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Mark Pocan: “You wrote in a 2021 article in Newsweek about Christian…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

'Look! You're not Confucius, sir': Rep. Pocan reads quote from Bible, grills Vought over USAID cuts

Published July 2, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:06

I said, is it morally wrong to facilitate the killing of children? You're basing simple question, basing it on a premise that is false. I'm not going to answer that question. Take my time back. You wrote in a 2021 article in Newsweek about Christian nationalism that our rights and duties are understood to come from God. Isaiah 58. Seven commands, quote, share your food with the hungry and provide the poor wanderer with shelter. Are you saying God was misquoted or wrong? (04:06–04:13)

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