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Mark Pocan continues his undefeated electoral record in 2026 midterms
The gay Democrat has won all of his general and primary elections since he first ran for the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1998. Read More
US lawmakers urge Trump administration to oppose Colombia’s Amazon aerial spraying plans
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A group of U.S. lawmakers on Thursday urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio not to support Colombia’s plans to restart aerial spraying of coca, the plant used to make cocaine, warning that the practice could threaten human health and fragile ecosystems in the Amazon rainforest. In Read More
Wisconsin Democrat Mitchell Berman targets Steil on campaign issues
Democrats Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan joined candidate Mitchell Berman at a campaign event targeting incumbent Republican Bryan Steil. Read More
Russell Vought Leads Key House Democrat’s 2027 Oversight Targets
Democrats’ fight with the Trump administration over the power of the purse is set to reach new heights if the party wins control of the House in November, with Rep. Mark Pocan playing a key role. Read More
House Democrat Cooks Up Damning New Title For Trump
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) on Monday minced no words about the president’s apparent tantrum regarding U.S.-South Korea relations. Read More
Republicans Calling Us Democratic Socialists Don't Understand Definitions
On Wednesday's broadcast of Bloomberg's "Balance of Power," Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) responded to fears that Democrats are moving too far to the left by | Clips Read More
Prosecuting for Shooting Officer Is Going After 'Protesters', Like Cuba
On Thursday's broadcast of "MS NOW Reports," host Antonia Hylton and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) claimed the "federal government went after protesters" like | Clips Read More
'Antifa Is Nothing', 'Only Antifa I Know Is a Drag Queen'
On Thursday's broadcast of "MS NOW Reports," Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) claimed that "Antifa is nothing. There's not like an address to Antifa. The only | Clips Read More
Rep. Mark Pocan claims Rubio lacks standing on Cuba, sparks backlash
A leftist Democrat sparked fierce backlash after he appeared to insist that Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s views on Cuba carried less weight because he has Read More
'Focus Has to Be' on Blaming U.S. Policy
On Tuesday's broadcast of CNN International's "Amanpour," Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) responded to a question on whether blaming the embargo deflects blame | Clips Read More
'You're not a tap dancer!' Evasive Trump official pummeled at explosive hearing
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) accused White House budget director Russ Vought of dodging repeated questions about whether USAID funding cuts have killed people.The clash unfolded at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing this week, where Vought, who leads the Office of Management and Budget, testified... Read More
Vought challenged over claims children have died over USAID cuts
OMB Director Russell Vought was questioned by Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) about the cuts to USAID, prompting a tense exchange. Read More
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. Read More
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 ... Read More
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. Read More
Congressman Mark Pocan held town hall in Eau Claire and across western WI
Pocan is the representative for southern Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District. Read More
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 Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More