May 5, 2011
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of adopting the…
Jared Polis
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Jared Schutz Polis is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the 43rd governor of Colorado, a position he has held since January 8, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Polis previously represented Colorado's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019. As governor, he has focused on various issues including education reform, healthcare access, and environmental sustainability, emphasizing the importance of bipartisan cooperation in addressing the challenges facing the state and the nation.
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May 5, 2011
How much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado has 3 minutes remaining.
May 5, 2011
I yield myself 30 seconds. Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to provide that, immediately after the House adopts this rule, we will bring up H.R. 1689, the Big Oil Welfare Repeal Act of…
May 5, 2011
I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
May 5, 2011
The nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation, in its analysis of the administration's budget, stated that the repeal of oil and gas preferences are ``likely to have no effect on the world price of fossil fuels, and any increase in prices…
May 5, 2011
I yield myself the balance of my time. With regard to the last comment, it is the oil cartels that drive prices, not the normal functions of the market and supply and demand. With regard to the oil subsidies, Mr. Speaker, we have an…
May 5, 2011
With regard to the subsidy issue, the simple fact of the matter is that the Republicans are not for free markets. But what they are for is Big Oil co-opting free markets. In fact, 70 percent of all energy-related subsidies go to fossil…
May 5, 2011
Today the House considers the BP respill bills. That might not be what they are officially called, but it's a much more accurate title for this legislation. It's clear that the authors of these BP respill bills did not learn any lessons…
May 5, 2011
I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 245, noes 167, not voting 20, as follows: [Roll No. 294] AYES--245 Adams…
Apr 13, 2011
This continuing resolution is a first step, all right. It is a first step towards bankruptcy with token cuts. Madam Speaker, I am proud to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), a member of the Rules Committee…
Apr 13, 2011
I again want to bring it back to the hypothetical American family, small business we're talking about, because the $1.399 trillion figure is boggling to most people. So lop off the zeros there and say, hey, I have a small business, I'm an…
Apr 13, 2011
I am proud to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch), a former member of the Rules Committee.
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