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POCAN ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF BUILD BACK BETTER ACT

Nov 19, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S.

POCAN STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL

Nov 5, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after the House passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure bill which now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature.

Pocan on MSNBC to Discuss Build Back Better Agenda

Sep 27, 2021 Press Release

Madison, WI — U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) spoke with Jonathan Capehart yesterday on MSNBC to discuss the Build Back Better agenda.

Pocan Statement on Voting Against the NDAA

Sep 23, 2021 Press Release

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after he voted against the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a bill he has been opposed to since being sworn into Congress in 2013.

Issues:

National Security and Veterans

Pocan Statement on His Meeting with President Biden

Sep 22, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after a meeting at the White House with President Biden and some of his colleagues in the House and Senate:

Pocan, Murray, Baldwin Reintroduce Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act to Address Campus Bullying and Harassment

Sep 22, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) and U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) re-introduced the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2021, legislation to address bullying and harassment, including cyberbullying, at colleges and universities around the country. The lawmakers introduced the bill on the anniversary of the death of Tyler Clementi, a freshman at Rutgers University, who tragically lost his life to suicide in 2010 after his roommate and another student invaded his privacy and harassed him due to his sexual orientation.

Pocan on MSNBC

Sep 10, 2021 Press Release

Madison, WI — U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) spoke with Ali Velshi on MSNBC last night following his Tuesday visit to Fort McCoy.

Pocan to Visit Fort McCoy, Meet with Afghan Refugees, Military Personnel

Sep 7, 2021 Press Release

Madison, WI — U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) issued the following statement prior to his inspection of Fort McCoy, an Army installation in Monroe County, Wisconsin housing more than 7,000 Afghan refugees who were recently evacuated from Afghanistan.

Labor Caucus Honors American Workers on Labor Day

Sep 6, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (D-WI) Linda Sánchez (D-CA), and Tom Suozzi (D-NY) issued the following statement in honor of American workers on Labor Day.

Pocan Statement on $23.9 Billion NDAA Increase

Sep 1, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after the House Armed Services Committee voted on an amendment to increase the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act by an additional $23.9 billion:

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.

Issues:

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.

Issues:

Education