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Jared Polis
American
Politician
Born:
May 12
,
1975
American
Congress
Education
People
School
You
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I want to make a difference.
Jared Polis
Make
Make A Difference
Difference
Want
I am from Colorado. I know Colorado inside and out.
Jared Polis
Out
Inside
Colorado
Know
Am
The federal government has an exceptionally poor record of behaving responsibly with Americans' personal information when entrusted with it.
Jared Polis
Government
Responsibly
Record
Federal
Exceptionally
Federal Government
Entrusted
American
Personal
Behaving
Personal Information
Information
Poor
It's insulting when somebody who is not a member of our community feels like they have a great understanding of what it's like to grow up gay in this country.
Jared Polis
Great
Gay
Somebody
Country
Understanding
Community
Our
Our Community
Member
Feels
Like
Insulting
Up
Who
Grow
Grow Up
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.
Jared Polis
Treat
Try
Way
Relevant
Would
About
Talk
Same
Which
Straight
Orientation
Senators, representatives too often, we hear from our base, don't talk to the other side, don't with work with them.
Jared Polis
Work
Too
Other
Side
Our
Talk
Hear
Senators
Often
Representatives
Them
Base
No American should have to live in constant fear that their employer can fire them just because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Jared Polis
Fear
Gender
Fire
Live
Constant
Sexual
Employer
Identity
Because
American
Just
Just Because
Them
Should
Orientation
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.
Jared Polis
Freedom
You
Facebook
Yourself
Water
Pretending
Nation
Lying
Our
Spent
About
Someone
Having
Weekend
Facts
Freedom Of Expression
Revealing
How
Antithesis
Any
Censor
Whether
Scrubbing
Page
Your
Cooler
Expression
Foundation
Based
Association
That's why I created the New America School - to fill the cracks in our public education system.
Jared Polis
Education
School
Public Education
Our
System
New
America
Cracks
Public
Created
Fill
Why
For me, blogging is just like talking.
Jared Polis
Me
Like
Talking
Blogging
Just
My constituents include CU Buffs, ski bums, techies, artists, suburban soccer moms, and proud, hard-working Colorado families.
Jared Polis
Constituents
Colorado
Proud
Bums
Families
Artists
Suburban
Soccer
Ski
Include
Moms
Hard-Working
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.
Jared Polis
Government
Best
Myself
Business
Tough
Way
Several
Out
Stay
Guy
Small
Small Business
Small Businesses
Economy
Global
Global Economy
Know
Conclusion
Came
Oftentimes
Little
Businesses
Thing
Started
To have hundreds of people from every political and demographic group you can imagine coming out day after day to take part in the national health care debate is fantastic.
Jared Polis
Health
Day
You
People
Political
Debate
Care
National
Group
Every
Hundreds
Hundreds Of People
Out
Take
Part
Health Care
Demographic
Coming
After
Fantastic
Imagine
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.
Jared Polis
Congress
Members
Given
Support
Soon
Go
Offering
Option
Intend
Public
Chance
If our country is to advance, let it be upon the legs of lessons well-learned.
Jared Polis
Country
Our
Advance
Legs
Lessons
When I first arrived, I likened Congress to being back in school again as a freshman. Well, just like school, we have an 'August recess,' but don't let the name fool you - it's not even close to a vacation.
Jared Polis
You
Fool
School
First
Congress
Back
Name
Like
Well
Freshman
Arrived
August
Close
Just
Being
Again
Even
Vacation
Recess
If becoming a member of Congress is like going to college, then crafting legislation is our homework.
Jared Polis
College
Congress
Homework
Our
Member
Like
Becoming
Crafting
Going
Legislation
Then
The House of Representatives provides a special, nonpartisan staff of lawyers, called Legislative Counsel, who are experts in various areas of the law.
Jared Polis
Law
Various
Lawyers
Area
Counsel
House
House Of Representatives
Provides
Legislative
Representatives
Staff
Experts
Special
Who
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.
Jared Polis
Poverty
Otherwise
Our
Enterprise
Give
Area
Invest
Glance
Investors
Attracting
React
Centers
Urban
Succeeded
Capital
Incentives
Businesses
Second
Zone
Needed
Negotiating deals among members of Congress is an exercise in wearing masks, scaring up votes, and, oftentimes, bluffing.
Jared Polis
Congress
Negotiating
Members
Wearing
Scaring
Masks
Votes
Exercise
Deals
Up
Oftentimes
Among
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.
Jared Polis
Understanding
Enough
Members
Individual
Deliver
Bottom
Votes
House
Pass
Lines
Role
Bill
Speaker
I believe that in order to sustain a governing majority, the Democratic Party has got to learn that it can govern without raising taxes.
Jared Polis
Party
Believe
Democratic
Majority
Democratic Party
Learn
Without
Got
Govern
Governing
Sustain
Order
Taxes
Raising
Raising Taxes
We need to prove to American voters, particularly independent voters who gave us this opportunity to lead, that this is not your grandfather's tax-and-spend Democratic Party.
Jared Polis
Opportunity
Party
Gave
Independent
Lead
Voters
Particularly
Democratic
Democratic Party
Prove
American
Grandfather
Us
Your
Who
Need
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.
Jared Polis
Work
Home
Technology
Our
Our Lives
Ways
Machines
Easy
Fax
Computers
Makes
Improves
Tasks
Fun
Many
Lives
Creating a sustainable, economic, social, and ecological environment that provides everyone the opportunity to succeed is my mission in Congress.
Jared Polis
Opportunity
Congress
Everyone
Ecological
Economic
Environment
Mission
Provides
Sustainable
Social
Succeed
Creating
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.
Jared Polis
Life
Work
Recognition
Member
None
Spouse
Than
Get
Congressional
Harder
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