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" Congress seems to thrive on breaking promises and passing unfunded mandates down to local government. It's really just a matter of priorities. "
Thrive
Government
Priorities
" 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. "
You
People
Get Together
" Gay marriage won't be more of an issue 25 years from now than interracial marriage is today. "
Today
Years
Gay
" I always try to follow my moral compass. "
Always
Follow
Moral
" I am committed to leveling the playing field and expanding opportunity to all. "
Am
Field
I Am
" I'm more of the sneaker-wearing, computer geek type. "
Type
More
Computer
" In general, I think it's an advantage politically to keep people guessing. "
People
Think
General
" I remember well my first 300 baud modem, which dialed up and scrolled text at an agonizingly slow speed. "
Remember
First
Speed
" It is essential for our national security to know who resides within our borders. "
Security
Know
National Security
" 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. "
Treat
Same
Relevant
" It's critical to show that we can meet our commitment to students with disabilities without raising taxes and without increasing the deficit. In the past, there's been strong support for full funding and I'm still hearing that from many of my colleagues. "
Strong
Commitment
Support
" Many rogue sites exist to make a profit and others are enormously expensive to maintain. If they don't have the resources to continue stealing intellectual property, they'll wither away. "
Others
Intellectual
Profit
" Members of the LGBT community should feel welcome and know their rights are protected regardless of what state they reside in. "
Rights
Welcome
Community
" My district is centered around the progressive college town of Boulder, Colorado, and the high-tech U.S. 36 corridor. It goes from the well-established suburbs of northwest Denver in Adams County to the beautiful mountain towns of Vail and Breckenridge and the majestic Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains. "
Mountains
Beautiful
College
" Someone who is wrongfully accused needs to do their best to put it behind them and move on. "
Someone
Behind
Move
" Some people trust an insurance company over the government, while others trust the government over insurance companies. "
Insurance
Trust
Government
" That's why I created the New America School - to fill the cracks in our public education system. "
New
Education
Why
" The foundation of a strong economy and job creation begins with providing every child in America with the best possible education, including students with disabilities. "
Education
Strong
Best
" There are a lot of children in our country that, because of their neighborhood or socio-economic status, do not have the opportunity to attend a good school that will prepare them for life's challenges. "
Life
Good
Opportunity
" Throughout history, we have only moved forward when society has distinguished between traditional values and valueless traditions. "
Society
Forward
History
" Too often, our most vulnerable students - English-language learners, immigrants, poor kids, teenage parents, students with behavioral problems and learning disabilities - fall through the cracks. "
Learning
Parents
Poor
" Trying to enforce our out-of-touch laws is as foolish and impossible as trying to enforce a law requiring that water flow uphill. "
Flow
Water
Trying
" We are a diverse country, but we are one country. And we are at our best when we come together as Americans, not despite our differences, but in celebration of them. "
Country
Best
Differences
" We have to find a way that every Coloradan can participate in our economic growth and feel that all the changes that are occurring are working to their benefit rather than their detriment. "
Way
Rather
Growth
" What I care most about is representing my constituents. If that ruffles a few feathers along the way, so be it. "
Along
Few
Feathers
" When I first arrived, I likened Congress to being back in school again as a freshman. Well, just like school, we have an 'August recess,' but don't let the name fool you - it's not even close to a vacation. "
Back
Vacation
You
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