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From YouTube: A Boulder View - Jared Polis interview
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A conversation with U.S. Congressman Jared Polis. Carl Castillo hosts.
A
A
B
A
Pleasure
to
be
here
girl,
most
of
our
viewers,
tend
to
be
very
familiar
with
national
politics
and
most
will
immediately
recognize
you
as
their
representative,
but
your
district
is
goes
way
beyond
the
boundaries
of
Boulder
I
know
it
goes
to
the
east
side
of
I-25
agricultural
lands
to
the
western
resort,
towns
of
Vail
and
Avon.
How
do
you
go
about
representing
the
district
that
is
so
large
and
so
diverse?
And
what
commonalities
would
you
say?
People
who
live
in
a
district
have
well.
B
You're
right,
you
know
the
people
of
Boulder
have
a
tremendous
level
of
sophistication
about
political
issues.
I
I
can
get
schooled
on
any
issue
from
one
of
our
wonderful
constituents
and
I
get
a
lot
of
calls,
and
it's
great
because
there's
a
huge
knowledge
base
here
so
I
think
most
national
problems.
There
are
people
in
Boulder
who
are
experts
in
our
solutions
on
which
is
great.
It's
a
very
diverse
district
I
was
just
head
of
Town
Hall
of
an
eagle
county
two
days
ago,
ski
resort
area,
construction,
industry
industry,
is
important.
B
We
have
a
lot
of
environmental
issues
up
there,
both
of
the
pine
beetles,
as
well
as
some
wilderness
issues
that
we're
working
on.
We
have
issues
that
we
have
issues
around
kind
of
suburban
communities,
closer
to
Denver,
Adams,
County,
etc,
high-growth
communities
in
southwest
weld
counties.
So
it
gives
me
the
opportunity
to
represent
a
little
a
cross-section
of
america,
which
I
think
is
valuable
in
congress,
and
I
certainly
get
ideas
not
just
from
Boulder
but
really
from
from
the
whole
district
right.
A
B
People
are
people
right,
so
you
know
I
think
it
gives
me
the
opportunity
to
work
in
educational
issues
with
see
you
and
and
I
I'm,
not
too
far
from
school
of
mines
or
see
a
CSU,
but
I
work
on
a
lot
of
higher
at
issues
are
working.
A
lot
of
kindergarten
through
12th
grade
issues
know
those
are.
Those
are
statewide
issues.
Those
are
universal
issues
but
I
think
in
particular
in
this
district.
We
certainly
care
a
lot.
B
Certainly
well,
if
you
look
at
where
the
new
jobs
are
being
created
in
in
our
area
in
Colorado,
a
lot
of
them
are
kind
of
new
economy,
information,
economy,
type
jobs.
That's
where
we're
going
to
have
our
growth
I
mean.
Do
we
have
some
manufacturing?
Yes,
we
do
and
might
that
grow
a
little
bit
it
might
and
we
want
it
to,
but
really
where
the
best
jobs
were
kind
of
the
growth
of
the
middle
class
and
where
kids
have
to
be
prepared,
coming
out
of
high
school
and
coming
out
of
college.
A
Well,
getting
back
to
your
district,
so
we
have
the
Democratic
and
Republican
parties
will
be
submitting
a
map
to
the
court
who
is
weighing
in
on
the
congressional
redistricting?
Do
you
have
an
opinion
or
thought
about
how
these
districts
should
be
drawn
and
whether
district
2
or
any
others
should
be
competitive
districts,
as
our
general
assembly
was
considering,
some
would
say,
the
competitive
districts
ensure
that
representatives
are
more
responsive
to
the
moderates.
Is
that
something
that
you
would
favor
well.
B
You
know
I
I,
it's
not
really
my
place
to
comment
on
my
own
districts,
a
little
self-serving,
but
you
and
I
both
have
been
active
in
good
government
and
common
cause
in
the
past
and
I
completely
agree
that
having
having
elections
is
an
important
part
of
our
democracy.
It
sounds
like
common
sense,
but
in
too
many
districts
in
our
country
we
basically
don't
have
general
elections,
and
you
have
candidates
decided
in
primaries,
and
it
leads
to
this
kind
of
partisan
divide.
