Mark Pocan
Democrat · WI-2 · U.S. House
Bio
Mark William Pocan is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district since 2013. The district is based in the state capital, Madison. A member of the Democratic Party, Pocan is co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and chair emeritus of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
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- Vought cites $30B war cost as his agency seeks $67B for conflict
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought told Congress the Iran conflict has cost "about $30 billion," six days after his own agency asked lawmakers for $67.1 billion to cover the same conflict's costs.Neither Vought nor lawmakers reconciled th…
Freerepublic.com · July 3, 2026 - Vought cites $30B war cost as his agency seeks $67B for conflict
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought told Congress the Iran conflict has cost "about $30 billion," six days after his own agency asked lawmakers for $67.1 billion to cover the same conflict's costs.Neither Vought nor lawmakers reconciled th…
Freerepublic.com · July 3, 2026 
'Huge Win for the Constitution' as House Finally Passes Iran War Powers ResolutionRaucous applause erupted in the House of Representatives on Wednesday after US lawmakers passed a war powers resolution aimed at ending Donald Trump's illegal war of choice against Iran—although skeptics cautioned that the measure will likely have little impa…
Common Dreams · June 4, 2026
This slavery era con is being used to corrupt our electionsCorporations can now vote in Delaware. And they’re doing it.Seriously. Not dystopian science fiction or a new novel by an AI version of George Orwell. Actual corporations — what America’s first Supreme Court Justice, John Marshall, in 1819 called “an artifici…
Raw Story · May 31, 2026
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