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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.

Oct 2, 2013

Absolutely. Thank you again for your leadership, Representative Takano. I appreciate it. Completely from the other coast, we have another freshman Member who is a strong member of our Progressive Caucus and a former legislator from the…

Congressional Record · 2013-10-02
Oct 2, 2013

Thank you so much, Representative Jeffries, for very clearly explaining to the country the situation and what's unfolded in these final days and final hours before the government shut down. You know, there is no question that people on…

Congressional Record · 2013-10-02
Oct 2, 2013

Well, again, thank you, Representative Jeffries, so much for explaining to the American people exactly what has happened and transpired in the last few days and why it's so important that we demand a vote and get a vote on a clean…

Congressional Record · 2013-10-02
Oct 1, 2013

Mr. Speaker, this is a sad day for the American people and for American democracy. For weeks, I've told my constituents that I know things look bad, but the Republicans won't shut down the government. There's too many adults on that side…

Congressional Record · 2013-10-01
Sep 30, 2013

I feel like I'm serving in the nation's largest kindergarten.

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Sep 26, 2013

Mr. Speaker, the American people have been bombarded on their TV screens by this creepy image of Uncle Sam appearing between a young woman's legs. This ad is funded by the idealistic-sounding Generation Opportunity, but guess who's really…

Congressional Record · 2013-09-26
Sep 25, 2013

it is a little bit ironic that we are having it at a time this body hasn't had a national budget, our country hasn't for the last 4 years.

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Sep 25, 2013

we are going to have a real good conversation about the long-term.

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Sep 25, 2013

we are going to talk about long term, but we can't deal with the immediate.

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Sep 18, 2013

I think there is a reason why our eyes are in the front of our face and not the back of our head.

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