CONGRESSMAN Jared Polis 2nd DISTRICT OF COLORADO

Science & Technology

Overview:

America’s future success, economic prosperity, and domestic security are contingent on our leadership in science and technology.  With institutions like the University of Colorado, National Institute for Science and Technology, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and private sector businesses like IBM and Ball Aerospace calling Colorado’s second congressional district home, we are no strangers to innovation. Addressing climate change, modernizing our transportation networks, and making our homes more efficient is America’s 21st century challenge. These technologies will reduce water consumption, break our addiction to foreign oil, and power our future. They are being created and perfected right in our backyard, and I am working in Congress to ensure that our Universities and Labs are getting the best resources for their work.

Science:

Addressing the challenges of climate change is a priority for this Congress and a pillar of my legislative agenda.  As Vice Chairman of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), a focused, action-based caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, I am urging my colleagues in Congress to support progress on this issue, not only in our labs, but through collaborative research done across America and throughout the world.

To ensure our children’s future, we need to ensure that our next generation of scientists is getting the training they need to be leaders in their field. I will continue to work for education reforms, ensuring that every classroom has a skilled, well-credentialed science teacher. We know that science learning happens both in and outside the classroom, which is why I support Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) training programs in our parks and museums.  A lifelong love of learning, particularly for those who are underrepresented in the science fields, begins with a personal connection. Science is a factor of health care policy, as well, and I will support research that allows us all to live longer, healthier lives.

Technology:

The researchers at facilities, such as the National Renewable Energy Research Lab in Jefferson County Colorado do our country no good if their results sit on a shelf. I will use my business world common sense and experience to find ways to promote new technologies and encourage the private sector to create jobs by producing the efficient vehicles, appliances and fuels that will give us clean power and energy independence.

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