We
have
in
Congress,
so
certainly
as
a
whole
across
our
country.
B
A
Fair
enough:
well,
let's
hope
that
Boulder
is
fortunate
enough
to
continue
to
call
you
its
representative
and,
at
that
regard,
I
wanted
to
speak
to
a
little
bit
about
your
office's
relationship
and
work
with
the
city
of
Boulder
and
the
reasonable.
You
had
a
congressional
field
hearing
on
energy
sustainability
that
you
co-hosted
with
the
city.
Why
is
it
that
you
chose
to
dedicate
your
very
valuable
time
to
work
with
the
city
on
this
issue?
Well,.
B
We
love
working
with
the
city
of
Boulder,
I
mean
the
sophistication
and
the
the
interest
of
both
the
council
and
the
staff.
Boulder
always
has
a
lot
of
innovative
ideas
and
sometimes
those
require
some
federal
changes,
whether
it's
waivers,
whether
it's
a
different
policy,
whether
it's
grants,
so
we've
worked
really
closely
with
the
city
of
Boulder.
They've
just
been
a
great
partner
and
we
feel
we
kind
of
see
ourselves
as
playing
that
federal,
poor
troll.
We
work
with
our
other
cities
as
well
fortin
and
Boulder
being
the
two
biggest
cities
that
are
in
my
district.
B
A
I
thought
we
had
some
really
phenomenal
speakers
at
that.
Everyone
from
former
governor
bill
Ritter
speak
about
climate
change
and
the
imperative
to
address
that
to
former
mayor
and
current
Boulder.
County
Commissioner
will
tour
speaking
about
Complete
Streets.
What
were
the
biggest?
What
was
the
biggest
takeaway?
You
came
away
with
you.
B
A
B
You
know
we
just
had
this
very
time
ago,
she's.
Just
this
morning,
I
joined
Perlmutter,
along
with
Michael
Bennet
and
mark
Udall.
We
were
over
in
golden
at
the
collaboratory
at
sort
of
a
collaboratory
after
between
CSU
mines
and
see
you
in
the
renewable
energy
space,
so
certainly
the
presence
of
our
research
institutions,
including
national
renewable
energies
laboratories.
One
of
the
reasons
we
have
leadership,
the
other
is
we
have
had
really
forward-thinking
state
policies,
especially
starting
with
governor
Ritter,
and
some
of
the
initiatives
were
passed
at
the
state
level
to
move
this
industry
forward.
B
Thirdly,
we
have
good
physical
attributes
for
these
areas
in
terms
of
wind
and
a
son,
so
I
mean
we
happen
to
be
well
situated
in
terms
of
deployment
of
some
of
these
technologies
as
well.
So
a
combination
of
the
academic
side,
the
potential
for
spin-offs
and
tech
transfer,
the
geophysical
traits
lerato
I'm,
confident
that
we
can
grow
our
lead
as
a
critical,
critical
growth
of
the
sector
of
renewable
energy.
Well,.
A
B
Really
a
great
story
that
Boulder
has
to
tell,
and
it's
coupled
with
a
void
of
leadership
at
the
national
level.
In
fact,
much
of
what
I
have
to
do
in
the
house,
these
days
is
fend
off
attempts
to
take
away
existing
protections
for
clean
air,
clean
water
or
to
make
it
easier
to
drill
and
extract
dirty
dirty
fuels.
So
we
fight
on
that
front.
I
wouldn't
expect-
and
you
know
getting
until
there's
a
change
in
the
composition
of
congress.
I
would
expect
any
progress
on
the
meantime.
There
is
a
void.
B
Boulder
is
really
uniquely
situated
to
fill
that
void
both
on
the
on
the
policy
side,
as
well
as
the
implementation
side.
It's
a
very
compelling
story.
What
Boulder
is
done?
Other
cities
are
already
noticing
learning
from
it
and
I
think
it's
only
the
start
of
what
we're
going
to
see
here
in
Boulder,
great.
A
Great
well
kind
of
shifting
to
a
different
topic,
but
relating
to
Boulder
and
working
with
your
office.
