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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.

Apr 28, 2014

I have been working on a bill with Representative Bishop to introduce the House companion to Senator Gillibrand's bill to allow you to refinance at a lower rate.

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Apr 28, 2014

And thank you, Mr. Secretary, for your commitment and the President's commitment, not just in good words but in, actually resources in the budget to hopefully have good deeds when it comes to education.

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Apr 28, 2014

We ranked dead last in disparity between white children and their non-white peers.

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Apr 28, 2014

A decade ago, we were less than a quarter of that.

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Apr 9, 2014

Mr. Chairman, I think the gentleman from northwest Wisconsin is right: let's put the budgets side by side. The Better Off Budget will create 8.8 million jobs. The Republican Paul Ryan budget will cut 3 million jobs. That is equivalent to…

Congressional Record · 2014-04-09
Apr 9, 2014

Thank you, again, Mr. Cartwright. The work you have done on behalf of the people not just of Scranton--I have heard you mention Scranton many times on the floor--but for all of Pennsylvania and the entire country, thank you for all your…

Congressional Record · 2014-04-09
Apr 9, 2014

Mr. Speaker, I am glad to be here on behalf of the Progressive Caucus Special Order hour. We are going to be talking about the budget. Everyone is talking about the budget, the Paul Ryan Republican budget, the Democratic budget, the…

Congressional Record · 2014-04-09
Apr 9, 2014

Thank you, Mr. Lowenthal, for those wise comments about the word ``discretionary.'' I think, all too often, people don't understand what we mean when we talk about discretionary. Those are hardly discretionary programs.

Congressional Record · 2014-04-09
Apr 9, 2014

Again, thank you, Mr. Lowenthal, for your service, for your hard work on this budget, and for all you do for the people of California. When we talk about those discretionary funds, it is interesting because, when we had the sequester that…

Congressional Record · 2014-04-09
Apr 9, 2014

Mr. Chairman, this is the fourth year in a row that the Republicans have introduced their roadmap for the future. If they took over the House, the Senate, and the Presidency, what would they do? Who would be the winners and losers? The…

Congressional Record · 2014-04-09
Mar 26, 2014

Again, thank you, Representative Ellison, for all of the work you do with the Progressive Caucus. This was a Special Order hour tonight to talk about why we need to have safer practices around hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in this…

Congressional Record · 2014-03-26

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