Rep. Jared Polis

Democrat  •  2nd District, Colorado  •  2nd Term  •  Sworn In 2009
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05/30/12
Uprooted Palestinians: May 30 – Jewish Heritage and gay lawmakers

According to JTA (May 24) – the Jewish gay freshman, Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo) has invited folks to a fundraiser for the Democratic Congressional Compaign Committee honoring veteran Jewish gay lawmaker, Rep. Barney ...

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05/29/12
Bipartisanship by Mike Coffman and Jared Polis on defense spending

Despite published opinions of U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman's campaign-year comments being “incendiary” or “pandering,” I applaud his initiation of — and Rep. Jared Polis' support for — an amendment to the National Defense ...

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05/28/12
May 30 – Jewish Heritage and gay lawmakers | Rehmat's World

According to JTA (May 24) – the Jewish gay freshman, Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo) has invited folks to a fundraiser for the Democratic Congressional Compaign Committee honoring veteran Jewish gay lawmaker, Rep. Barney ...

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05/28/12
Dem fundraiser honors 25th anniversary of Rep. Barney Frank's ...

... of El Centro DF, a popular Mexican restaurant in Northwest Washington. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.), another openly gay member of Congress, penned the email that the DCCC sent to supporters inviting them to the event.

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05/26/12
VIDEO Boulder Creek Festival : Boulder Concert Band, Jared Polis ...

Boulder Channel 1 and Jann Scott presents Congressman Jared Polis who speaks to and about taking care of returning veterans on 2012 Memorial Day weekend at the Band shell in Central park . All part of the Boulder Creek Festival.

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05/25/12
Handi Medical Supply supports a separate benefit category for ...

The other co-sponsors, as of Clayback's May 21 announcement, are Rep. Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) of the House's Energy & Commerce committee, Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.), Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.), Rep. Bill Posey ...

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05/24/12
Rep. Jared Polis' inconsistent positions on veggies, marriage | eLetters

Rep. Jared Polis' inconsistent positions on veggies, marriage : eLetters features The Denver Post's letters to the editor on select articles. Colorado.

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05/24/12
The Barney Frank coming out party | Washington Examiner

An email to fans from Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., who is also openly gay and a parent, said, “I just wanted to extend an invitation to you to join me at a special celebration here in Washington, D.C., honoring Congressman ...

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05/24/12
Pizza's Days as 'Vegetable' Could Be Numbered | 100.3 WRNB

Rep. Jared Polis is on a quest to undo what some may consider to be the best thing Congress did in all of 2011: its declaration that pizza is still considered a vegetable—at least where school lunches are con...

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05/24/12
Girls Just Want to Have… Kombucha! : High Country Kombucha ...

Colorado's U.S. Representative, Jared Polis, just happens to enjoy drinking our tea so much that he keeps his own personal stash of High Country Kombucha in his office in Washington D.C. Recently he was visited by ...

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05/24/12
The Barney Frank coming out party | Washington Examiner

An email to fans from Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., who is also openly gay and a parent, said, “I just wanted to extend an invitation to you to join me at a special celebration here in Washington, D.C., honoring Congressman ...

Source: Paul Bedard
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05/23/12
Mean Congressman Tries to Take Away the One Vegetable We All ...

Aaanyway, so now this do-gooder Congressman named Jared Polis (a Democrat from Colorado, in case you were curious) has introduced The SLICE act, which stands ready to rob us of our government-sanctioned ...

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05/23/12
Mean Congressman Tries to Take Away the One Vegetable We All ...

Aaanyway, so now this do-gooder Congressman named Jared Polis (a Democrat from Colorado, in case you were curious) has introduced The SLICE act, which stands ready to rob us of our government-sanctioned ...

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05/23/12
Congressman says pizza is not a vegetable

Congressman says pizza is not a vegetable ... Jared Polis, D-Colo., the bill's chief sponsor, said in a letter to colleagues seeking their support for the measure. "Its nutritional content should be accurately reflected in school ...

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05/23/12
Mean Congressman Tries to Take Away the One Vegetable We All ...

Aaanyway, so now this do-gooder Congressman named Jared Polis (a Democrat from Colorado, in case you were curious) has introduced The SLICE act, which stands ready to rob us of our government-sanctioned pizza-vegetable, if it's ...

