and impossible as trying to enforce a law requiring that water flow uphill.
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My parents were active in the anti-war movement in the 1960s, so I grew up with a tradition of civic activism around our dinner table and going to different marches for different causes.