Honored to serve the people of Wisconsin's 2nd District. Equality Caucus Co-Chair 🏳️‍🌈 Labor Caucus Co-Chair ✊ Appropriations Committee Member He/Him/Hishttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.govhttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mtu3mpvj6j2iThere is no world where it is acceptable that a 4-year-old child is turned away from a publicly-funded preschool program because they or their parents are LGBTQ+. 
 
Today I joined my colleagues in the Equality.house.gov in urging SCOTUS to protect these kids from discrimination.24 Aug 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu3mpvj6j2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mtthwkrvrc2pThe American people are tired of rising prices and broken promises. The American people are ready for change!24 Aug 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtthwkrvrc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mtri7ygf2a2yREMINDER: Medicare for All would save 68,000 lives and $450 billion a year.23 Aug 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtri7ygf2a2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mtolqrlmxv25Trump’s tariffs raised the average household's costs by more than $1,700 last year. Mega-corporations got billions of dollars in refunds. Working Americans got $0.22 Aug 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtolqrlmxv25https://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mtm5hrneit2yPrivate health insurance plans branding themselves as Medicare will be overpaid by YOUR tax dollars by more than $1 TRILLION. My bill, the Keep Medicare Costs Down Act, would prevent these private health insurance companies from charging more than traditional Medicare, saving taxpayer dollars.21 Aug 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm5hrneit2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mtm3w4etcj2aAs a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I am honored to help secure federal funding for critical research. These investments strengthen our communities and help Wisconsin stay competitive as a national leader in agriculture and life sciences.21 Aug 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm3w4etcj2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mtjx6kpkon2pHow it started vs. how it's going20 Aug 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjx6kpkon2phttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mth5smbtbn2xTemporary Protected Status, commonly known as TPS, was created to provide humanitarian protection to people from countries with conditions that make it unsafe to return home. Now, the Trump administration is attacking the program and the people who rely on it.19 Aug 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth5smbtbn2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mteuuusq7f2oI joined MS NOW to discuss Trump’s decision to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with the dictator Kim Jong Un. South Korea is a key ally and trading partner. North Korea has repeatedly threatened to nuke the United States.18 Aug 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteuuusq7f2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mteivyayoe2m106 years ago today, the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting women the right to vote. Now Republican extremists' SAVE America Act threatens to take us back and make it more difficult for millions of women to vote. Democrats won't let it happen.18 Aug 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteivyayoe2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mtcgrge7yc2iGreat to be at the groundbreaking for the Mount Zion Family Life Center! This new community hub will provide essential services like food assistance, counseling, and after-school programs, plus events for residents of all ages.17 Aug 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcgrge7yc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mtc7w7mkrk2w65% of Americans support Medicare for All. 90% of Democrats support Medicare for All. Here’s why. youtu.be/oSf9a1PJQm8 https://youtu.be/oSf9a1PJQm817 Aug 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc7w7mkrk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mtbx3c7q5s2lBreaking: The Supreme Court just rejected Trump’s attempt to overturn the jury verdict holding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll. Even the Supreme Court agrees that Trump committed the horrific crime of sexual assault. Yet another reason why he is unfit for office.17 Aug 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbx3c7q5s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mt7i4hvt5c26If every other developed nation in the world can make universal healthcare work, maybe it's not the system that's complex, but our refusal to challenge big pharma and the health insurance giants.16 Aug 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7i4hvt5c26https://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mt4tkwkqq72lFACT: Since 1989, the U.S. economy has added about 51 million jobs. Roughly 50 million of those new jobs were under Democratic presidents. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.15 Aug 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4tkwkqq72lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mt2olvs5pp2oWe ask our sailors to defend this country. The least we can do is provide them with clean water, working plumbing, basic supplies, and a break from more than 250 days at sea. These conditions are unacceptable. Hegseth must relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln ASAP. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/no-supplies-food-shortage-dark-thoughts-families-sailors-describe-life-rcna59244614 Aug 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2olvs5pp2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mt2jkgk4xt27Before Social Security, half of seniors in the US lived in poverty. On this day in 1935, that changed when President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. We must protect and strengthen Social Security so every generation can count on the benefits they earned!14 Aug 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2jkgk4xt27https://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3msyjx3kvr72oCongress is meant to be a co-equal branch of government. When Democrats are back in the majority, we will conduct oversight and hold this Administration accountable!13 Aug 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyjx3kvr72ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3msyd4zjlp22uUnacceptable. My bill, the Audit the Pentagon Act, would take on waste, fraud, and abuse just like this! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyd4zjlp22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3msvl3pg5zs2uImagine if we didn’t know the price of a product until after we bought it. Crazy, right? Yet that’s often how healthcare in the United States works. Kevin Morra of Power to the Patients joins us to discuss why greater price transparency will help make healthcare more affordable. https://youtu.be/zpw4UnqVtfk12 Aug 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvl3pg5zs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3msvh5cdl232pRemember when it was just going to be private donors paying for Trump's gilded ballroom? Now it's the American taxpayer at nearly a billion dollars! https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/08/12/trump-administration-set-spend-least-900-million-white-house-construction/12 Aug 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvh5cdl232phttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mstdxtma5a2kClimate change isn’t some far off threat. It’s already here. Hotter and drier conditions create more wildfires and worse air quality. This summer, Wisconsin recorded its worst air quality in 16+ years. Congress needs to take this seriously as a public health and national security threat.11 Aug 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstdxtma5a2khttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mstdewh5ok24Endless money for war. Never enough for Americans. We need to reprioritize working people. @repmcgovern.bsky.social and I are fighting to make it happen.11 Aug 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstdewh5ok24https://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3mst5avh7u32aIt’s election day, your last chance to vote in the Wisconsin primary! Check your voter status and find your nearest polling location at myvote.wi.gov. http://myvote.wi.gov11 Aug 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mst5avh7u32ahttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3msqubxgxem22After raising costs by $1,700 per household last year, Trump issued tariff refunds for… Walmart: $2.4B Apple: $2.2B Ford: $1.3B Amazon: $600M Your refund: $0 Just another transfer of wealth from everyday Americans to mega-corporations.10 Aug 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqubxgxem22https://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3msqk34nzbk2kNearly every single Senate Republican voted to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General. Blanche oversaw Trump’s illegal Epstein Files coverup, including a highly unusual meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell before her transfer to a minimum-security facility. (1/2)10 Aug 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqk34nzbk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3msqhocuk6g2kTomorrow is the last day to vote in Wisconsin’s primaries! Check your voter status and find your nearest polling location at myvote.wi.gov.10 Aug 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqhocuk6g2khttps://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3msnspvr45222Over the last year and a half, corruption in the White House has exploded. We cannot normalize a president making billions of dollars in office through crypto, stock trading, and foreign deals. When we take back the House, we will do everything in our power to hold this Administration accountable!09 Aug 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msnspvr45222https://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3msliqt7uuj2nTrump’s economy lost 23,000 jobs in July. But this isn’t new. Since 1989, the U.S. economy has added about 51 million jobs. Roughly 50 million of those new jobs were under Democratic presidents. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.08 Aug 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:lrw4cnptopspeg5tthztcliw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msliqt7uuj2n