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05/23/12
Congressman says pizza is not a vegetable

Congressman says pizza is not a vegetable ... Jared Polis, D-Colo., the bill's chief sponsor, said in a letter to colleagues seeking their support for the measure. "Its nutritional content should be accurately reflected in school ...

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05/23/12
Mean Congressman Tries to Take Away the One Vegetable We All ...

Aaanyway, so now this do-gooder Congressman named Jared Polis (a Democrat from Colorado, in case you were curious) has introduced The SLICE act, which stands ready to rob us of our government-sanctioned pizza-vegetable, if it's ...

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05/22/12
Analyzing the latest votes in Congress - Politics Now - The Buffalo ...

Missile Defense: The House rejected an amendment, sponsored by Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., to the National Defense Authorization Act. The amendment would have cut funding for the military's ground-based midcourse ...

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05/18/12
TheDoGooder | Congressman Jared Polis Revisits 'Pizza = School ...

Congressman Jared Polis Revisits 'Pizza = School Food Vegetable'. On May 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment. One of the most dismaying aspects of the recent passage of new federal school meal standards was the collective caving by Congress ...

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05/18/12
Rep. Jared Polis: Missile Defense Spending Misses the Target ...

Home > news > Rep. Jared Polis: Missile Defense Spending Misses the Target. Rep. Jared Polis: Missile Defense Spending Misses the Target. 05/17/2012. Ana Kasparian And Cenk Uygur: Banned TED Talk · RSS feed · Twitter ...

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05/17/12
Jared Polis hopes to reverse "pizza is a vegetable" loophole ...

Representative Jared Polis wants to introduce legislation that promises to reverse Congress's controversial decision to keep pizza lsbeled a "vegetable" in school lunches. "What Congress has done, believe it or not, is defied ...

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05/17/12
Bettina Elias Siegel: Congressman Jared Polis Revisits 'Pizza ...

Posted on 5/17/2012 by jon. One of the most dismaying aspects of the recent passage of new federal school meal standards was the collective caving by Congress to pressure from various food manufacturers seeking to protect profits.

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05/16/12
Bettina Elias Siegel: Congressman Jared Polis Revisits 'Pizza ...

The agricultural spending bill that gutted the pizza rule will expire at the end of the current fiscal year, i.e, September 2012, creating an opportunity to revisit the issue.

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05/16/12
Congressman Jared Polis Revisits “School Food Pizza = Vegetable”

One of the most dismaying aspects of the recent passage of new federal school meal standards was the collective caving by Congress to pressure from various food manufacturers seeking to protect profits. The most notorious ...

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05/16/12
Congressman Jared Polis to Congress: Pizza is Not a Vegetable

LOUISVILLE, CO, May 14, 2012 - To reverse Congress' absurd decision to define pizza as a vegetable in school meals, Congressman Jared Polis today unveiled new legislation—the SLICE (School Lunch Improvements for ...

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05/16/12
Bettina Elias Siegel: Congressman Jared Polis Revisits 'Pizza ...

The agricultural spending bill that gutted the pizza rule will expire at the end of the current fiscal year, i.e, September 2012, creating an opportunity to revisit the issue.

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05/16/12
Congressman Jared Polis Revisits “School Food Pizza = Vegetable”

One of the most dismaying aspects of the recent passage of new federal school meal standards was the collective caving by Congress to pressure from various food manufacturers seeking to protect profits. The most notorious ...

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05/16/12
Congressman Jared Polis to Congress: Pizza is Not a Vegetable

LOUISVILLE, CO, May 14, 2012 - To reverse Congress' absurd decision to define pizza as a vegetable in school meals, Congressman Jared Polis today unveiled new legislation—the SLICE (School Lunch Improvements for ...

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05/16/12
Congressman Jared Polis to Congress: Pizza is Not a Vegetable

LOUISVILLE, CO, May 14, 2012 - To reverse Congress' absurd decision to define pizza as a vegetable in school meals, Congressman Jared Polis today unveiled new legislation—the SLICE (School Lunch Improvements for ...

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05/16/12
Bettina Elias Siegel: Congressman Jared Polis Revisits 'Pizza ...

The agricultural spending bill that gutted the pizza rule will expire at the end of the current fiscal year, i.e, September 2012, creating an opportunity to revisit the issue.

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Official website: http://polis.house.gov/
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501 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2161
Fax: 202-226-7840

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