Mar 8, 2017
I want to make sure we have got clarity here, because as I understand it, it is not like the money is a loss to the government.
Mark Pocan
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Mark William Pocan is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Pocan has focused on issues such as healthcare, poverty alleviation, and economic inequality throughout his tenure. He has been an outspoken critic of policies he views as detrimental to working families and has advocated for progressive reforms in various areas, including taxation and social services.
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Mar 8, 2017
I guess if you look at the prices of drugs in other countries, and Ireland in particular is one that I looked at very closely, in Canada, for example, you can pay $257 for an arthritis drug that in America costs $1,126 and it is 28 times…
Mar 8, 2017
The day after I visited the Beloit Program, a stray bullet went through the window at that school because of the very tough neighborhood that it is in.
Mar 8, 2017
When you talk about the silence of poverty, I have done the home visits, too, so I know what you are saying.
Mar 8, 2017
I do not want people to think that somehow the program is being used improperly because, you know, there are too many people like me that would not have had a chance to go college if it was not for that Pell Grant.
Feb 14, 2017
Mr. Speaker, if you would have asked me when I first got elected to Congress, would I ever expect to be in a position, months after a Presidential election, about whether or not the integrity of that election was at stake, I would have…
Feb 2, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin) and the gentlewoman from Washington State (Ms. Jayapal) for the Progressive Caucus' Special Order hour. I was on the floor earlier today talking about my concerns very…
Feb 2, 2017
Mr. Speaker, it is only day 13 into the Donald Trump administration and we are already faced with yet another round of questions about President Trump's potential conflicts of interest over his business holdings. The most recent issue to…
Jan 13, 2017
I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question so that we can bring up my amendment, which would block the House GOP majority from cutting Medicare…
Nov 17, 2016
I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Pocan moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5982 to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to…
Nov 17, 2016
Mr. Speaker, this is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Mr. Speaker, when I was 23, I decided to open a…
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