Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) introduced a resolution honoring the 85th anniversary of the National Treasury Employees Union.
NTEU has long been at the forefront of improving the lives and livelihoods of federal workers fighting for better working conditions, benefits, protections, and opportunities. It now represents 150,000 workers employed by 34 federal agencies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after he voted against the Bipartisan Budget Bill:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) was appointed by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) to a new task force on Agriculture and Nutrition. The Task Force will lay the groundwork for House Democrats' priorities in the upcoming Farm Bill reauthorization.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Pete Sessions (TX-17), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) reintroduced the Words Matter Act, bipartisan legislation that updates the U.S. Code by removing the more than two dozen instances of "mentally retarded" from federal law, replacing the outdated language with terminology befitting both the 21st Century and human dignity.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced the Audit the Pentagon Act of 2023, which aims to increase transparency and accountability in the defense budget.
As of November 2022, the Pentagon has failed its 5th consecutive audit.According to a recent GAO report, the Department of Defense (DOD) continues to be unable to account for billions of dollars' worth of assets.
MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined Kai Yael Gardner Mishlove, Executive Director of Jewish Social Services of Madison to announce federal funding for Jewish Social Services. This important organization received $250,000 in funding through the government funding bill passed late last year.
MADISON, WI – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway to visit the Salvation Army of Dane County to highlight a $4 million federal investment to help build a new emergency shelter, affordable housing units, and community center for women and children experiencing homelessness.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), a senior member on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on President Biden's fiscal year 2024 budget request: