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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:

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.

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:

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.

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 114^th 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.

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:

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Keith Ellison (D-MN), today introduced H.J.Res.25 with Reps. Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Judy Chu (D-CA) and 21 House Democrats to explicitly guarantee the right to vote in the Constitution. The Pocan-Ellison Right to Vote Amendment would amend the U.S. Constitution to provide all Americans with the affirmative right to vote and protect this fundamental right.

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan's (WI-02) today released the following statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address. Pocan's guest for the speech was Arianna Goodwin, a constituent from Madison, WI, who has worked numerous minimum wage jobs to support her two young children and is a participant in the Operation Fresh Start program.