Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Jared Polis [D, CO-2]

Harry Reid Co-Sponsors Employment Non-Discrimination Act

2013-06-14T01:00:00Z

...the House or Senate floor since November 2007, when it passed the House 235-184. It was introduced in this Congress by Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) in the House, and by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in the Senate. President Barack Obama gave a push to ENDA d

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Pot Seeking Seniors Hope to Light a Fire Under Pols

2013-06-14T01:00:00Z

...the Longworth House Office Building cafeteria. Then it’s off to canvass congressional offices till 4 p.m. Platshorn said Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., who also helped secure the room in Rayburn, is scheduled to address the crowd at 4:30 p.m. SSDG support

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Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act May Be around the Corner

2013-06-14T01:00:00Z

...Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) was reintroduced in this Congress by Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said earlier this week that he expects the bill to be addressed soon. Reid m

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Dem rep wants ‘atheist chaplains’ for U.S. military

2013-06-14T01:00:00Z

...now on Capitol Hill: Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., is introducing an amendment to create “atheist chaplain” positions in the military. Yes, someone to minister religion to those who don’t believe in it. Question: Wouldn’t this, by definition, be th

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House Votes Down Amendment Allowing Non-religious Military Chaplains, but 150 Democrats Voted for It

2013-06-14T01:00:00Z

...voted against the amendment [1] 43-18 so it didn't leave the committee. That didn't mean the end of the legislation, though. Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) tried to get the amendment through [2] without the support of the Committee: [caption id="" align="align

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Richmond Dominates Again for Democrats

2013-06-14T01:00:00Z

...Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y. Crowley, dressed head-to-toe in Mets gear, warmed up before the game on the third-base line with Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., who once mulled challenging the New Yorker for his leadership post. “I don’t know that I’m goin

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Marco Rubio On ENDA: 'I'm Not For Any Special Protections Based On Orientation' (VIDEO)

2013-06-13T01:00:00Z

...said on Monday that he expects to take up ENDA "soon." The legislation was introduced in the current Congress by Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) in the House and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in the Senate. The bill hasn't had a vote on the House or Senate floo

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Heidi Heitkamp Signs On As ENDA Cosponsor

2013-06-11T01:00:00Z

...it hasn't had a vote on the House or Senate floor since November 2007, when it passed the House by 235-184. Merkley and Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) introduced ENDA in the current Congress. When asked for reaction to Heitkamp's inclusion, Merkley spokesma

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Board of Visitors to meet in Washington, D.C.

2013-06-11T01:00:00Z

...(D-CA, 47th Dist.); U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO, 5th Dist.); U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA., 5th Dist.); U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO, 2nd Dist.); and Marcelite Harris, major general, USAF (retired), with a distinguished career including many "firsts" su

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Harry Reid: Employment Non-Discrimination Act Will Come Up 'Soon'

2013-06-10T01:00:00Z

...the House or Senate floor since November 2007, when it passed the House by 235-184. ENDA was introduced in this Congress by Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) in the House and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in the Senate. Reid made news last month when he said his

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Boulder to consider Nablus sister-city proposal Monday

2013-06-09T01:00:00Z

...conflict, which is a bleeding wound," he said. Among the notable letters submitted to the City Council is one from U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder, on Feb. 27, saying he "whole-heartedly" supports the project and Boulder residents could use it as an op

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Boulder to consider Nablus sister-city proposal Monday

2013-06-09T01:00:00Z

Marijuana Industry Lobbies Congress On Taxes

2013-06-08T01:00:00Z

...to D.C. this week. At a press conference featuring more than 35 members of the NCIA, Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Jared Polis (D-Colo.), Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.), and Denny Heck (D-Wash.) urged their fellow members of Congress to support measures that

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Dem. Rep: ‘Rubio Either Needs to Put Up or Shut Up’

2013-06-06T01:00:00Z

...may not vote for the Gang of Eight’s immigration reform bill. “Senator Rubio either needs to put up or shut up,” Representative Jared Polis of Colorado said on MSNBC last night. “At some point, the excuses are getting in the way of actual progre

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New Education Bill Contains Important Anti-Bullying Protections For LGBT Students

2013-06-04T01:00:00Z

...(D-NY) Student Non-Discrimination Act, SNDA, which follows the introduction of the bill into the House of Representatives by Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) in April. The act is focused on preventing harassment, discriminatio

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Rep. Polis: Fight human trafficking

2013-05-31T01:00:00Z

...policies that address the causes of human trafficking and providing critical aid to victims, the United States can and should continue to lead in the fight to end human trafficking. Jared Polis, D-2nd CD, is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives

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Wealthy candidates find they can't buy love

2013-05-31T01:00:00Z

...Virginia Republican E. Scott Rigell won a House seat after spending $2.6 million of his own money, and won re-election in 2012. Rep. Jared Polis, Colorado Democrat, secured a seat in 2008 and has retained it with the help of $7.2 million from himself...

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Differing Viewpoints on Teacher Preparation Reflected in New Bills

2013-05-31T01:00:00Z

...to feature in the coming weeks and months. The first bill, known as the GREAT Act, was introduced May 23 in the House by Reps. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and Tom Petri (R-Wis.), and in the Senate by Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.). Find previous EdWeek summari

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Friendly Fire: Parties Slam Some of Their Own

2013-05-28T01:00:00Z

The National Republican Congressional Committee and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee each blasted the other side after a near party-line vote on the Smarter Solutions for Students Act, which passed the House on Thursday, 221-198. But eight Hou

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Boulder Economic Summit to tackle sequestration, budget concerns

2013-05-26T01:00:00Z

...public-private partnerships. Among the speakers and panelists at the event are: U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo.; U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder; Dr. Dan Theodorescu, director of the University of Colorado Cancer Center; Michael Martin, chancellor of Col

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