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.

The so-called Defense of Marriage Act is a valueless tradition that, like laws against interracial marriage that were finally overturned by the Supreme Court in 1967, undermines the spirit of love and commitment that couples share and sends the wrong message to society.

I always try to follow my moral compass.

Patience, they say, is a virtue. Yet in times of emergency, the government needs to be able to make snap decisions and take bold, decisive action to protect the American people.

In the absence of federal leadership, Coloradans should take our rightful role as leaders seriously and work with other states and countries to reduce carbon emissions.

One of my heroes growing up was Jackie Robinson. My mom, an ardent baseball fan from whom I got my love of the game, had an old baseball card of his from the 1950s and told us his amazing story of courage in integrating baseball.

While most of my public service work centers on improving our schools and fixing our broken immigration system, I also strongly stand for personal freedom.

Enterprise zones have succeeded in attracting needed capital to our urban poverty centers. Businesses and investors that wouldn't otherwise give these blighted areas a second glance react to the incentives and invest.

I can be happy in the private sector, the non-profit sector, or the public sector.

We need innovation and creativity.

Americans' information independence is under attack, whether it's the repeal of net neutrality or the repeal of broadband privacy protections.

Lawmakers who support CISA will tell you the bill includes some privacy protections. They're right. But these 'protections' are superficial and include broad loopholes that are so far-reaching as to render the protections meaningless.

I'm more of the sneaker-wearing, computer geek type.

I wouldn't ask other people to invest in my race if I wasn't willing to invest in it myself.

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.

Without net neutrality protections, the Internet would no longer be a free and open ecosystem for innovation.

It's easier to stop bad things than to pass good things.

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.

As long as you have money to live then it's not a terribly important thing. If you don't have enough to live, then it's very important thing.

I'm too busy thinking what I'm going to say next to remember what I've said, but my staff tells me I'm sometimes funny. Not always on purpose, though.

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.

Colorado is a trade-dependent state.

From the newest arrivals to our Native American brothers and sisters, we are one America.

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.