Jared Polis Quotes
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From the newest arrivals to our Native American brothers and sisters, we are one America.
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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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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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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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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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Agribusinesses should never dictate the quality of school meals.
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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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If our country is to advance, let it be upon the legs of lessons well-learned.
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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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It is essential for our national security to know who resides within our borders.
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Coloradans of all walks of life value the environment.
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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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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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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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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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The NSA has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times a year since Congress gave it broad new powers in 2008.
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I oppose piracy and want to see intellectual property protected because that is what fosters and rewards innovation. But SOPA won't accomplish a meaningful reduction in piracy and causes massive collateral damage to the Internet ecosystem.
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Big food companies have their priorities, which include selling cheap, unhealthy foods at high profits.
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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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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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You have 435 people in the United States House of Representatives trying to get along.
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We want a Colorado that works for everybody.