Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2nd Congressional District on Nov. 6, 2012. He is from Madison and previously served as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin state Assembly.
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“We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”
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“The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually…
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End of eviction moratorium means “millions of Americans” could lose their housing in the middle of a pandemic.
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During the pandemic, “I’ve been in D.C. voting regularly.”
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Says withdrawing troops from Afghanistan could save the U.S. $50 billion.
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Ron Johnson didn’t “show up” for a day of impeachment hearings.
"Our country and Constitution was built on a foundational separation of church and state."
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“There’s an Amazon distribution center that was advertising, last time I was there, up to $12.75 an hour. Your parents made that three decades ago.”
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Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close."
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"In WI, over 79% of Title X patients rely on Planned Parenthood for their basic health care."