As
you
know,
the
city
has
a
long
and
proud
tradition
of
weighing
in
on
national
and
even
international
issues.
Sometimes
immigration
reform.
Sometimes
it's
a
question
of
whether
we
should
go
to
war
shouldn't
go
to
war
and
the
war.
A
We
get
a
lot
of
media
attention
when
that
happens.
Sometimes
it's
not
so
positive
and
given
the
fact
that
the
city
has
no
direct
influence
on
this
and
you
do
do
you
find
that
when
the
city
ways
in
like
that,
is
it
helpful
in
your
efforts
in
Congress
or
to
some
extent,
is
that
make
it
more
challenging
you.
B
Know
I've
always
heard
the
arguments
on
both
sides.
I
mean
to
the
extent
that
the
city
has
a
critical
business
that
the
council
needs
to
transact.
That
affects
the
city.
Obviously,
that
should
take
top
priority.
But
in
terms
of
input
to
me
it's
valuable
I
mean
any
from
constituents
is
valuable.
We
have
town
halls
when
we
hear
from
cities.
B
Sometimes
state
legislators
call
me
it
all
is
important,
and
if
there
is
that
type
of
consensus
in
the
city
of
Boulder
around
a
particular
issue
that
it's
manifested
by
unanimous
support
on
the
City
Council
for
a
particular
initiative,
you
know
that's
going
to
that's
going
to
absolutely
get
my
attention.
That's.
A
C
A
So
I
asked
a
lot
of
my
friends
and
colleagues
and
I
was
somewhat
surprised
to
find
out
that
the
issues
that
they
cared
about,
we're
really
not
that
different
than
what
you
typically
hear
in
the
evening
news
and
above
all,
it's
the
economy.
It's
the
crushing
national
debt
and
what
we're
going
to
do
about
that
and
given
the
what
the
drama
that
we
saw
play
out
just
recently
between
the
Democrats
and
Republicans
and
trying
to
lift
the
debt
ceiling.
What
do
you
think
we
can
do
to
move
forward
on
this?
And
you
do
you
think?
A
B
When
you
look
at
the
dimensions
of
the
issue
kind
of
the
deficit
and
debt
issue,
it's
much
more
of
a
medium
and
long-term
threat
to
the
fiscal
integrity
of
our
country
than
a
short
term
threat.
So,
particularly
in
a
recession,
we
want
to
be
very
careful
about
any
cuts
that
affect
those
who
are
out
of
work
and
those
who
need
the
help
right
now,
as
well
as
economically
the
kind
of
counter
cyclical
effect
that
can
have
to
stimulate
the
economy
in
in
in
the
medium
and
long
term.
B
It's
absolutely
better
to
make
changes
now
to
ensure
that
we're
good
fiscal
footing,
particularly
for
our
entitlement
programs,
Medicare,
Social
Security,
so
people
have
the
confidence
that
those
are
going
to
be
there.
People
don't
have
that
now,
because
you
can
look
at
it
actually,
and
you
know
that
that
we
can't
afford
what
we're
doing
now
and
that
the
way
we're
paying
for
it
now.
So
that's
why
President
Obama
sought
a
four
trillion
dollar
package
of
deficit
reduction.
B
I
and
I
find
it
somewhat
ironic
that
in
fact,
a
kind
of
tea
party
component
of
Congress,
that
was
elected
based
in
part
on
anger
against
the
debt
and
deficit
actually
resulted
in
unless
deficit
reduction
and
said
we
will
end
up
with
one
trillion
in
deficit
reduction.
Instead
of
the
four
trillion
that
the
president
saw
it
working
the
speaker
who
was
open
to
that,
but
then
was
unable
to
deliver
on
it
because
of
his
own
tea
party
contingent.
Right.
A
There
are
so
many
people
who
are
speaking
and
who
write
in
an
immediate
or
saying
there
does
need
to
be
a
balanced
approach.
Of
course,
balance
is
code
for
saying
some
tax
increases,
it
seems
like
tax
rate
increases
are
probably
not
going
to
be
possible,
but
the
possibility
of
closing
some
loopholes
and
having
some
revenue
increases.
What
would
you
say?
Do
you
think
that's
going
to
be
possible
with
this
Congress
you.
