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WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that closely held for-profit corporations can object on religious grounds to a provision of the Affordable Care Act requiring employers to provide health insurance which covers birth control (or contraceptive coverage):
"Today's ruling not only continues a dangerous trend of favoring the rights of corporations over people, but also tramples on healthcare decisions made between a woman and her doctor.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), a member of the House Educations and Workforce Committee, today issued the following statement on a study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities which showed Wisconsin second only to Alabama in cuts to state funding for education since 2008:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), a co-chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus, today issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's historic decisions in United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry, which struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and dismissed the California's Prop 8 case on a lack of standing:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today issued the following statement on Speaker Boehner's announcement that he will sue President Obama on behalf of the House of Representatives over the use of executive actions that Republicans believe are beyond the President's authority:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today sent a letter to Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Tony Evers, supporting the Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) full compliance with the United States Department of Justice's examination into potentially discriminatory practices occurring within the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program:
Full text of the letter is available below.
Dr. Tony Evers
Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 7841
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, today issued the following statement on the Los Angeles Superior Court ruling in Vergara v. State of California:
Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Congressman Ron Kind (WI-3), Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) and Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-2) have sent a letter to United States Attorney General Eric Holder asking that the same-sex couples in Wisconsin who have received marriage licenses be recognized for federal purposes.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), a co-chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus, today issued the following statement on President Obama's executive order which protects LGBT workers from employment discrimination by federal contractors:
MADISON – U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today released the following statement after a phone conversation with an official from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clarifying its position on banning the practice of wood-aging in cheese making:
By Rep. Mark Pocan
Many of us in Wisconsin remember November 7, 2006, as a dark and sad day for our state — the day the amendment defining marriage instilled hate in our state constitution. I still recall looking over the faces of many of my friends, both gay and straight, who had fought long and hard against the law, and I could sense, at that moment, that the prospects of equality in their lifetimes were dim at best. But I knew if we kept on fighting, we would eventually tear down the prejudices that were stubbornly holding on for dear life.