Oct 27, 2015
I thank the gentleman for yielding me the 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to thank you, Mr. Speaker. Rather than having a mere Speaker pro tempore, as I had the opportunity to do as a freshman in 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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Oct 27, 2015
I think that the remarks by my colleague on the Rules Committee are part of the problem here. The way that laws are passed require the House and the Senate to pass a bill in the same form and the President to sign that bill, or if the…
Oct 27, 2015
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 244, noes 186, not voting 4, as follows: [Roll No. 571] AYES--244…
Oct 21, 2015
Maybe we will just have to try that sometime when we are 2 or 3 days from the expiration of our transportation funding or from defaulting on our national debt. I will be happy to come here to an empty Chamber. I recall one time, Mr…
Oct 21, 2015
I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill--the so-called Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act. My colleague from Washington mentioned…
Oct 21, 2015
A point of parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.
Oct 21, 2015
The Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act--again, it is hard to say that name with a straight face when they are defining strategic and critical minerals in such a broad way that it involves basically the dirt under our feet, the…
Oct 21, 2015
What would happen if I showed up and you were not here to gavel us down into session? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will not respond to a hypothetical question.
Oct 1, 2015
If we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up legislation that would protect jobs in America to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my…
Oct 1, 2015
Just to be clear, what we are offering as a previous question, if we win the previous question vote, this bill will then be amended and sent back to include a reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, so the Democrats are choosing to…
Oct 1, 2015
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 adoption of the…
Oct 1, 2015
I thank the gentleman from Alabama for yielding me 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. (Mr. POLIS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
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