Strengthen Social Security and Medicare, invest in job growth through infrastructure, education, and research and development, and reduce deficits and wasteful spending.

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.

Commits to a budget that protects benefits, funds growth, and cuts waste.

Issues | Congressman Mark Pocan
primary · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

Within the June 7-July 6, 2026 lookback window, NIST's CHIPS for America page listed June 25, 2026 and June 17, 2026 Commerce announcements of definitive CHIPS R&D awards of $250 million and $500 million. The same official page says the CHIPS and Science Act provided Commerce $50 billion for semiconductor research, development, manufacturing, and worker investment, including $11 billion for a domestic R&D ecosystem and $39 billion for incentives.

Recent official implementation activity shows continued delivery on the R&D and job-growth investment portion of the commitment through CHIPS programs.

partial later_term

CHIPS FOR AMERICA | NIST
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

The House Clerk records Roll Call 404 on H.R. 4346 as passed, 243 yeas to 187 nays, on July 28, 2022. The vote list records Representative Mark Pocan, Democrat of Wisconsin, voting Yea.

Pocan took a concrete vote for the legislation that became the CHIPS and Science Act, supporting the R&D, manufacturing, workforce, and job-growth investment part of the promise.

partial later_term A for effort

Roll Call 404 | Bill Number: H.R. 4346
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

The House Clerk records Roll Call 369 on H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act, as passed, 228 yeas to 206 nays, on November 5, 2021. The vote list records Representative Mark Pocan, Democrat of Wisconsin, voting Yea.

Pocan voted for the final House passage step of the infrastructure law, which is concrete partial delivery on investing in job growth through infrastructure.

partial later_term A for effort

Roll Call 369 | Bill Number: H.R. 3684
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

SSA says the Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law on January 5, 2025, ends WEP and GPO, and increases Social Security benefits for certain workers. SSA reported completing more than 3.1 million payments totaling $17 billion to eligible beneficiaries as of July 7, 2025.

Official implementation confirms a delivered Social Security benefit increase for a defined group, which partially fulfills the Social Security-strengthening portion of the commitment.

partial later_term

Social Security Fairness Act: Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) update | SSA
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

The House Clerk records Roll Call 456 on H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, as passed, 327 yeas to 75 nays, on November 12, 2024. The vote list records Representative Mark Pocan, Democrat of Wisconsin, voting Yea.

Pocan took concrete action supporting the Social Security Fairness Act before it became law, so this supports partial delivery with effort by the candidate.

partial later_term A for effort

Roll Call 456 | Bill Number: H.R. 82
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

Pocan's official press release listing says he reintroduced the Save Medicare Act on March 4, 2026, aimed at limiting deceptive private-plan use of the Medicare name and imposing fines. The same official page lists a February 12, 2026 Pocan-Biggs Audit the Pentagon Act introduction to increase transparency and accountability in the defense budget.

These are serious but unresolved legislative efforts on Medicare and wasteful spending; they do not by themselves prove enactment or full delivery.

unresolved later_term A for effort

Press Releases | Congressman Mark Pocan
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%