Jared Polis

...a Republican, represents the 3rd District of Utah in Congress and is appearing in CNN.com's "Freshman Year" series, along with Rep. Jared Polis, a Democrat from Colorado. Washington (CNN) -- A year ago this week I packed up my cot and flew...

In this article: Nancy Pelosi, U.S., Washington, Idaho, Louisiana, E mail, and Stanley McChrystal

Jared Polis says health care bill will create important curbs on insurance companies He says he was successful in discouraging tax increases on small business Republicans declined to take part in crafting the bill, Polis says GOP claim...

In this article: Halloween, Democratic Party, Tax, Buck McKeon, U.S., Colorado, Ideology, and E mail

...year. The three congressional districts currently held by openly gay members all lean heavily Democratic, including freshman Rep. Jared Polis's (D-Colo.). Roberts and Pougnet also happen to be married to other men, thanks to California's...

In this article: Mark Kirk, Barack Obama, Stanley McChrystal, California, and Illinois

...plains and voted Republican for more than 30 years before last year's election. Democrats Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter, Jared Polis and John Salazar voted for the bill. Republicans Mike Coffman and Doug Lamborn voted "no." We want our site...

In this article: Colorado, Mike Coffman, U.S. House, Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter, Doug Lamborn, and John Salazar

...been addressed by party leaders eager to build support for the bill that Obama has declared his top domestic priority. Rep. Jared Polis, a freshmen Democrat from Colorado who this summer raised concerns about the potential impact on small...

In this article: Barack Obama, Jason Altmire, Steny Hoyer, Nancy Pelosi, Rahm Emanuel, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Brad Ellsworth, White House, and South Dakota

...other provisions. "I don't think there would be this drama if they had the votes." For others, the lobbying campaign was working. Rep. Jared Polis of Colorado, who voted against the package in the Education and Labor Committee, threw his...

In this article: Nancy Pelosi, Jason Altmire, Frank M. Kratovil Jr., Barack Obama, White House, John P. Murtha, Henry A. Waxman, and Charlie Melancon

...own power, reminding her rank and file, "We have to work this out because this has to work in your district. " Freshmen Reps. Jared Polis of Colorado and Gerry Connolly of Virginia, for instance, organized their fellow freshmen to ask the...

In this article: Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, Medicare, AARP, and Xavier Becerra

...today in our committee." Negotiators listened, wrote legislative language and then rewrote it. Deals were cut, then redone. Rep. Jared Polis, a Boulder Democrat, who led an insurgency by freshmen against the bill's surtax on wealthy...

In this article: Diana DeGette, Medicare, Nancy Pelosi, Congressional Budget Office, John Boehner, Harry Reid, Washington, and Tax

...Barney Frank. (Applause.) Representative Tammy Baldwin. (Applause.) Representative Jerry Nadler. (Applause.) Representative Jared Polis. (Applause.) All the members of Congress who are here today, we thank you. Mr. David Bohnett...

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"Each time we encounter injustice is an opportunity to ... pave the way," he writes Special to CNN Editor's note: Democratic Rep. Jared Polis of Colorado, the first openly gay man elected to the House as a freshman, is one of the subjects...

In this article: Washington, Democracy, Seattle, Utah, and Colorado