Press Releases
MADISON, WI—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today released the following statement on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which featured Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivering his historic “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
Madison, WI–In order to help provide local small business owners with the tools to increase their foreign sales and grow their businesses, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) will host an Exporter Forum with Fred P. Hochberg, the Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank), on Wednesday, August 28, at the Accelerator Building on 5602 Research Park Boulevard in Madison; 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. South African officials will also be on hand to discuss potential trade opportunities.
MADISON, WI—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today congratulated the University of Wisconsin-Madison on receiving a nearly $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop new cybersecurity solutions to ensure the protection of the nation’s vast digital infrastructure. UW-Madison will collaborate with research teams at four other universities through this five-year award, which is entitled “Rethinking Security in the Era of Cloud Computing.”
MADISON, WI—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) is urging Speaker Jon Boehner not to leave more Americans hungry by cutting food assistance programs that benefit 800,000 Wisconsinites. In a letter with 204 other House Democrats, Pocan implored the Speaker to include funding for nutrition programs in any future Farm Bill that comes before the House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON—On the final day before Congress leaves Washington for five weeks, House members will not vote on legislation that would help create jobs, jumpstart the economy, or support middle class families. Instead, Republican leadership has brought to the floor for the 40th time, and the second time in two weeks, a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act and leave more than 50,000 people in the second district at risk of being denied health coverage because of a pre-existing condition. U.S. Rep.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-2) and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) introduced legislation supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) runaway and homeless youth.
WASHINGTON—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today released the following statement after voting against a bill that would cap student loan interest rates at 8.25%, higher than the current unsustainable cap of 6.8%, and almost five points higher than the 3.4% cap that was in place before July 1st.
WASHINGTON— U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Charlie Rangel (D-NY) today introduced legislation, along with 100 bipartisan cosponsors, to ensure that gay and lesbian veterans who were discharged from the military because of their sexual orientation receive the honor and recognition they deserve. The "Restore Honor to Service Members Act" would instill the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" into law and support the Department of Defense's efforts to correct the unfairly tarnished military records of our brave service members.
WASHINGTON—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today issued the following statement after voting to restrict the National Security Agency’s (NSA) ability to use the Patriot Act to conduct blanket surveillance on Americans not under investigation. The bipartisan measure was introduced as an amendment to the defense funding bill under consideration by the House this week.
WASHINGTON—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today introduced an amendment to the Department of Defense funding bill to make key investments in clean energy technologies that are critical to current and future military missions. Pocan’s efforts would support research and development to improve the safety of advanced batteries, and specifically lithium ion batteries, required for many of the Navy’s new capabilities. Lithium ion batteries, which contain no toxic chemicals, have up to three times the performance capabilities of other battery products.