What Mark Pocan said, and what was done

“As a Member of Congress, I don't own any individual stocks because, as a byproduct of my job, I get inside information on many publicly traded companies. We don't let people with insider information buy stock because it impacts markets and threatens public trust in a system that so many of our retirement dollars are in.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the life and service of Mr. Michael Johnson, who passed away unexpectedly this year. Michael Johnson was a member of the Dane County community for many years and spent his life dedicated to improving equality and higher educational prospects for young people in his city and state at large.”

“Mr. Speaker, I just got back from a fact-finding trip to Cuba a week ago after having visited the country 30 years ago and 3\1/ 2\ years ago, as well.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge us to pass this discharge petition. Earlier this year, Donald Trump did an illegal executive order, stripping a million Federal workers from their collective bargaining rights, rights they have had since 1962.”

“Mr. Speaker, yes, the Federal Government will officially reopen with the House vote today, but here is what won't happen. We won't protect the 22 million people paying more for the ACA or the 15 million people losing their healthcare outright due to Republican actions in the big, ugly law, nor will we stop the healthcare rate increases for everyone in this country.”

“Mr. Speaker, I was not present for two Roll Call votes on Monday, September 15, 2025. Had I been present, I would have voted in the following manner: NAY on Roll Call No. 265, On Motion to Table the Motion to Discharge Committee of H.”

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak out against the genocide that is occurring in Gaza against the Palestinians. I am not ignoring the outrageous attacks on October 7 that left at least 1,200 people dead and the dozens of hostages who remain.”

“Mr. Speaker, I was not present for Roll Call Votes on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Had I been present, I would have voted in the following manner YEA on Roll Call No. 123, On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to H.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to discuss the special election that we had in Wisconsin last Tuesday for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. It was an overwhelming rebuke of the Trump-Musk agenda of cutting Medicaid, healthcare, long-term care, education funding, and food assistance to pay for a transfer of wealth of $4.5 trillion from the middle class and those aspiring to the wealthiest in this country.”

“Madam Speaker, if you have ever had a steak dinner, you have likely seen a little sprig of parsley on the plate. Yes, it is food, but clearly it is meaningless to your dinner.”

“Madam Speaker, Elon Musk is the 47th President's financial benefactor. He has invested $277 million of his own money into electing Donald Trump and other Republicans, and now apparently, he thinks he owns them.”

“Last week, Donald Trump tried to do what many authoritarian leaders and dictators in other countries have done. He tried to steal money that Congress appropriated for the American people so that he could provide a tax break to Elon Musk and other billionaires and multimillionaires across the country.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Ivey for convening this Special Order hour and for his hard work on behalf of the Federal employees and all workers in his district.”