Jared Polis Quotes
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Gay marriage won't be more of an issue 25 years from now than interracial marriage is today.
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As long as you have money to live then it's not a terribly important thing. If you don't have enough to live, then it's very important thing.
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When the money dries up, the sites die off. That's the way to go after piracy.
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Big food companies have their priorities, which include selling cheap, unhealthy foods at high profits.
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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.
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If becoming a member of Congress is like going to college, then crafting legislation is our homework.
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A free and open Internet is essential to our democracy, economy, and modern way of life.
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Members of Congress wear two hats: one as Washington legislator, the other as listener and community leader back home.
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My district is centered around the progressive college town of Boulder, Colorado, and the high-tech U.S. 36 corridor. It goes from the well-established suburbs of northwest Denver in Adams County to the beautiful mountain towns of Vail and Breckenridge and the majestic Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains.
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In order to create real, long-lasting reform, we must create a pathway to legal status for the millions of undocumented immigrants who have made lives for themselves and their families in the United States.
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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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I am a Democrat. But first and foremost, I am a Coloradan and an American who wants government to function and solve the challenges we face as a country, then make way for people to pursue their dreams without interference.
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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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Only Congress can treat the gaping wound that is our broken immigration system.
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We can pass practical, comprehensive immigration reform.
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Improving our nation's education system has long been the cornerstone of my policy agenda.
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Humans and nations are imperfect, and through our collective efforts, we hope to improve our nation and bring hope and opportunity to millions who lack it.
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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 role of the speaker of the House is to deliver enough votes by understanding and accommodating the individual bottom lines of enough members to pass the bill.
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It is essential for our national security to know who resides within our borders.
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In the business world, if you're not looking ahead, you're missing something.
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We want a Colorado that works for everybody.
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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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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.