Jared Polis Quotes
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I remember well my first 300 baud modem, which dialed up and scrolled text at an agonizingly slow speed.
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Agribusinesses should never dictate the quality of school meals.
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It's easier to stop bad things than to pass good things.
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It is essential for our national security to know who resides within our borders.
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We can no more condone the wastefulness of self-serving company executives than we can the sacrifice of the lives of our citizens in a senseless war.
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Lawmakers who support CISA will tell you the bill includes some privacy protections. They're right. But these 'protections' are superficial and include broad loopholes that are so far-reaching as to render the protections meaningless.
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In 1821, Major Stephen H. Long made an expedition to the area now known as Weld County and declared the land was not fit for human prosperity. Almost two centuries later it is without question that Major Long did not have the vision or the admiration for this great place as those of Weld County have today.
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While most of my public service work centers on improving our schools and fixing our broken immigration system, I also strongly stand for personal freedom.
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I am committed to leveling the playing field and expanding opportunity to all.
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No American should have to live in constant fear that their employer can fire them just because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Congress seems to thrive on breaking promises and passing unfunded mandates down to local government. It's really just a matter of priorities.
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Big food companies have their priorities, which include selling cheap, unhealthy foods at high profits.
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From the newest arrivals to our Native American brothers and sisters, we are one America.
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Having to censor yourself - whether it's lying at the water cooler about how you spent your weekend, scrubbing your Facebook page of any revealing facts, or pretending to be with someone you aren't - is the antithesis of our foundation as a nation based on freedom of expression and association.
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While still in college, I started my first Internet company - American Information Systems - a dial-up Internet provider in the Internet's formative years.
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I wouldn't ask other people to invest in my race if I wasn't willing to invest in it myself.
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Members of the LGBT community should feel welcome and know their rights are protected regardless of what state they reside in.
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Some people trust an insurance company over the government, while others trust the government over insurance companies.
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One of my main legislative efforts in education is to help expand and replicate successful charter schools. Charter schools are public schools with site-based governance.
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There is a great deal of innovation occurring in Colorado, with some of the most brilliant minds and creative startup companies in the world formulating climate-change solutions right in our backyard.
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Our students are the best investment we can make for our country and our future economic prosperity. It's in our best interest to ensure they're receiving the best education possible and maximizing their potential.
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If our country is to advance, let it be upon the legs of lessons well-learned.
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Coloradans of all walks of life value the environment.
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The need for a national Employment Non-Discrimination Act a critical part of the LGBT community's struggle for equality.