Budget
As a current member of the Joint Economic Committee and a former Chair of the Joint Finance Committee in the Wisconsin State Assembly, I believe our budgets should serve as a reflection of our values.
I support a budget that makes investments in our future generations and protects programs that advance our entire society. I believe our budget should strengthen Social Security and Medicare, and invest in job growth through infrastructure, education, and research and development, while responsibly reducing our deficits and cutting wasteful spending and redundant programs where they exist.
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Washington, DC – Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN), and CPC First-Vice Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) today released the Progressive Caucus’ budget for fiscal year 2017, called The People’s Budget: Prosperity Not Austerity; Invest in America.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) a member of the Budget Committee, spoke on the House Floor in opposition to a budget reconciliation bill, which would repeal the Affordable Care Act for the 62nd time and defund Planned Parenthood.
You can find a video clip of Rep. Pocan speaking on the Floor here.
"Thank you Mr. Speaker. We were told just a couple months ago on the floor of this Congress that there's a new day in Congress.
Washington, D.C - U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), 1st Vice Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), along with CPC Co-Chairs, U.S. Reps. Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), sent a letter today to Speaker John Boehner urging him to work with Congressional Democrats in order to avoid another government shutdown.
Washington, D.C — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), a member of the House Budget Committee, today issued the following statement on the Republican Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution:
Washington, D.C — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), First Vice-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, today issued the following statement on the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) FY 2016 The People's Budget:
The press conference to introduce The People's Budget will be live streamed today at noon EST and can be seen here.
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), a member of the House Budget Committee, today released the following statement on President Obama's fiscal year 2016 Budget:
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI), a member of the House Budget Committee, today released the following statement on the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook:
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan's (WI-02) today released the following statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address. Pocan's guest for the speech was Arianna Goodwin, a constituent from Madison, WI, who has worked numerous minimum wage jobs to support her two young children and is a participant in the Operation Fresh Start program.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today introduced three pieces of legislation to close tax loopholes which allow U.S. corporations to use so-called "tax inversions" to reduce a company's tax burden.
Madison, WI—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today joined Roman Candle Pizza founder and owner, Brewer Stouffer, and Wisconsin Business Alliance Executive Director, Lori Compas at a press conference to call on Congress to close the so-called "inversion" corporate tax loophole and address the broader issue of corporate tax avoidance. The press conference at Roman Candle Pizza highlighted how companies have taken advantage of the U.S. tax code through inversions, opening offshore subsidiaries and tax havens to avoid paying taxes in the United States.