Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) reintroduced legislation that would amend the Constitution to explicitly guarantee the right to vote. At a time when voting rights are under attack nationwide, this amendment would provide all Americans of voting age the affirmative right to vote and further empower Congress to protect this fundamental right.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Tom Cole (OK-04), and Tom Suozzi (NY-03) led a bipartisan group of representatives to pass the "Helen Keller National Center Reauthorization Act," which would reauthorize Helen Keller National National Center for DeafBlind Youth and Adults (HKNC) for five years through 2027.
HKNC provides essential vocational training and rehabilitation to the DeafBlind community across the United States. The HKNC Reauthorization Act passed the House today and now heads to the Senate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Labor Caucus, released the following statement after President Biden and Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh announced a tentative agreement between railway unions and major rail companies early this morning:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act. This legislation will lower the out-of-pocket cost of prescription drugs, lower household energy bills, reduce health insurance premiums, and invest in American clean energy to take on the climate crisis — all while closing tax loopholes for big, billion-dollar corporations, making them pay their fair share.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Barbara Lee (CA-13), co-founders and Co-Chairs of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus and members of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the House vote on their amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would cut the Pentagon's budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 by $100 billion. Reps. Pocan and Lee also proposed a $37 billion dollar cut to bring the FY23 NDAA topline back to the President's request of $813.3 billion.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee,announced that all 15 of his requested earmarks are advancing out of committee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after the United State Supreme Court ruled on Dobbs v.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02) introduced the National Scenic Trails Parity Act, bipartisan legislation that will increase funding access and improve maintenance for three National Scenic Trails, including two in Wisconsin.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Mark Pocan's (WI-02) bill, the 21st Century President Act (H.R. 3285), passed the House unanimously by voice vote.Pocan's bill would make commonsense updates to gendered language in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Defense Spending Reduction Caucus Co-Chairs Reps.