Rep. Jared Polis @RepJaredPolis02.13.2017
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Congress gets serious about Blockchain February 9, 2017 Today, Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) announced the launch of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus. The bipartisan Caucus will be dedicated to the advancement of sound public policy toward blockchain-based technologies and digital currencies. “Blockchain has the potential to transform the 21st century economy,” Polis said. “Lawmakers need to understand that as the world rapidly changes, it’s our responsibility to ensure that we craft policies and adapt laws that match o... More
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Polis urges RTD to use savings to accelerate NW Corridor Train February 9, 2017 Boulder, Colo. - Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) gave the following statement about the news that Regional Transportation District (RTD) will save $134 million by refinancing a federal loan provided for the Denver Union Station project. “I am pleased to hear the news that RTD will be saving $134 million on the Denver Union Station project. I urge RTD to apply the savings toward completing the Northwest Rail Corridor,” Polis said. “The people of Colorado approved FasTracks with the promise of Northwes... More
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Polis to Hold Telephone Town Hall: Monday, February 13, 2017 February 7, 2017 Telephone Town Hall with Rep. Jared Polis Date: Monday, February 13, 2017 Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm MT Sign-up here: http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/8X12LZCAG8II7J3Q Attendees are required to RSVP More
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Improve copyright system, YODA bill would February 7, 2017 Today, introduced was You Own Devices Act (YODA), by Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) and Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.). In 2015, was when the pair introduced the legislation together. Allowing essential software to travel with physical devices, like computers, YODA will do. By modernizing copyright law in this way, a consumer can sell, lease, or give away a computer, as well as the licenses for essential software that allows the computer to operate, it will. “Old copyright laws stifle innovation an... More
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House of Representatives unanimously passes Polis’s Email Privacy Act February 6, 2017 Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Rep. Jared Polis’s (D-Colo.) Email Privacy Act (H.R. 387). Co-authored by Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.), the bipartisan bill would update federal law to require the government to obtain a warrant before searching Americans’ emails. In 1986, Congress passed the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which contained a loophole that allows the government to search Americans’ emails without a warrant if the emails are older than 180 days and ... More
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