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Pocan, Blunt Rochester & Crist Introduce COVID-19 Emergency Production Act

May 21, 2020 Press Release

MADISON, WI—Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and Charlie Crist (D-FL) will be introducing the COVID-19 Emergency Production Act tomorrow. The bill allows, by a vote of Congress, to force the President to use the Defense Production Act (DPA).

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Health Care

Pocan, Lee Lead 29 Dems Demanding Defense Spending Decrease

May 19, 2020 Press Release

MADISON, WI—Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) led a group of 29 Democrats demanding that this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorize a level of spending below last year’s budget, in a letter to House Armed Services Committee (HASC) leadership this morning.

Issues:

Budget, Health Care, National Security and Veterans

Pocan Demands USDA Support Dairy Farmers

Apr 2, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) yesterday sent a letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue urging him to take immediate action to help dairy farmers suffering economic hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pocan Demands ICE Preserve Records of Immigrant Abuse

Mar 31, 2020 Press Release

MADISON, WI – U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) today sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) demanding they not proceed with destroying records detailing the mistreatment and abuse of immigrants detained in their custody.

Pocan, DeLauro to Introduce Layoff Prevention Bills

Mar 20, 2020 Press Release

Issues:

Health Care, Jobs and the Workforce

Pocan, Cicilline Lead Letter to Protect Small Businesses in Next House COVID-19 Package

Mar 20, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S.

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Health Care, Jobs and the Workforce

Pocan Presses Sec. Esper on DoD COVID-19 Strategy

Mar 13, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S.

Issues:

Health Care, National Security and Veterans

Pocan Receives CDC Answers on Coronavirus Testing Capacity

Mar 13, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C.— U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responded today to Rep. Pocan’s inquiry into lab capacity to process coronavirus tests in the United States.

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Health Care

Pocan: Coronavirus Testing Capacity Shortage Explained

Mar 12, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C.— U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after the Trump administration repeatedly was unable to answer questions about our country’s coronavirus testing capacity.

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Health Care

Pocan: Military Bases Abroad Possibly Lack Coronavirus Test Kits

Mar 12, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C.— U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after reaching out to the Department of Defense on the lack of coronavirus test kits at military bases abroad.

Issues:

Health Care, National Security and Veterans

In The News

Abolish ICE, transfer critical functions: Rep. Mark Pocan

Jul 3, 2018 In The News

By Rep. Mark Pocan

Abolish ICE, transfer critical functions: Rep. Mark Pocan (USA Today)

Over the past year, President Donald Trump has turned Immigration and Customs Enforcement into a mass deportation force to support his political agenda, so misusing the agency that it’s no longer effective. In response, I’m proposing legislation to abolish ICE and transfer its legitimate functions to other government agencies.

Rep. Pocan: We must abolish ICE

Jul 2, 2018 In The News

By Rep. Mark Pocan

Rep. Pocan: We must abolish ICE (CNN)

With the President grossly misusing ICE and the agency broken beyond repair, I'm proposing legislation to abolish the agency. Specifically, my bill would dissolve ICE within six months and create a commission to provide recommendations to Congress on how the US government can implement a humane immigration enforcement system that upholds the dignity of all individuals. The commission would then transfer necessary functions that do not violate basic human rights to other agencies.

Senate tax bill is life or death for Obamacare and millions who need it: Rep. Pocan

Nov 30, 2017 In The News

By Rep. Mark Pocan

Senate tax bill is life or death for Obamacare and millions who need it: Rep. Pocan (USA Today)

The Senate tax bill truly is a matter of life or death for the millions of Americans who could lose access to health coverage under this plan. With enough public pressure, Senate Republicans might feel compelled to stand up to the endless greed of their donors and stop their unrelenting attack on what we all hold dear — our health.

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Health Care

Stop the Unconstitutional War in Yemen

Oct 10, 2017 In The News

By Reps. Ro Khanna, Mark Pocan and Walter Jones

Stop the Unconstitutional War in Yemen (The New York Times)

For nearly three years, the United States has been participating alongside a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in a brutal military campaign in Yemen. The United States is selling the Saudi monarchy missiles and warplanes, assisting in the coalition’s targeting selection for aerial bombings and actively providing midair refueling for Saudi and United Arab Emirates jets that conduct indiscriminate airstrikes— the leading cause of civilian casualties. Meanwhile, the Saudi coalition is starving millions of Yemenis as a grotesque tactic of war.

Why I’m Bringing a DREAMer to Trump’s Speech Tonight

Feb 28, 2017 In The News

By Rep. Mark Pocan

Why I’m Bringing a DREAMer to Trump’s Speech Tonight (The Nation)

As my Democratic colleagues and I attend tonight’s speech, we will be accompanied by DREAMers like Lupe; Muslim Americans like Aneelah Afzali, a longtime local community activist whose mosque was vandalized after the election; and Hameed Darweesh, an Iraqi interpreter who was detained at an airport due to Trump’s travel ban. We believe that the president should have to look our brothers and sisters in the eyes—fellow Americans caught in the cross hairs of bigotry —before he offers up clichés about inclusion and understanding.

Mark Pocan, LGBT congressmen send letter opposing Betsy DeVos as education secretary

Jan 12, 2017 In The News

By Jessie Opoien

The Capital Times: Mark Pocan, LGBT congressmen send letter opposing Betsy DeVos as education secretary

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan led a group of openly gay members of Congress in sending a letter of opposition on Thursday to the committee considering Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos, citing her financial support for anti-gay causes and organizations.

Issues:

Education, Equality

Rex Tillerson Would Put the Dollar Sign on the American Flag

Jan 11, 2017 In The News

By John Nichols

The Nation: Rex Tillerson Would Put the Dollar Sign on the American Flag

Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan, the Wisconsin Democrat who serves as first vice chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has offered a framework for applying the standard. “President-elect Trump’s nomination of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, as secretary of state, signals that U.S. diplomacy is now in the pockets of big oil. Tillerson has spent his entire career putting the profits of Exxon over our country’s national interests,” says Pocan.

Public School Advocates Push Back Betsy DeVos

Jan 10, 2017 In The News

The Progressive

By Ruth Conniff

Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education, is the only member of the incoming administration so far to have her confirmation hearing delayed.

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Education