Press Releases
MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined Senator Tammy Baldwin, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, and College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Dean Kate VandenBosch to announce federal funding for UW-Madison.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and 24 of their colleagues sent a letter to Secretary of State Tony Blinken, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, and Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ur M. Jaddou. The letter urges them to expedite the resettlement applications of refugees who were in the final stages of processing when the refugee-specific Muslim Ban was issued in October 2017.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on President Biden's fiscal year 2023 budget request:
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Representatives Barbara Lee and Mark Pocan, Co-Chairs and Founders of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus, sent a letter to President Biden urging him to resist pressures to increase defense spending in his Fiscal Year 2023 budget request.
MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined Rev. Dr. Alexander Gee to announce federal funding for the Center for Black Excellence and Culture in Madison.
MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined Joe Parisi, the Dane County Executive, and Karen Menéndez Coller of Centro Hispano of Dane County to announce federal funding for Centro Hispano of Dane County. This important center received $200,000 in funding through the recently passed government funding bill.
MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway to announce new federal funding for a new men's homeless shelter in Madison. This critical shelter received $1,000,000 in funding through the recently passed government funding bill.
MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined Reedsburg City Administrator Tim Becker to tour the site of the new Community Center in Reedsburg. This important center received $220,000 in funding through the recently passed government funding bill.
MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined Stateline Boys & Girls Club CEO Mark Rand to tour the site of the new Boys & Girls Club in Rock County. This vital organization received $500,000 in funding through the recently passed government funding bill.
MADISON, WI – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee,celebrates the final passage of the fiscal year 2022 omnibus appropriation legislation. This $1.5 trillion piece of legislation will fund the federal government through the remainder of the fiscal year and is expected to be signed by President Biden later today.