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Ridglan Farms beagle testing facility continues to draw national attention
Congressman Mark Pocan, Lara Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Baywatch star Alexandra Paul can agree on at least one thing: they’re worried about the beagles at Ridglan Farms.
After a shutdown, no ‘A’s for effort
WASHINGTON — With the longest government shutdown in U.S. history now behind them, lawmakers aren’t rushing to give out any extra credit. “An ‘I.’ Indecisive,” said Tennessee Republican Rep. Tim Burchett when asked how Congress’ recent performance would stack up on a report card. “Is there a grade below ‘F’?” Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan said, pointing the finger at Republicans. “We’ve ...
Wisconsin's furloughed federal workers feel strain of ongoing shutdown
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan met with furloughed federal workers from Wisconsin as the U.S. government shutdown drags on.
Congressman Mark Pocan held town hall in Eau Claire and across western WI
Pocan is the representative for southern Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District.
The Elon Musk Act aims to ban ‘special government employees’ from having federal contracts
U.S. Democratic Representative Mark Pocan plans to introduce a bill designed to ban “special government employees” like Elon Musk from having federal
Democrat demands apology from Van Orden after SOTU outburst
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) is demanding an apology from his fellow Wisconsin Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) following Van Orden’s outburst at Thursday’s State of the Union address. The outburst came as Biden spoke critically of former President Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic while addressing the joint session of Congress, arguing that Trump “failed…
House progressives lash out against Israel's Gaza evacuation request
House progressives are sharply criticizing the Israel Defense Force on Friday calling for all residents of Gaza City evacuate their homes within 24 hours -- with one member referring to the request, estimated to affect 1.1 million people, as "ethnic cleansing." Others, including Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisc., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., also said the request was not possible.
Congressman ‘took a bow’ after confronting pages, colleague says
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) reportedly “took a bow” after admonishing a group of Senate pages in late July who were lying on the floor of the Capitol Rotunda, Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis) said Monday after reviewing surveillance footage. When describing the surveillance footage to local news outlets, Pocan said Van Orden stopped the tour…
Bipartisan bill would strike ‘outdated and derogatory language’ on intellectual disability from federal law
A bipartisan House group on Friday introduced a bill to strike more than two dozen instances of outdated and derogatory terminology describing intellectual disability from federal law. The bill, introduced by Reps. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.), Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), is identical to one introduced…