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Pocan serves on the [[House Budget Committee]], the Education and the Workforce Committee, and the [[House Appropriations Committee]]. | Pocan serves on the [[House Budget Committee]], the Education and the Workforce Committee, and the [[House Appropriations Committee]]. | ||
| + | Pocan is considered to be part of the Ultra Progressive, Anti Establishment Democrat wing with people like [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]].<ref>https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-six-wings-of-the-democratic-party/</ref> | ||
===Abolish ICE=== | ===Abolish ICE=== | ||
On July 12, 2018 Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) introduced H.R. 6361, in the House to abolish [[ICE]]. Eight House Democrats signed on as cosponsors: [[Pramila Jayapal]] and [[D. Adam Smith]] of Washington; [[Adriano Espaillat]], [[José Serrano]], [[Nydia Velázquez]], and [[Yvette Clarke]], all from New York; [[Earl Blumenauer]] of Oregon; and [[James McGovern]] of Massachusetts. Sens.<ref>https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6361/cosponsors?r=4</ref> Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), New York City Mayor [[Bill de Blasio]], and other Democrats all rallied behind the “Abolish ICE” banner. | On July 12, 2018 Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) introduced H.R. 6361, in the House to abolish [[ICE]]. Eight House Democrats signed on as cosponsors: [[Pramila Jayapal]] and [[D. Adam Smith]] of Washington; [[Adriano Espaillat]], [[José Serrano]], [[Nydia Velázquez]], and [[Yvette Clarke]], all from New York; [[Earl Blumenauer]] of Oregon; and [[James McGovern]] of Massachusetts. Sens.<ref>https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6361/cosponsors?r=4</ref> Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), New York City Mayor [[Bill de Blasio]], and other Democrats all rallied behind the “Abolish ICE” banner. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:37, February 11, 2024
Mark Pocan is the far left Democratic party representative from Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House. He ran unopposed in [the 2018 midterm elections to be re-elected to his fourth term in the office. Pocan was first elected to the office in 2012. Pocan is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, introduced legislation to Abolish ICE, and is a sponsor of the communist Green New Deal and Medicare for All bills.
Pocan serves on the House Budget Committee, the Education and the Workforce Committee, and the House Appropriations Committee.
Pocan is considered to be part of the Ultra Progressive, Anti Establishment Democrat wing with people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.[1]
Abolish ICE
On July 12, 2018 Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) introduced H.R. 6361, in the House to abolish ICE. Eight House Democrats signed on as cosponsors: Pramila Jayapal and D. Adam Smith of Washington; Adriano Espaillat, José Serrano, Nydia Velázquez, and Yvette Clarke, all from New York; Earl Blumenauer of Oregon; and James McGovern of Massachusetts. Sens.[2] Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and other Democrats all rallied behind the “Abolish ICE” banner.
Green New Deal
The Green New Deal was introduced as H.Res.109 with 84 Democrat co-sponsors on February 7, 2019, including Pocan.[3][4]
References
- ↑ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-six-wings-of-the-democratic-party/
- ↑ https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6361/cosponsors?r=4
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190208215631/https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5729035/Green-New-Deal-FAQ.pdf
- ↑ https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2018/12/11/congressional-support-for-a-green-new-deal
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