Congressional Progressive Caucus

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The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is the single largest caucus in the United States House of Representatives, and works together to advance progressive issues and causes.

The CPC was founded in 1990 by the socialist Congressman Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who remains a member even though he is now in the United States Senate. It represents about a third of the House Democratic Caucus (with 72 members as of March 2007). Of the twenty standing committees of the House, eleven are chaired by members of the CPC.

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[edit] Ideology

According to their website, the CPC advocates "universal access to affordable, high quality healthcare," fair trade agreements, living wage laws, the right of all workers to organize into labor unions and engage in strike actions and collective bargaining, the abolition of significant portions of the USA PATRIOT Act, the legalization of gay marriage, strict campaign finance reform laws, a complete pullout from the war in Iraq, a crackdown on free trade and what they see as corporate welfare, an increase in income tax on the wealthy, tax cuts for the poor, and an increase in welfare spending by the federal government.

[edit] Supporting organizations

An array of national progressive organizations will work to support the efforts of the caucus, including the Institute for Policy Studies, The Nation Magazine, Moveon.org, National Priorities Project, Jobs with Justice Campaign, Peace Action, Americans for Democratic Action, and Progressive Democrats of America. Also co-sponsoring the kickoff event were the NAACP, ACLU, Progressive Majority, League of United Latin American Citizens, Rainbow/Push Coalition, National Council of La Raza, Hip Hop Caucus, Human Rights Campaign, Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs, and the National Hip Hop Political Convention. The CPC has long maintained cordial ties with the Democratic Socialists of America, which hosted its website during the 1990s.

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[edit] Current members

[edit] Senate member

[edit] Former members

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