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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) led a letter signed by 19 Members of Congress to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing opposition to any U.S. financial or logistical support for the planned resumption of aerial fumigation in Colombia. The program, which was banned by Colombia’s Constitutional Court in 2015, was found to be ineffective in diminishing coca cultivation and additionally poses a critical threat to human health and local ecosystems.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) and U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) led a letter signed by 16 Members of Congress to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, urging her to withdraw the newly added 25% cost-share requirement for the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives program and reissue the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) without a matching requirement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Don Bacon (NE-02) today introduced a resolution recognizing October 10, 2026, as National PrEP Day and highlighting the importance of access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as a critical tool for preventing HIV.
WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09)today led a letter, signed by 71 Members of Congress, to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Markwayne Mullin, and the commissioners of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), urging that the agencies ensure that Americans can continue to obtain genuine, non-controlled prescription medicines from outside the country.
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Mike Quigley (IL-05) led a letter, signed by 41 Members of Congress, sent yesterday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on him to engage with his Israeli counterparts to ensure the release of Palestinian physicians and other healthcare workers who are arbitrarily held in Israeli detention without formal charges or due process.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressmen Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) today announced the introduction of the Companion Animal Protection Against Cruel Testing (COMPACT) Act, the most comprehensive legislation in history to modernize federally funded biomedical research and end inhumane testing practices on dogs and cats.
MADISON, WI - U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) sent a letter to Midcontinent Grid Solutions (MGS) objecting to the insufficient public input process and a concerning lack of information provided to constituents in the 2nd Congressional District who will be directly impacted by a proposed $1.2 billion transmission line, particularly in Sauk, Dane, and Rock counties.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) issued the following statement after the State Department released its latest report on Cuba:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) released the following statement upon the conclusion of their four-day Congressional delegation to Cuba: