Jobs and the Workforce
Madison, WI — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, today released the following statement in support of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and striking fast food workers across the country who are calling for an increase in the minimum wage:
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, today released the following statement after President Obama signed an executive order enhancing workplace protections for federal contractors. A fact sheet from the White House is attached and available online here.
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 5021, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act, to fund the Highway Trust Fund through May of 2015:
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, today issued the following statement urging United States Trade Representative Michael Froman to stop providing Congress with trade data that distorts exports and hides the true nature of our nation's trade deficits.
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, today issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 803, The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA):
"I'm proud to support the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014," said Rep. Pocan. "This bipartisan legislation will strengthen our workforce system and give workers and job seekers access to employment, education, training, and support services to help them secure good, well-paying jobs and advance their careers."
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court of the United States ruling in Harris v. Quinn:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), a co-chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus, today issued the following statement on President Obama's executive order which protects LGBT workers from employment discrimination by federal contractors:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), and Henry Waxman (D-CA), along with 114 of their House colleagues, today sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and United States Trade Representative Michael Froman insisting the United States stop any further negotiations with the government of Brunei Darussalam on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement until Brunei addresses its human rights violations – part of its newly adopted a penal code.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), a small business owner for more than two decades, today honored small businesses across Wisconsin in celebration of National Small Business Week. National Small Business Week recognizes the immense contributions of the country's small business owners to the economy and culture of America: