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November 3, 2015

Madison 365

By Rep. Mark Pocan

November 1, 2015

Huffington Post

By Rep. Mark Pocan

With higher education costs skyrocketing, Congress should be making it easier not harder to ensure students have access to an affordable college education. Yet, Senate Republicans, led by Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), have twice blocked the renewal of the longest standing federal financial aid program -- the Perkins Loan.

October 16, 2015

Jessica Arp talks with Rep. Mark Pocan and Rep. Reid Ribble about bipartisan issues they're trying to work together on in Washington D.C. You can find the full footage here.

September 10, 2015

Huffington Post

By Rep. Mark Pocan

We're not even two years removed from the last time the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party held Congress hostage and forced the federal government to shut down for 16 days. Sadly, the wheels are already in motion for another shutdown.

August 27, 2015

Wisconsin Gazette

By Louis Weisberg

In November 2012, Tammy Baldwin made international headlines when she became the first out lesbian ever elected to the U.S. Senate. She was also the first woman ever elected to that chamber from Wisconsin.

July 25, 2015

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

By Rep. Mark Pocan

There are certain issues for which politicians will fight tooth and nail, and are the reason why they entered into public service in the first place. For me, access to high-quality public education always has been one of those issues. As a kid growing up in a working class home, high-quality public schools with caring teachers helped make me the person I am today.

April 28, 2015

Huffington Post

By Mark Pocan

Friends,

Last week, two openly gay business people held an event for GOP presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz in New York City. Ian Reisner and Mati Weiderpass invited friends over to meet Cruz and hear his views on key issues -- except, apparently, gay marriage.

April 22, 2015

Wisconsin State Journal

By Rep. Mark Pocan

Well, it's here. The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement is the biggest trade deal since NAFTA, containing over 40 percent of the world's economy.

April 9, 2015

The Capital Times

By Jessie Opionen

Reps. Mark Pocan and Keith Ellison don't expect their proposal to explicitly grant the right to vote in the U.S. Constitution will be swiftly approved by Congress. But they plan to keep at it until it is.

March 10, 2015

Huffington Post

By Mark Pocan

Time and again, I hear this refrain from teachers, families, politicians, and advocates. As Congress moves to reauthorize No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the federal law which governs much of our K-12 education policy, it is time we remind ourselves it is, in fact, all about the children.