Latest News

• 05/14/12: Polis to Congress: Pizza is Not a Vegetable

• 04/26/12: Bipartisan Polis Privacy Amendment Added to Cybersecurity Bill

• 04/24/12: Keeping College Loan Rate Low is Right for Students, Economy

• 04/24/12: Colorado’s US 36 in Line for New Federal Funding

• 04/20/12: Polis Applauds White House Endorsement of Student Non-Discrimination Act

• Big food companies have their priorities, which include selling cheap, unhealthy foods at high profits. But parents and schools have their priorities; making sure our kids eat right because research shows a clear connection between nutrition and student performance in school.
  
  
  Polis to Congress: Pizza is Not a Vegetable - U.S. Representative Jared Polis
  polis.house.gov
  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 Children???s Education) Act???to protect students??? health by allowing sensible nutrition standards for pizza in the meals o...
• We shouldn???t set up a false choice between security and liberty. Adopting my amendment was a good step but I voted against this bill because allowing the military to spy on American citizens, on American soil, goes against every principle this nation stands for.
  
  
  Bipartisan Polis Privacy Amendment Added to Cybersecurity Bill - U.S. Representative Jared Polis
  polis.house.gov
  With Americans increasingly concerned about privacy and government use of personal information, the House adopted by a vote of 415-0 an amendment offered by Congressman Jared Polis to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (H.R. 3523) that would restrict federal government access to libra...
• Thank you Vail Resorts for supporting my work with Senator Udall to protect Wilderness in Eagle and Summit Counties for current and future generations to cherish and enjoy.
  
  
  Vail Resorts joins push by Udall, Polis for new wilderness designations in Colorado
  coloradoindependent.com
  Vail Resorts has announced it has teamed with the Colorado Environmental Coalition and other conservation groups in supporting U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colorado, and U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, who are seeking better protection and management of up to 175,000 acres of ecologically important la...
• On a bipartisan basis, Congress should act on President Obama???s call to keep student loan interest rates low so that more families and students can achieve the dream of a college education. Opponents of keeping student loan rates low are dumping an additional $1,000 of debt on the backs of more than 160,000 Colorado college students every year even as they just voted for $46 billion in new tax breaks for the wealthy that aren???t paid for and that will increase the budget deficit.
  
  
  Keeping College Loan Rate Low is Right for Students, Economy - U.S. Representative Jared Polis
  polis.house.gov
  Congressman Jared Polis applauded President Obama for his leadership in keeping higher education affordable and for his call to Congress to prevent federal student loan interest rates from rising from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.
• Are you a high school student who is interest in government service and public policy? Then I hope you???ll apply to be a member of my Youth Advisory Council (YAC). The YAC meets regularly during the school year to discuss issues and current events on the minds of Colorado???s young people. Visit my web site today to apply to be a member for the 2012 school year!
  
  
  Youth Advisory Council - U.S. Representative Jared Polis
  polis.house.gov
  Youth Advisory Council Application 2012 - Students interested in participating in the Youth Advisory Council must submit an application and current resume to my Boulder office by June 8, 2012. Completed applications can be sent by regular mail or delivered by hand to the Boulder Office, faxed to???