Jared Polis Quotes
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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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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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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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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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Big food companies have their priorities, which include selling cheap, unhealthy foods at high profits.
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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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When the money dries up, the sites die off. That's the way to go after piracy.
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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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A free and open Internet is essential to our democracy, economy, and modern way of life.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Only Congress can treat the gaping wound that is our broken immigration system.
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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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It is essential for our national security to know who resides within our borders.
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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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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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Improving our nation's education system has long been the cornerstone of my policy agenda.
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We want a Colorado that works for everybody.
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We can pass practical, comprehensive immigration reform.
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In the business world, if you're not looking ahead, you're missing something.