Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) voted against the partisan government funding bill that fails to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits that lower premiums for millions of Americans. Republicans drafted this bill without any input from Democrats.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) reintroduced their Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025 to help prevent bullying and harassment at colleges and universities around the country.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), co-chair and co-founder of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus, released the following statement after voting against House passage of the $892.6 billion FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill’s topline does not reflect the additional $150 billion added to the Pentagon’s budget through the Big Ugly Law this past July, pushing total military spending over $1 trillion for the first time. Rep.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Sara Jacobs (CA-53) led a letter with 46 of their colleagues to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to distribute all remaining viable mpox vaccines from the United States that were promised to African countries currently experiencing outbreaks.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), and Gabe Amo (RI-01) led a letter with 49 of their colleagues to Secretary of State Marco Rubio opposing his decision to withhold nearly 500 metric tons of emergency food aid and instead incinerate those supplies once they expire.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised to discuss at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on May 14, 2025. At that time, Kennedy stated that he was ‘happy to talk about it’ further with Pocan. Since then, multiple attempts to reach out to your office have gone unanswered.
MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement fact-checking Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) after a weekend of nonsense tweets, eight in total, claiming credit for earmarking Wisconsin’s hospitals $1 billion.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after he voted against President Trump and Congressional Republicans' scheme to rip healthcare away from 17 million Americans and take food away from millions of hungry people, all to pay for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit millionaires and billionaires, which passed the House.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) announced that his office is now accepting applications for nominations to the U.S. Military Service Academies. The U.S. Service Academies are among the most highly respected educational programs in the nation. Admission requires a Congressional nomination and meeting rigorous academic, physical, and medical standards. Accepted students receive a fully funded four-year college education and, upon graduation, are commissioned as officers in their respective branches of the military.