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Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, today issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 803, The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA):

"I'm proud to support the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014," said Rep. Pocan. "This bipartisan legislation will strengthen our workforce system and give workers and job seekers access to employment, education, training, and support services to help them secure good, well-paying jobs and advance their careers."

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Mike Honda (D-CA), were joined by 14 other Democratic Members of Congress in sending a letter to the State Department requesting that they desist from conditioning the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact on the Salvadoran government's seed procurement for the Family Agriculture Plan:

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court of the United States ruling in Harris v. Quinn:

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: