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Polis Announces Leadership Positions for 112th Congress
Dec 3, 2010
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As his freshman term in Congress draws to a close, Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) today announced that he has been appointed to two leadership positions—Democratic Caucus Regional Whip and the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee—for the 112th Congress.
Congressman Polis was chos...
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Congressman Polis, Chef Cooper Praise Passage of Child Nutrition Bill
Dec 2, 2010
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Continuing his push to improve nutrition education and provide healthier school meals, Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) and Chef Ann Cooper praised the passage of critical child nutrition legislation—S. 3307, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act—containing the most significant improvements to child nutri...
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CO Congressional Leaders Urge HHS to Reconsider Decision that Limits Rocky Flats Workers Eligible for Nuclear Compensation Program
Oct 28, 2010
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Today, U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, and U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette, Jared Polis, John Salazar, Betsy Markey, Mike Coffman and Ed Perlmutter joined together to send a bipartisan letter to the Obama Administration, asking reconsideration of a decision that greatly limited the n...
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Reps. Polis, Nadler, Frank, and Baldwin Urge Strong Action to Prevent LGBT Youth Suicides
Oct 26, 2010
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Today, Representatives Jared Polis (D-CO), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Barney Frank (D-MA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) leaders of the House LGBT Equality Caucus, formally requested assistance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to stem the occurrence of suicides among LGBT youth.&nbs...;
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Congressman Polis Introduces Eagle and Summit County Wilderness Preservation Act
Sep 30, 2010
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After an intense public review and consensus building process, late last night Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) introduced H.R. 6280 – The Eagle and Summit County Wilderness Preservation Act – which would designate nearly 166,000 acres of public land in Summit and Eagle Counties within Colorado’s se...
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Polis Statement on New Senate Immigration Reform Bill
Sep 30, 2010
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Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) issued the following statement in response to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act introduced in the Senate today by Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT).
“Today Senators Menendez and Leahy showed true leadership by introducing the Comprehensi...
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Polis, Lieberman, Introduce Race to the Top Act of 2010
Sep 29, 2010
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Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) today introduced legislation that will authorize the continuation of the highly successful Race to the Top competitive grant program that was established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Race to the Top is a competitiv...
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Polis, Gillibrand, Castle Introduce National Environmental Education Act Reauthorization
Sep 24, 2010
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Working to create jobs and grow the new energy economy, Senator Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congressmen Jared Polis (D-CO) and Mike Castle (R-DE) have introduced bipartisan legislation that will help ensure that our young people and all Americans receive the educational foundation needed to better...
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Polis, 68 House Members Urge Obama to not Appeal DADT Ruling
Sep 24, 2010
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In a final attempt to convince the President to stay true to his promise to fully repeal the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy this Congress, Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) sent a letter backed by 68 members of the U.S. House of Representatives to President Obama, urging him not to ap...
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Historic Fair Elections Legislation Passes Out of Committee
Sep 23, 2010
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Today, a bipartisan coalition of members of the House of Representatives announced that the Fair Elections Now Act, legislation to take the hunt for big money and influence of special interests out of our elections, was approved by the Committee on House Administration. With more than 160 co-s...
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