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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.
The number one issue before our country is not the deficit; it's getting the economy going and creating jobs. We have 12 million people who are still unemployed and millions more who are underemployed in this country. That's why the best…
I rise today to join my Democratic colleagues on the House Budget Committee to staunchly oppose the budget proposal we have considered last week in committee. Mr. Chairman, I was not in Congress last year when the budget was considered in…
Thank you to the gentleman from Florida. Thank you for so eloquently talking about the problems of austerity and this budget that is the path to austerity, to continued austerity in this country. One of the statistics I think that's really…
I would like to thank the gentleman from Minnesota. As you said, we've heard from Representative Takano from California, from yourself and myself from the heartland, and now we have one of the most solid Progressives in the U.S. House, a…
Absolutely, Representative Ellison. We are very proud to be not only the creator of collective bargaining, but I believe also unemployment compensation and other great provisions for workers across America.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the Congressional Progressive Caucus to repeat and enhance our calls made by our colleagues today to talk about the budget introduced by the House Republicans. We have a number of members of the…
Thank you, Representative Ellison. When you talked about the 2 million jobs that we'll lose in 2014 alone and the loss of the gross domestic product, there is no question that these are the challenges we're facing with the budget before…
I would like to thank the gentleman from California. As a member of the Budget Committee that marked up the bill yesterday, we had spent the entire day considering the budget proposal that was introduced by our Republican colleagues. From…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the Congressional Progressive Caucus to repeat and enhance the calls made by our colleagues today to put a stop to these disastrous spending cuts known as sequestration. It's been interesting. For the…
Madam Speaker, as a lifelong Wisconsinite and a proud resident of Madison for the last 30 years, I am deeply humbled and honored to represent Wisconsin's Second District in the House of Representatives. The Second District is home to a…
Mr. Speaker, the gentlewoman from Florida hit it exactly on the head. This is about real people. This is about the effects that sequestration will have on real people, the kind of people who, when they hear ``sequestration,'' they think…
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