up next, representative jared polis, a democrat of colorado. representative polis, you've been quite active in tech issues, telecommunications issues. where did your interest in this stem from? >> guest: well, you know, it stems from what i did before i came to congress. i was an internet entrepreneur, started several internet-based companies, a flower company, and really saw firsthand the need for a highly educated work force. we need to do better in our schools to be able to accomplish that. and for schools to offer high grid learning, online learning, even just enrichment in regular coursework, they need to have high speed connectivity. and that's why president obama recently announced his initiative to bring high speed connectivity to 99% of schools within five years. i led a letter that over 20 other members signed about improvement toss the e-rate program which helps fund high speed infrastructure in school districts across the country. but it's really the infrastructure of the future that our schools and our students need in order to be a

up next, representative jared polis, democrat of colorado. you have been quite active in tech issues, can telecommunications issues. where does your interest stemmed from? >> before i came to congress, i was an internet entrepreneur. i saw firsthand the need for a highly educated workforce. for schools to be able to offer hybrid learning, online learning, enrichment in regular course work, they need to have high-speed connectivity. that is why president obama recently announced his initiative to bring high-speed connectivity to 99% of schools in five years. signed onher members improvements. it is really the infrastructure of the future. >> what do you mean, the future? coursework,more supplementary courses are being offered online. students will be going to a classroom at some schools, you might see 10 different students on computers, each doing their own thing. that enables the teacher to focus in small groups and better spend their time. it's already happening. i went to an elementary school recently. kids are doing all of this and able to

with"the communicators," russia blackburn, jared polis, and steve scully's. >> are ever on saturday the first conversation i had with a group of people was not about where you are from, what your school is like, but it was about our beliefsitics, on education and religion. after that moment, i was like oh "wow, this will be intense. the we have talked about politics, our experiences, will we have learned, who we met, and this is an expense i'll never forget. >> i have always been cynical about it. i always thought i could never go that far in politics. it is such a caustic environment. slowly, with different people that i have met, i have chipped away at that opinion, and thought maybe i do want to make a difference and run for something local, state and local in my community because like president obama said yesterday, he told us do not get cynical because this nation does not need more cynical people. that will not help us relieve the problems that we have. >> one of the things that get run up a lot about our generation -- social media. we are able to express opinions easily. we can s

. >> guest: hat up next, representative jared polis, a democrat from colorado. representative polis, you have been active in tech communications. where does your interest stem from? >> guest: i started several internet based company, and flower company, proflowers.com, and saw the need for a highly educated workforce and to get better jobs we need do better in the schools. and schools offering hybrid learning, online learning and enrichment in learning they need high-speed connectivity and that is why the president announced his initiative to bring that to 99% of the schools in five years. a wrote a letter about the e-rate program that is funding the high-speed internet. it is the infrastructure of the future that schools and students need. >> host: what do you mean the futu future? >> guest: more and more class work is being offered online. in classrooms you might see students on the computer doing their own thing. self-paced learning and the teacher allows to spend time in groups. it is already happening. when you go to some schools, you would be amazed at the

colorado democrat jared polis and louisiana republican steve police. a look at a new initiative to help veterans get mental health services. what we are seeing right now, embedding computational capabilities more and more into our environment. some technologists disagree, but i personally consider the smartphones that we carry around with us are 70% of the american population carries to be a trademark example of the internet of things. we are becoming human sensors because we are carrying around an extremely powerful computer in our pocket. it takes the form of different sensors that exist in the physical world. it takes the form of radio frequency leaders that we pass underneath when we access e z-pass on the new jersey turnpike. it takes the form of sensors all around us. certainly surveillance and cameras that collect data and send that somewhere else. this is part of the internet of things. the embedding of computers into our real world curve >> the deputy editor of the futurist magazine, patrick tucker, on the world and anticipate your every move.

jared polis, democrat from colorado, scott peters from california, worth about 44 money dollars, andor dianne feinstein from california, her net worth is just over $41 million. rocky from tampa, good morning. caller: good morning. i just heard it go further down the list, but the top three wealthiest, i recognized issa of course, are they all republicans, and the least wealthy, are all three of them democrats? host: number three on the list a senator mark warner, and he is a democrat. your other question about the fourth members -- the poorest members of congress? number one is a rebuttal again, followed by a democrat in another democrat. caller: right, i recognize the bottom to being from florida. has anybody ever average them out? the average salaries for democrats versus republicans? guest: i am not aware of that but i am sure somebody has done that analysis. as steve mentioned, the list of the poorest and richest members is diverse in terms of party affiliation. certainly not one party that dominates over another. it would be definitely interesting to see if one party has an edge