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WASHINGTON—Just three days after Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced he would extend benefits to same-sex partners of members of the military, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) today co-sponsored legislation that would strengthen and expand the Secretary’s new policies by establishing them as law.
“Congress Must Be Able to Walk and Chew Gum at the Same Time”
WASHINGTON—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) today attended his first hearing as a member of the House of Representatives Committee on the Budget, chaired by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI). The hearing, titled “The Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook,” featured testimony from Director of the Congressional Budget Office Douglas Elmendorf. Following the hearing, Rep.
WASHINGTON—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) tonight commented on the President’s State of the Union address:
113th Congress Freshmen Class on the steps of the United States Capitol Building.
The First Session of the 113th Congress commences January 3rd, 2013.
Congressman Mark Pocan was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by House Speaker John Boehner January 3rd, 2013.