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  • Republicans Are Increasing Taxes on the Middle Class
    Dec 20, 2011  - These last 2 weeks have really shown us the tax-and-spend Republican Party up close. First we passed a defense authorization with over $800 million in earmarks, according to a study by Senator Claire McCaskill. Then we passed a huge omnibus spending bill that spent over $900 billion, actually increa... More
  • Sugar Loaf Fire District Bill Passes House
    Dec 16, 2011  - To support the needs of local firefighters and protect area residents and property, the House today passed the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act, which was authored by Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO). The bill will help the Sugar Loaf Fire District maintain and upgrade the two fir... More
  • Polis Fights to Protect CU, CSU from Costs of Policing the Internet
    Dec 15, 2011  - Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) today offered an amendment during the House Judiciary Committee’s consideration of an Internet piracy bill that would have protected colleges, universities and non-profit research institutions from compliance costs related to policing copyright protect content. The leg... More
  • Defend America While Defending the Constitution
    Dec 14, 2011  - Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the Rule and the underlying bill. The bill we have before us allows for the indefinite detention of terror suspects, including U.S. citizens, without being charged and without the right to a trial. If enacted, this would be the first time since the McCarthy... More
  • Sugar Loaf Bill Support Local Firefighters and the Community
    Dec 14, 2011  - Mr. Speaker, I rise today to provide a description and some color for this important bill, which passed this body last session in the 111th Congress without any objection and did not make it through the Senate last session. Well, I am proud to say that, since that point, Senate bill 278 has cleared ... More
  • Polis Applauds Treasury for Suspending Dollar Coin Production
    Dec 13, 2011  - Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) today applauded the Treasury Department’s decision to cease the wasteful production of Presidential dollar coins. Polis introduced the Cutting Out Inefficient and Needless Spending (COINS) Act to reform the wasteful Presidential $1 Coin program, which has forced Federa... More
  • Focus on Real Economic Problems, Not the Phony Farm Dust Furor
    Dec 8, 2011  - Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill. Today, there are very serious challenges facing our country, facing rural America, suburban America, and urban ... More
  • Celebrating Computer Science Education Week
    Dec 6, 2011  - Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak in support of Computer Science Education Week, which started this past Sunday, December 4, 2011, and runs through Saturday, December 10. This week-long celebration of the teaching and learning of computer science is a call to share information and host activities... More
  • Moderate Democrats Want Tough Education Bill
    Dec 2, 2011  - Moderate Democrats Want Tough Education Bill National Journal – Fawn Johnson A coalition of 42 moderate Democrats on Friday will unveil a policy statement saying that anything short of robust legislation to ensure schools are accountable for student achievement is not likely to pass the House. “We h... More
  • New Democrats Release ESEA Reauthorization Framework
    Dec 2, 2011  - Today, the 42-Member New Democrat Coalition released a framework for the reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) designed to ensure American students receive a world-class education to compete for jobs in the 21st century global economy. The principles, which were developed ... More
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