American - Politician | May 12, 1975 -
The NSA has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times a year since Congress gave it broad new powers in 2008.
Jared Polis
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It's insulting when somebody who is not a member of our community feels like they have a great understanding of what it's like to grow up gay in this country.
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I try to treat my orientation the same way I would if I was straight, which is to talk about it when it's relevant.
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Democratic, Republican members of Congress get along fine. But what you have is this institutional Hatfield and McCoy sentiment coming from our constituents, where the base of both sides doesn't want people to get along. But the majority of Americans, I feel, the majority, they are in the middle. They actually do want both sides to get together.
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Senators, representatives too often, we hear from our base, don't talk to the other side, don't with work with them.
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Before running for Congress, I was an innovator and entrepreneur who founded several high-tech businesses that created hundreds of jobs and schools that found ways to serve those children that traditional schools couldn't.
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I have taken my outside-the-box, innovative, and sometimes unorthodox approach to Congress.
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The need for a national Employment Non-Discrimination Act a critical part of the LGBT community's struggle for equality.
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No American should have to live in constant fear that their employer can fire them just because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Having to censor yourself - whether it's lying at the water cooler about how you spent your weekend, scrubbing your Facebook page of any revealing facts, or pretending to be with someone you aren't - is the antithesis of our foundation as a nation based on freedom of expression and association.
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Our students are the best investment we can make for our country and our future economic prosperity. It's in our best interest to ensure they're receiving the best education possible and maximizing their potential.
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That's why I created the New America School - to fill the cracks in our public education system.
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