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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.

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Feb 15, 2021

But under your leadership bad performance has been, unfortunately, increased in Wisconsin.

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Feb 15, 2021

I will ask two questions just so you have got a little more time with it.

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Feb 15, 2021

Just wondering, as you collect the 1099-K information in order to ensure the accuracy of what taxpayers voluntarily report, why aren't we using that information to narrow the tax gap and what changes you might be looking at based on that…

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Feb 15, 2021

Are there some proactive steps that we are taking between now and the 2022 midterms to give Americans confidence in our election systems?

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Feb 15, 2021

What is the role of the Commission in combating misinformation about elections?

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Feb 15, 2021

There was a Quinnipiac poll last month that found 37 percent of voters think that there was widespread fraud in the 2020 elections.

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Feb 15, 2021

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And I am looking forward to being on this committee in the 117th, so appreciate it.

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Feb 5, 2021

As a proud member of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, as a co-chair of the Labor Caucus, and a proud member of the Education and Labor Committee, I rise in strong support of the National Apprenticeship Act. With such…

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Feb 3, 2021

The American people are hurting, and they need our help now. Millions have lost their jobs over the past year through no fault of their own, and more than 100,000 small businesses have been forced to close forever due to COVID-19. The…

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Jan 13, 2021

The U.S. Capitol has not been breached for over 200 years, since the War of 1812--that is, until last week, when it wasn't another country that attacked us but our own President. President Donald Trump asked his supporters to march on the…

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Sep 1, 2020

Donald Trump lied to people about bringing jobs back to America.

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Sep 1, 2020

The people who are tearing apart our communities are largely urged and encouraged by President Trump and that's the problem.

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Sep 1, 2020

He's never tried to unify the country like every other president.

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Sep 1, 2020

In Donald Trump's America, we have chaos and disorder because that's exactly what Donald Trump wants.

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Sep 1, 2020

What the town needs right now are conciliatory remarks, unifying remarks, remarks that recognize an African-American man was shot seven times in the back in front of his children.

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Aug 22, 2020

This President is on a warpath to destroy the Postal Service and, through that, our elections. After months of hearing this President, and now Republican Members of Congress, spread conspiracy theories and misinformation about voting by…

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Jul 23, 2020

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Earlier this week, a Member of this body attacked another Member over their viewpoint, but it wasn't the ordinary debate over ideology. It turned personal and misogynistic all too quickly. What was the…

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Jul 20, 2020

If you ask just about anyone, ``What is America's greatest threat?'' the answer isn't going to be another country or a political ideology. It is going to be a disease: COVID-19. And with that answer, people will mention the need of help…

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Jun 25, 2020

Look, I can't tell you specifically what it must be like to have the police called on you at your home or a friend's house or a business simply because of the color of your skin. I can't tell you personally what it must feel like to know…

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May 5, 2020

Should we be proactive in testing, especially in hospitals and places like that, rather than waiting for people to come and be tested?

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May 5, 2020

When I ask a question, don't answer a different, please, Madam Secretary.

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May 5, 2020

What are we doing, though, to go after those tax dollars that we have lost that have gone to these failed charter schools?

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May 5, 2020

I am very passionate about public education, and many of these schools, because they discriminate, as a gay kid, I wouldn't have been able to go to, or I would have been beat up.

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May 5, 2020

But there are failed schools. Correct?

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