B
Know
I've
generally
agreed
with
the
President
on
these
issues,
and
you
know
I,
certainly
don't
don't
agree
with
him
on
everything,
but
on
these
issues
that
we
should
not
raise
class
taxes
in
the
middle
class,
I
would
rule
out
anything
I
mean
families,
making
60
70
80
thousand
a
year
and
had
you
know
many
of
had
no
raises
for
several
years.
I'd
strongly
opposed
that
we
should
let
the
tax
cuts
expire
for
people
making
over
two
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
a
year.
Warren
Buffett
recently
wrote
an
excellent
piece
on
that.
It's
just
simply.
B
We
can't
afford
that
it's
not
a
matter
of
going
after
the
rich.
It's
a
matter
of
not
coddling.
The
rich
I
mean.
Why
are
they
paying
such
a
low
rate
that
we
can't
afford?
So
that
should
be
part
of
it?
You're
right,
there's
political
resistance
that
that
coming
from
Republicans
the
other
revenue
source,
that's
out,
there
are
eliminating
corporate
tax
loopholes,
and
these
are
what
lobbyists
have
effectively
put
into
the
code
for
big
companies
where
you
know
it
could
be
everything
from
tax
credits
for
various
activities
to
preferential
treatment
under
the
code.
B
That
might
only
affect
a
handful
of
companies.
We
saw
the
GE
paid
close
to
zero
taxes,
so
what
would
we
do
is
we
would
eliminate
all
of
these
tax
loopholes
use
some
of
that
revenue
to
bring
down
the
overall
corporate
tax
rate
and
some
of
that
revenue
for
deficit
reduction?
And
that's
absolutely
my
opinion.
B
What
some
Republicans
are
saying
are
no
use
all
of
it
to
bring
down
the
rate
use,
none
of
it
for
deficit
reduction
and
so
I'm
hoping
we
can
come
to
some
middle
ground
because
I
think
it
simply
makes
sense
if
we're
eliminating
loopholes.
Yes,
we're
all
fine
with
using
some
of
that
to
reduce
the
rates,
but
the
whole
reason
we're
engaged
in
this
exercises.
We've
got
to
do
something
about
the
deficit
as
well.
Well,.
A
It's
interesting
note,
so
we
have
of
course
the
big
step.
We
have
a
super
committee,
a
super
committee,
that's
making
a
recommendation
by
thanksgiving
if
they
can't
land
on
a
recommendation
that
congress
can
support.
It
seems
like
there's
just
cross
the
board
cuts
that
I
would
think
most
people,
perhaps
not
everyone
most
people,
would
think
is
not
the
better
way
to
go.
It's
it's!
Fifty
percent
from
defense,
fifty
percent
for
non-defense
and
I,
don't
think
it's
the
kind
of
strategic
cuts
that
anybody
would
think
we
are
the
best
approach
ago.
A
B
I
recently,
just
last
couple
days
talked
to
a
couple
of
the
members
of
the
super
committee:
Chris
Van,
Hollen,
Xavier,
Becerra,
and
one
of
my
suggestions
is
is
that
they
include
immigration
reform
in
the
context
of
revenue
producers,
because
we're
in
this
dilemma
here
we're
in
my
opinion.
You
know
too
many
republicans
have
taken
this
pledge,
no
taxes
and
somehow
they
also
include
eliminating
corporate
loopholes
as
tax
increases.
So
it's
very
difficult
to
get
them
to
put
revenues
on
the
table
where
we
all
know
that
needs
to
be
part
of
a
balanced
solution.
B
So
there's
another
way
to
get
revenues
on
the
table
and
that's
have
more
taxpayers,
and
that
doesn't
necessarily
mean
it.
Many
more
people
and
simply
means
making
sure
the
people
who
are
already
here
are
here
in
a
way
where
we're
sure
that
they're
paying
taxes.
So
if
we
can
have
some
dynamic
every
time
we
score
immigration
reform,
even
the
DREAM
Act,
those
all
create
revenue
for
the
federal
government,
because
this
is
underground
money
now
you
know:
do
they
pay
to
do
illegal
immigrants
pay
taxes?
