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Mark Pocan

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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Latest Fact-Checks By Mark Pocan

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Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on March 27, 2024 Public appearance
“We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”
True
By Laura Schulte • April 17, 2024
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on October 3, 2021 Twitter
“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 as currently proposed.”
True
By Laura Schulte • October 14, 2021
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on August 27, 2021 Twitter
End of eviction moratorium means “millions of Americans” could lose their housing in the middle of a pandemic.
True
By D.L. Davis • September 3, 2021
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on May 20, 2021 Twitter
During the pandemic, “I’ve been in D.C. voting regularly.”
Half-True
By Laura Schulte • June 15, 2021
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on May 21, 2021 Twitter
Says withdrawing troops from Afghanistan could save the U.S. $50 billion.
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • June 8, 2021
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on February 12, 2021 a tweet
Ron Johnson didn’t “show up” for a day of impeachment hearings.
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • February 16, 2021
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on June 30, 2020 a tweet
"Our country and Constitution was built on a foundational separation of church and state."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • July 17, 2020
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on January 16, 2020 a tweet
“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.”
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • February 28, 2020
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on December 2, 2019 a tweet
Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • December 11, 2019
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on August 19, 2019 a tweet
"In WI, over 79% of Title X patients rely on Planned Parenthood for their basic health care."
Mostly True
By Mica Soellner • November 8, 2019
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 30, 2019 a tweet
"The United States is the ONLY industrialized country without universal healthcare."    
True
By D.L. Davis • June 21, 2019
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on May 29, 2019 a tweet
Says Donald Trump's claim that "there was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our country, a person is innocent" directly contradicts Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s statement.
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • May 30, 2019
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on October 18, 2017 an interview
What Republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy" which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people."  
True
October 27, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on September 13, 2017 a tweet
Says U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin "wants to use a government jet that costs $25,000 per hour for his honeymoon."
Mostly True
September 18, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on July 26, 2017 a press release
"More than 15,000 transgender Americans" are "serving in the military today."  
Half-True
July 26, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on June 8, 2017 a radio interview
Says Scott Walker recently said "he got his bald spot from hitting his head on a cabinet, and it's not a joke, he actually said that his bald spot came because he hit his head on a cabinet."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • July 3, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on June 2, 2017 a speech at the state Democratic convention
 "Seven years later, (Scott Walker) has not hit his first campaign promise of creating 250,000 jobs."
True
By Alan Hovorka • June 23, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on May 24, 2017 a hearing
In Wisconsin’s school voucher program, "two-thirds of the money" in the "tax vouchers" went to people "making more than $100,000."    
False
May 31, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 7, 2017 an interview
In Congress, "on the Democratic side of the room, you’ve got men and women of all different races; on the other side, you’ve got a bunch of white men in dark suits, all over 55 or so."
Mostly True
April 28, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 7, 2017 a statement
"There is no legal basis" for Donald Trump's "missile strike against Syrian military assets."
False
April 7, 2017
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Latest Fact-Checks About Mark Pocan

Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on July 5, 2018 a news release
Says Mark Pocan’s proposal to eliminate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would "eliminate border enforcement."
Pants on Fire!
July 13, 2018
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on July 9, 2012 news conference remarks
Says she "stood up to" Gov. Scott Walker on tax cuts "for wealthy corporations" while her congressional opponent voted with Walker.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • July 13, 2012
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