Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today issued the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to enforce net neutrality rules preventing Internet providers—including cellular carriers—from slowing or blocking traffic to websites and giving priority to Web services in exchange for payment:

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) today strongly criticized the decision by Wisconsin's Republican state legislative leaders to call lawmakers into an extraordinary session to fast track so-called right-to-work legislation.

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) and 12 House Democrats today introduced H.R. 967: Protecting America's Sovereignty Act, legislation to prohibit investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions in foreign trade agreements. The Protecting America's Sovereignty Act was introduced with the following original House co-sponsors: Reps.

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI), David Cicilline (D-RI), Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Mark Takano (D-CA), Co-Chairs of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, today sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking for clarification on the inclusion of Brunei and Malaysia in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations.

Washington, D.C. — House Republicans today blocked an amendment by U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Marcia Fudge (D-OH) to the Republican education bill, H.R. 5. Reps. Fudge and Pocan offered an amendment that would keep public funding in public schools and restore key state education funding provisions:

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), a Co-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, today criticized Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore for asking local authorities to ignore a federal court's order to issue same-sex marriage licenses:

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, today introduced legislation to allow student loan borrowers to refinance their loans. The bill, first introduced in 2013, would allow nearly 40 million Americans to refinance their federal student loans any time a lower interest rate is available.