Budget
As a current member of the House Budget Committee and a former Chair of the Joint Finance Committee in the Wisconsin State Assembly, I believe our budgets should reflect our values. I voted against the budget for fiscal year 2014, introduced by the House Republicans and Rep. Paul Ryan (R- WI). This budget kept the devastating sequestration cuts to programs that are essential for the most vulnerable members of our Wisconsin communities including Head Start and Meals on Wheels, while turning Medicare into a voucher program and keeping tax breaks for oil and gas companies.
I support a budget that makes investments in our future generations and protects programs that advance our entire society. I believe our budget should strengthen Social Security and Medicare and invest in job growth through infrastructure, education, and research and development, while responsibly reducing our deficits and cutting wasteful spending and redundant programs where they exist. I promote a balanced approach, with commonsense initiatives, promoting economic growth and reducing the deficit without unduly threatening the security of Wisconsin’s middle class and seniors. Instead of kicking the can down the road, I believe we need a comprehensive budget that lays out priorities for the nation.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today introduced three pieces of legislation to close tax loopholes which allow U.S. corporations to use so-called “tax inversions” to reduce a company’s tax burden.
Madison, WI—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today joined Roman Candle Pizza founder and owner, Brewer Stouffer, and Wisconsin Business Alliance Executive Director, Lori Compas at a press conference to call on Congress to close the so-called “inversion” corporate tax loophole and address the broader issue of corporate tax avoidance. The press conference at Roman Candle Pizza highlighted how companies have taken advantage of the U.S. tax code through inversions, opening offshore subsidiaries and tax havens to avoid paying taxes in the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today called on Congress to take steps to restore tax fairness for America’s middle class families.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today issued the following statement on House passage of the Republican budget proposal:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today introduced an amendment to the Republican FY2015 budget proposal which would raise the minimum wage for nearly 28 million Americans, including more than 500,000 Wisconsinites, and lift millions of people out of poverty:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today issued the following statement on Chairman Paul Ryan’s FY2015 Republican budget proposal:
“Is this April Fool’s Day or Groundhog Day,” asked Representative Pocan. “The Republican budget is more of the same reckless and irresponsible choices – more conservative, more austerity, more wrong-headed cuts to vital programs such as food stamps, Medicare and Medicaid, and more tax giveaways for oil companies and big corporations which outsource jobs.”
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) today issued the following statement on President Obama’s FY2015 budget proposal:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), a member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on the budget forecast released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO):
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), a member of the House Budget Committee, today issued the following statement after voting against the budget proposal that sets spending levels for fiscal years 2014 and 2015.
“I am disappointed that I cannot vote in favor of the budget proposal on the House floor today. While I commend the budget conference committee on its work to reach a deal, just because Congress has a deal does not mean Congress has done its job.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As the Budget Conference Committee begins its negotiations today on a comprehensive budget plan, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), a member of the House Budget Committee, today encouraged his colleagues to ensure their work focuses on the top problem facing our country: the need for further economic growth that will get the people of Wisconsin and America back to work.
It has been four years since Congress has passed a budget.