Jared Polis Quotes
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We can pass practical, comprehensive immigration reform.
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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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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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Someone who is wrongfully accused needs to do their best to put it behind them and move on.
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In the business world, if you're not looking ahead, you're missing something.
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Technology improves our lives in so many ways - from our toasters, ovens, and refrigerators at home to our computers, fax machines, and BlackBerrys at work. Technology makes once-burdensome tasks easy and fun.
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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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But parents and schools have their priorities; making sure our kids eat right because research shows a clear connection between nutrition and student performance in school.
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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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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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I remember well my first 300 baud modem, which dialed up and scrolled text at an agonizingly slow speed.
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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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My constituents want me to be outspoken - it's part of the reason they elected me - and the inevitable side effect of being outspoken is that, occasionally, you put your foot in your mouth.
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With the policymaking process, you have an idea, and you try to sell other stakeholders on the idea. That's not much different than in business, where you're trying to find capital to make your idea a reality.
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Negotiating deals among members of Congress is an exercise in wearing masks, scaring up votes, and, oftentimes, bluffing.
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The need for a national Employment Non-Discrimination Act a critical part of the LGBT community's struggle for equality.
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Agribusinesses should never dictate the quality of school meals.
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From our humble beginning as a supply town for miners, to the national leader in smart growth and environmental stewardship we are today, Boulder has always been dedicated to the careful balance of entrepreneurship and wise land use.
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I am from Colorado. I know Colorado inside and out.
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I believe that in order to sustain a governing majority, the Democratic Party has got to learn that it can govern without raising taxes.
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I am committed to leveling the playing field and expanding opportunity to all.
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The federal government has an exceptionally poor record of behaving responsibly with Americans' personal information when entrusted with it.
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I'm too busy thinking what I'm going to say next to remember what I've said, but my staff tells me I'm sometimes funny. Not always on purpose, though.