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  • Freshman rep: Going rogue on my blog
    Oct 30, 2009  - My communications director, Lara Cottingham, gets upset with me regularly about my blogging. (She says every time I "go rogue" it gives her ulcers.) What she fails to understand is that I am a child of the digital era. For me, blogging is just like talking. I don't check with her every time I say s... More
  • Statement in Support of H.R. 3585—the Solar Technology Roadmap Act
    Oct 22, 2009  - U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) Statement in Support of H.R. 3585—the Solar Technology Roadmap Act Thursday, October 22, 2009 M_. Speaker, for the last two weeks, right down the street on the National Mall, twenty teams of university students competed in the bi-annual Department of Energy’s Solar ... More
  • Polis Legislation Highlights Role of Computer Science Education in a Diverse, American Workforce
    Oct 21, 2009  - Last night, Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO), an internet entrepreneur, led the U.S. House of Representatives in passing bipartisan legislation recognizing the week of December 7, 2009 as National Computer Science Education Week.  The resolution—H.Res. 558—authored by Polis, highlights the importance ... More
  • Polis: Protect Net Neutrality
    Oct 20, 2009  - As an entrepreneur and creator of several successful internet start-ups, I have long been an ardent supporter of open access to the internet and continue to support net neutrality in Congress today.  Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is holding an important meeting to consid... More
  • Floor speech regarding H.Res. 558 – National Computer Science Education Week
    Oct 20, 2009  - In today’s knowledge-based economy, technological breakthroughs and innovations are the key for economic growth and prosperity.  As an internet entrepreneur who has founded several successful companies, I know firsthand how computing technology is transforming people’s lives throughout the worl... More
  • Support net neutrality (Rep. Jared Polis)
    Oct 20, 2009  - As an entrepreneur and creator of several successful internet start-ups, I have long been an ardent supporter of open access to the internet and continue to support net neutrality in Congress today. Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is holding an important meeting to consider a n... More
  • Members Laud Approval of Key Investments in Energy Technology R&D
    Oct 1, 2009  - WASHINGTON—The Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), a coalition of 49 members of Congress supportive of increased U.S. clean-energy development, today lauded House passage of key legislation that would make investments in the research and development of energy technologies envisioned... More
  • Polis’ Green Jobs Program Included in Kerry-Boxer Senate Climate Change Bill
    Oct 1, 2009  - Congressman Jared Polis announced today that his environmental education and clean energy jobs training program has been included in Senate climate change legislation—the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act—introduced this week by Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer, to cut carbon pollution a... More
  • Floor Remarks in Support of Advanced Vehicle Technology Act (H.R. 3246)
    Sep 16, 2009  - M. Speaker, House Resolution 745 provides for a structured rule for consideration of H.R. 3246, the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009.  The rule makes in order all three of the Republican amendments submitted to the Rules Committee for consideration of this bipartisan bill. The Advanced Vehic... More
  • House Passes Polis Auto Provision in Advanced Vehicle Technology Act
    Sep 16, 2009  - Continuing his fight to use American entrepreneurship and innovation to stimulate the nation’s economy, Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) today urged his colleagues to support H.R 3246, the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act, which will invest in research and technologies to increase the efficiency of our... More
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