Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District
Recent News About Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District
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Pocan Asks House Admin Chair Steil to Release Irate Van Orden Footage
On August 1, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) sent a letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Administration, Representative Bryan Steil (WI-01), urging him to release the July 26-27, 2023 security footage from the Capitol Rotunda where Representative Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) allegedly screamed at high school-aged Senate pages.
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Pocan, Torres, Nadler, Jayapal Lead Letter Addressing Affirmative Asylum Application Backlog
On July 27, Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Ritchie Torres (NY-15), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), and House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Ranking Member Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) led 57 Members in a letter to DHS Secretary Mayorkas and USCIS Director Jaddou expressing concerns about the affirmative asylum application backlog at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and urging them to bolster efforts to address the backlog.
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House, Senate Introduce the Helen Keller National Center Reauthorization Act
On July 19, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) and Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced the “Helen Keller National Center Reauthorization Act,” bipartisan and bicameral legislation which would reauthorize Helen Keller National National Center for DeafBlind Youth and Adults (HKNC) for five years through 2028.
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Pocan Supports Israel Resolution
U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after the House passed a resolution supporting the State of Israel, which he supported:
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Pocan Votes Against GOP Hostage-Taking Debt Ceiling Bill
U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after he voted against the Bipartisan Budget Bill:
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Rep. Steil Let GOP Leadership Adjourn House Without Debt Limit Deal
U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Gwen Moore (WI-04) released the following statements after Representative Bryan Steil (WI-01) and the Republican caucus adjourned the House of Representatives for the long weekend without a debt limit deal in place, risking default on the United States and damage to the US economy:
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Rep. Van Orden Let GOP Leadership Adjourn House Without Debt Limit Deal
U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Gwen Moore (WI-04) released the following statements after Representative Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) and the Republican leadership adjourned the House of Representatives for the long weekend without a debt limit deal in place, risking default on the United States and a collapse of the US economy:
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Pocan Appointed to New Task Force on Agriculture and Nutrition
U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) was appointed by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) to a new task force on Agriculture and Nutrition.
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Pocan, Sessions, Norton, McMorris Rodgers Introduce Words Matter Act
On April, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Pete Sessions (TX-17), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) reintroduced the Words Matter Act, bipartisan legislation that updates the U.S. Code by removing the more than two dozen instances of “mentally retarded” from federal law, replacing the outdated language with terminology befitting both the 21st Century and human dignity