The
answer
is
yes
sometimes,
but
probably
we
don't
know
right.
B
I
mean
there
are
obviously
paying
sales
taxes.
They
may
not
be
paying
income
tax,
they're,
probably
paying
property
tax.
We
want
to
be
sure
that
they're
paying
all
their
taxes,
that's
a
net
revenue
gain
for
the
federal
government,
and
that
can
be
the
revenue.
That's
contributed
to
reduce
the
deficit.
Well,.
A
B
So
yeah-
and
this
is
an
idea
that
I
I
think
any
anybody
who
looks
at
this
as
we
have
to
we
have
to
do
this.
I
mean
these
are
people
that
have
no
other
country.
We're
talking
about.
I
mean
they've
been
here,
since
they
were
too.
I
remember,
there's
a
baseball
player
from
boulder
high
a
few
years
ago.
I
mean
me:
no
one
of
the
student
government
president
saw
one
of
my
Mountain
High
School's
is
here
illegally
through
no
fault
of
their
own
right
I
mean
they
didn't
violate
any
laws.
They
grew
up
here.
B
Their
only
crime
is
growing
up,
I
mean
you
got
the
wrong
with
that.
It's
difficult
enough
to
curl
up
with
all
your
paperwork,
so
we
do
need
to
do
something
like
that.
It
won't
come
through
this
Congress
because
of
the
composition
of
this
Congress
in
a
normal
legislative
fashion.
The
only
chance
that
it
can
come
is
as
part
of
a
deficit-reduction
package,
because
it
does
raise
revenue
for
the
government,
so
I'm
pushing
a
lot
for
that.
It's
still
a
long
shot,
but
it
is
the
only
hope
in
this
condo.
B
C
B
This
is
very
good
news
from
the
Obama
administration,
l
and
the
bomb
administration
unilaterally
can't
implement
the
DREAM
Act.
They
can't
fix
this,
but
what
they
can
do
is
they
can
stop
the
costly
detentions
that
occur
of
people
that
have
again
basically
done
nothing
wrong
with
sides
growing
up,
and
so
they're
basically
saying
is
we're
not
going
to
detain
this
kind
of
class,
a
person
for
whom
any
immigration
crime
is
not
their
fault
if
they
haven't,
they
committed
some
other
violent
crime.
B
Of
course
they're
detained
to
kicked
out
of
the
country,
but
if
that's
their
only
crime,
we
don't
want
to
use
our
precious
taxpayer
resources,
and
these
detentions
are
costs
about
120
dollars
a
day
for
taxpayer
money.
We
don't
want
to
use
them
on
people
that
otherwise
contributing
society
or
an
important
part
of
the
America
and.
B
Things
and
that's
the
funny
part
I
mean
literally,
if
you
send
them
to
a
country
where
they
know
nobody,
they
may
not
even
speak
the
language.
Well,
I
mean
maybe
they
speak
of
it.
Then
they've
never
been
schooled
in
it.
They
don't
know
anybody,
there's
no
there's
it
doesn't
make
any
sense
for
them
to
go
there
they're,
not
there
America,
they
would
that
call
them
de
facto
Americans
and
they're
Americans.
In
fact,
it's
yet
to
be
recognized
on
paper.
I
I
try
to
reassure
them.
A
So,
issues
of
immigration,
the
debt,
they
kind
of
symbolize,
some
of
the
most
divisive
issues
where
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
polarization
between
the
Republican
and
Democratic
Party,
it
seems
like
it's
worse
than
than
ever
I'm,
even
though
we
had
a
president
who
ran
on
the
platform
are
getting
past
red
and
blue
states.
What
I'm
seeing
is
that
it's
becoming
more
destructive
and
people
are
losing
more
and
more
confidence
in
terms
of
Washington's
ability
to
actually
address
the
big
challenges
that
we
have.
What
do
you
think
needs
to
occur?
A
B
Of
them
are
systemic
and
we
talked
about
redistricting
and
competitive
districts.
I
do
believe,
that's
part
of
it.
Another
part
of
it
is
campaign,
finance,
reform.
