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By Rep. Mark Pocan
We're not even two years removed from the last time the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party held Congress hostage and forced the federal government to shut down for 16 days. Sadly, the wheels are already in motion for another shutdown.
Washington, D.C - U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today introduced the Next Generation Researchers Act which aims to promote and provide opportunities for new researchers and earlier research independence. Groundbreaking research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) alone added more than $57.8 billion in new economic activity and the creation of over 400,000 jobs across the country in 2012. Unfortunately, current policies are putting the brakes on research and innovation at a time when we need to step on the accelerator.
Washington, D.C – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY) stood with education advocacy organizations and students to urge Congress to reauthorize the Federal Perkins Loan program before it expires on September 30th. The Federal Perkins Loan is a need-based loan, which fosters access to higher education for low-income students by providing low interest loans to students in need.
Washington, D.C - U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) sent a follow-up letter urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take any actions necessary to ensure same-sex couples are afforded immediate and complete access to the rights and responsibilities bestowed by the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.
By Louis Weisberg
In November 2012, Tammy Baldwin made international headlines when she became the first out lesbian ever elected to the U.S. Senate. She was also the first woman ever elected to that chamber from Wisconsin.
Washington, D.C – Today Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), 1st Vice Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and small business owner, will tour two local Madison startups, Invenra Inc. and SmartQU, as part of Start-Up Day Across America, a bipartisan effort to raise awareness about the important role startups play in the economy.
Washington, D.C – On the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), 1st Vice Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, calls for a renewed effort to ensure the right to vote.
Washington, D.C - U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), 1st Vice Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, released the following statement in support of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which effectively halts the Iranian Nuclear Program, and provides the U.S. and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) unprecedented access to monitor Iran's nuclear sites.
Washington, D.C - U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), a member of the Safe Climate Caucus, released the following statement applauding President Obama's historic Clean Power Plan to help combat global climate change:
Washington, D.C – Today, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), along with Reps. Jared Polis (D-CO), Joe Heck (R-NV), and Phil Roe (R-TN), members of the House Education and Workforce Committee, introduced the Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act, H.R. 3177, a bill which would simplify the student financial aid process.