"The Democratic governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, has a pretty good sense of humor. He actually put out a tweet, saying -- talking about the socialist governor of the state of Florida, and saying that..."
"This is out of the playbook of authoritarianism, of government intervention in private business, saying, you don`t do what I want -- therefore, I will directly penalize your company."
"This is a playbook out of Putin. And we saw where this goes. This is co-opting private companies, saying you got to bend to my will, or we`re going to directly penalize you."
"Penalizing a company for not bending your political will is wrong. It is Soviet. It is authoritarian."
"This is authoritarian and socialist and kind of creepy, you know, going after these companies over, you know, cultural issues."
"This bill codifies a person`s right to make reproductive health care decisions free from government interference. In the state of Colorado, the very serious decision to start a pregnancy or to end a p..."
"Public health officials don't get to tell people what to wear, meaning face masks; that's just not their job."
"When the Federal Government can do it well, we welcome them to do it."
"Everybody's had the chance to get vaccinated. And at this point, I think it's almost like they made a deliberate decision not to get vaccinated."
"The emergency is over. So, you know, public health doesn't get to tell people what to wear. I mean, that's, that's, you know, that's just not their job."
"Well, we see it as the end of the medical emergency. Frankly, people who want to be protected are those who get sick, it's almost entirely their own darn fault."
"Governor Jared Polis has declared a state of emergency in the area."