117 Quotes by Jared Polis

I remember well my first 300 baud modem, which dialed up and scrolled text at an agonizingly slow speed.

While still in college, I started my first Internet company - American Information Systems - a dial-up Internet provider in the Internet's formative years.

In the business world, if you're not looking ahead, you're missing something.

Members of Congress wear two hats: one as Washington legislator, the other as listener and community leader back home.

My constituents include CU Buffs, ski bums, techies, artists, suburban soccer moms, and proud, hard-working Colorado families.

There are a lot of children in our country that, because of their neighborhood or socio-economic status, do not have the opportunity to attend a good school that will prepare them for life's challenges.

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.

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.

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.