I
know
the
city
of
Boulder
has
been
interested
in
the
Citizens
United
case
and
I
think
that
that
was
a
step
in
the
wrong
direction
in
terms
of
corporate
personhood
for
purposes
of
political
speech,
and
when
we
look
at
our
campaign,
finance
system
I
have
been,
and
continue
to
be,
a
supporter
of
public
financing
of
campaigns.
B
I
think
that
when
you
look
at
how
packs
and
lobbies
fund
campaigns-
and
you
know
when
these
companies
are
funding
5,000
year-
10,000,
there
they're
doing
so
because
they
get
more
back
in
tax
loopholes
and
all
these
other
things.
So
it's
really
Pennywise
and
pound-foolish,
and
we
wind
up
really
saving
taxpayer
money
by
just
paying
for
it
on
the
front
end
and
having
a
government
that
inspires
more
confidence
based
on
its
composition
and
it's
not
sold
out
to
the
highest
bidder.
So
I
think
that
would
be
a
big
part
of
as
well.
B
The
other
part
is
larger
than
just
us.
It's
just
the
civil
discourse
of
society.
As
a
whole
I
between
certain
extent,
your
Congress
will
reflect
the
divisions
of
your
society
and,
quite
frankly,
our
society
is
quite
divided
right
now
we
have
disparate
media.
We
have
right-wingers
in
the
right-wing
media,
left-wingers,
less
and
less
left-wing
media.
We
have
different
talking
chambers,
different
echo
chambers,
so
there's
nothing
that
we
at
the
central
level
can
do
to
fix
that.
Obviously
we're
free
speech
in
this
country,
but
it's
something
where
I
hope
society
evolves
in
a
more
direction.
A
You
spoke
before
about
our
past
history
and
working
on
some
good
government
issues
and
in
that
regard,
speaking
about
structural
change.
Some
of
the
ideas
people
are
proposed
in
our
in
fact
I
picked
was
an
article
in
The,
Atlantic
Monthly
just
recently
about
the
need
to
have
open
primaries.
He,
where
you
going
to
have
both
the
Democrats
and
Republicans
a
vote
together
for
who
should
be
on
the
ballot
I.
Think
California
has
passed
that
recently.
Yeah.
B
B
Couple
other
reforms,
so
open
primaries
would
be
terrific.
It
would
prevent
a
Iseman
of
independent
voters
which
our
biggest
voting
bloc
in
Colorado,
and
yet
they
have
no
say
over
very
little
say
it
over
who
their
congress
person
is
sunshine
lost
the
federal
level
we
have
them
at
the
state
level.
They've
been
in
place
since
the
early
70s.
This
basically
means
you,
and
many
of
your
viewers
may
not
know
this,
but
your
City
Council
certainly
knows
that
your
state
letters,
though,
with
City
Council
meets
of
two
or
three
of
them
remained
discussed
city
business.
B
They
have
to
notify
the
public
of
that
meeting
and
they
can't
do
it
secretly.
Guess
what
at
the
federal
level?
Not
only
can
we
meet
secretly,
but
that's
that's
the
rule.
I
mean
we
never
the
only
time
you
mean
publicly
is
what
it's
heavily
scripted
in
your
Reno
of
a
thing.
I
mean
it
all
happens
behind
closed
doors,
it
shouldn't
I
mean
and
people
say:
oh
that'll,
never
work.
Well,
it
works
fine
in
Colorado
works.
Fine
in
Boulder
is
a
little
bit
of
a
nuisance.
The
office
holders.
B
Of
course
it
is,
but
but
the
benefit
is
far
more
than
the
cost
of
that
as
well.
So
I
mean
these
are
some
of
the
kind
of
cut
another
common-sense
reform
that
Colorado
has,
and
this
is
I,
have
a
bipartisan
bill.
I,
don't
think,
there's
any
other
bills
that
I
co-sponsored
with
Doug
Lamborn
of
Colorado
Springs,
one
of
the
most
conserved
members
of
the
house,
but
he
served
in
our
state
legislature
before
and
we
both
agree
that
we
should
have
the
single
subject
law
at
the
national
level
as
well.
