Jared Polis

I am going to yield the balance of my time to another inspiration for all of us, the great representative of this community, Congressman Joe Neguse.

Our next moonshot is solving the climate crisis. I know we can do it.

Landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth was a grand challenge. Making Earth's atmosphere safe for everyone is an even grander one.

I am honored to welcome you to Colorado for a very important field hearing to discuss climate change, an existential threat to our security, our health, our economy, our public lands and ecosystems, and our very way of life.

The climate crisis is a huge problem. When we confront it, it makes us realize that we're all in this together.

When we say the states are laboratories of democracy, we mean that literally here.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 248, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''…

Mr. Newhouse may be proud, but there are no other Republicans who have come to the floor to join him. We have so many Democrats who want to speak about how you can unite families that I don't even have enough time to give. Mr. Speaker, I…

Isn't that amazing? Republicans can't even find elected Representatives willing to come down here on the floor and defend taking kids away from their parents. They are out of speakers because Republicans are embarrassed. They know that…

The Trump administration is now looking to house up to 20,000 children taken away from their parents at military bases. They are looking to take 10 times as many children away from their parents as they already have. It is time to stop…

I also remind my friend from Miami that we have reached several compromises. He and I are both members of the Problem Solvers Caucus. I am proud that the Problem Solvers Caucus--more than 25 Democrats, 25 Republicans--we agreed. We reached…

To my friend Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Newhouse and so many others, we stand ready to work with you, but instead, you chose to work with Steve King, Louie Gohmert, Stephen Miller. Come talk to us. We are ready. Democrats, to a person, are…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado will be postponed. Amendment No. 55 Offered by Mr. Gallagher The Acting CHAIR. It…

Our nuclear arsenal is capable of ending human life on the planet five to seven times. I don't understand the need for redundancy when it comes to the extinction of humanity. Once should be more than enough to kill every man, woman, and…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado will be postponed. Amendment No. 77 Offered by Mr. Norman The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado will be postponed. Amendment No. 76 Offered by Mr. Polis The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I would like to inquire as to how much time remains. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Colorado has 1\1/4\ minutes remaining.

Well, if there is no plans to close offices and it would cost more to close them, I would just hope that the Chair would accept this amendment, which merely confirms what he just indicated. Madam Chair, I yield to the gentleman from…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 286, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $986,292,000)''. Page 288, line 15…

Did the gentleman consider offering that as an amendment to this bill, your other bill, to allow the sale of those asthma inhalers?

Well, I know my friend actually has a bill on the topic of the asthma inhalers, and I can tell you, if this bill becomes law, we will need all the asthma inhalers we can get, so I think your bill will have to go through. I would like to…

Without the Endangered Species Act, my district and our state's economy would suffer severe damage.

I believe most of my Western colleagues agree that the last thing Western states and communities need is the BLM, a Washington agency, conducting a rushed internal review process.