Jared Polis Quotes
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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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Democratic, Republican members of Congress get along fine. But what you have is this institutional Hatfield and McCoy sentiment coming from our constituents, where the base of both sides doesn't want people to get along. But the majority of Americans, I feel, the majority, they are in the middle. They actually do want both sides to get together.
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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 Federal Communications Commission needs to listen and serve the American people, not special interests.
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Enterprise zones have succeeded in attracting needed capital to our urban poverty centers. Businesses and investors that wouldn't otherwise give these blighted areas a second glance react to the incentives and invest.
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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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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 the business world, if you're not looking ahead, you're missing something.
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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've started several small businesses myself and know that it is tough out there for the little guy in the global economy. I came to the conclusion that, oftentimes, the best thing the government can do for small business is to stay out of the way.
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Before running for Congress, I was an innovator and entrepreneur who founded several high-tech businesses that created hundreds of jobs and schools that found ways to serve those children that traditional schools couldn't.
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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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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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Gay marriage won't be more of an issue 25 years from now than interracial marriage is today.
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It is essential for our national security to know who resides within our borders.
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We can pass practical, comprehensive immigration reform.
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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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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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I'm more of the sneaker-wearing, computer geek type.
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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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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 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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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.