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February 20, 2015

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.

February 19, 2015

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.

February 18, 2015

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.

February 11, 2015

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:

February 10, 2015

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:

Issues:Equality
February 3, 2015

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.

Issues:Education
February 2, 2015

Washington, D.C. U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), a member of the House Budget Committee, today released the following statement on President Obama's fiscal year 2016 Budget:

Issues:Budget
January 29, 2015

Washington, D.C. U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Mike Honda (D-CA), along with U.S. Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), today introduced the Providing Resources Early for Kids (PRE-K) Act, legislation to expand access to high-quality early learning programs for children from birth to age five.

Issues:Education
January 29, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) has been tapped by Democratic House Leadership to serve as a Senior Whip in the 114th Congress. In this Caucus leadership position, Pocan will work closely with Whip Steny Hoyer to help establish legislative priorities and mobilize votes on key bills.

January 26, 2015

Washington, D.C. U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI), a member of the House Budget Committee, today released the following statement on the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook:

Issues:Budget