Jared Polis Quotes
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Churches should be able to decide what kinds of unions are sanctified by their denomination, but not what kinds of unions are accepted in the civil arena.
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I always try to follow my moral compass.
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Senators, representatives too often, we hear from our base, don't talk to the other side, don't with work with them.
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Businesses have no place being 'too big to fail.'
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I rise today to commemorate one of the most fateful days in the history of the State of Colorado, the day the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant outside of Boulder nearly became America's own Chernobyl, some 30 years before that terrible accident in the Ukraine.
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Many rogue sites exist to make a profit and others are enormously expensive to maintain. If they don't have the resources to continue stealing intellectual property, they'll wither away.
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Lady Gaga is one of the most amazingly talented musicians to bring her gifts to humanity in a long time.
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Patience, they say, is a virtue. Yet in times of emergency, the government needs to be able to make snap decisions and take bold, decisive action to protect the American people.
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In the absence of federal leadership, Coloradans should take our rightful role as leaders seriously and work with other states and countries to reduce carbon emissions.
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Americans' information independence is under attack, whether it's the repeal of net neutrality or the repeal of broadband privacy protections.
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My favorite part of the experience of serving in Congress is knowing that my time and effort are spent for the greater good and for the betterment of our nation.
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In general, I think it's an advantage politically to keep people guessing.
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We cannot afford a dead stop on all of the progress we have made under President Obama in saving our planet from the devastating consequences of climate change.
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I have taken my outside-the-box, innovative, and sometimes unorthodox approach to Congress.
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My constituents include CU Buffs, ski bums, techies, artists, suburban soccer moms, and proud, hard-working Colorado families.
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We are a diverse country, but we are one country. And we are at our best when we come together as Americans, not despite our differences, but in celebration of them.
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What I care most about is representing my constituents. If that ruffles a few feathers along the way, so be it.
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One of my heroes growing up was Jackie Robinson. My mom, an ardent baseball fan from whom I got my love of the game, had an old baseball card of his from the 1950s and told us his amazing story of courage in integrating baseball.
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We have to find a way that every Coloradan can participate in our economic growth and feel that all the changes that are occurring are working to their benefit rather than their detriment.
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The life of a congressional spouse is harder than the life of the member. They do all the work and get none of the recognition.
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Throughout history, we have only moved forward when society has distinguished between traditional values and valueless traditions.
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I can be happy in the private sector, the non-profit sector, or the public sector.
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Creating a sustainable, economic, social, and ecological environment that provides everyone the opportunity to succeed is my mission in Congress.
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We need innovation and creativity.