B
What
we
have
in
Congress
are
these
christmas
tree
bills
that
have
a
hundred
and
fifty
unrelated
things
in
them,
and
I
weigh
them
and
I,
say
well,
I
guess
I'd
like
this
and
do
but
do
you
know
what
there's
just
as
much
in
the
bill
that
we
oppose
and
support,
and
they
do
that
to
try
to
build
these
letters
so
I
think
we
should
have
things
that
pass
on
their
own
merits.
We
shouldn't
put
these
ugly,
you
know
19,
step
childs
and
as
part
of
something
bigger,
we
just
shouldn't
be
doing
them.
B
The
actually
we
have
original
jurisdiction
over
the
single
subject
rule
now.
The
problem
is
is
that
the
leadership
of
both
parties
is
historically
against
that
rule,
because
leadership,
whether
the
Democrats
are
in
charge
of
the
Republicans
in
charge
they
like
to
get
through
their
own
stuff
and
there's
no
doubt
that
not
having
a
single
subject
makes
it
harder
to
get
through
all
your
own
stuff,
because
you
have
to
pass
everything
on
the
merits.
B
A
Let
me
shift
gears
again:
it
speak
to
you
about
a
somewhat
less
controversial
topic
than
the
immigration
reform,
the
DEP
and
that's
a
medical
marijuana.
As
you
know,
of
course,
Colorado
is
one
of
the
states
that
has
recently
allowed
that
and
Boulder
is
a
place
that
has
a
lot
of
dispensaries.
That's
come
with
some
benefits
for
the
city
in
terms
of
tax
revenue,
but
it's
come
with
some
challenges
and
a
lot
of
those
challenges
have
to
do
with
the
interaction
between
that
business
and
federal
enforcement
and
federal
regulation.
A
B
B
B
Would
give
States
broad
discretion
so
I
mean
I
again
I?
Don't
this
isn't
the
type
of
policy
just
like
with
alcohol
policy?
We
don't
set
that
in
Washington
and
I.
You
know
some
communities
in
my
district
have
banned
marijuana
dispensaries,
others
have
them
and
you're
right
that
are
you
know
they
come
with
costs
and
benefits.
In
fact,
one
thing
at
the
federal
level
now
is:
we
have
all
the
costs
and
none
of
the
benefits,
namely
we're
not
currently
talking
about
revenue.
We're
not
currently
taxing
the
medical
marijuana
industry
in
the
15
states
that
exist.
B
That's
another
deficit
reduction
vehicle
there,
and
not
only
that.
It's
costing
the
federal
government
huge,
huge,
huge
sums
of
money
to
enforce
marijuana,
less
850,000,
marijuana
arrests
in
the
last
year,
so
that's
a
very
expensive,
endeavor
and
I
I
think
we
should
be
out
of
it.
Leave
it
up
the
states
and
counties
you
can
certainly
have.
You
know,
counties
the
states
where
it's
going
to
stay
illegal
and
you're
going
to
places
like
Colorado,
where
they
have
medical
marijuana,
and
it's
really
no
particular
business
to
the
federal
government.
Perhaps.
B
A
B
You
know
for
me,
and
also
my
background
in
the
state
had
been
in
an
education
I'd
been
on
the
State
Board
of
Education
and
found
in
several
charter.
Schools
and
I
focused
a
lot
on
education
issues
in
Congress,
so
about
half
the
bills:
I've
authored
a
related
to
education,
human
capital,
making
sure
that
the
next
generation
of
Americans
has
the
opportunity
to
live
an
upwardly
mobile
middle-class
lifestyle
and
that's
our
fundamental
challenges.
A
nation
I
mean
it's
a
particularly
recession.
B
B
As
you
know,
I'm
kind
of
an
internet
guy,
so
I
love
the
Internet,
I'm
on
twitter,
facebook,
google+
twitter
at
jared,
Polis
calm.
I
love
tweeting
back
and
forth
to
the
constituents.
You
can
write
on
my
facebook
wall
and
usually
I
reply,
their
Google+,
we
town
halls
and
open
events
across
the
district.
You
can
check
out
my
website
polis
house
gov.
That
also
has
the
kind
of
email
interface
to
send
comments
and
on
different
issues.
So
lots
of
ways
to
reach
me
no.