Jared Polis: Today

Jared Polis is American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and US Representative. Explore interesting quotes on today.

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“I rise today to commemorate one of the most fateful days in the history of the State of Colorado, the day the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant outside of Boulder nearly became America's own Chernobyl, some 30 years before that terrible accident in the Ukraine.”

Jared Polis, "Commemorating the Rocky Flats 1969 Fire", Congressional Record, May 12, 2009.

“From our humble beginning as a supply town for miners, to the national leader in smart growth and environmental stewardship we are today, Boulder has always been dedicated to the careful balance of entrepreneurship and wise land use.”

Jared Polis, "Boulder, Colorado's Sesquicentennial", Congressional Record, June 25, 2009.

“In 1821, Major Stephen H. Long made an expedition to the area now known as Weld County and declared the land was not fit for human prosperity. Almost two centuries later it is without question that Major Long did not have the vision or the admiration for this great place as those of Weld County have today.”

Jared Polis, "Happy 150th Birthday to Weld County, Colorado", Congressional Record, November 4, 2011.