Congressional Member Organizations, better known as caucuses, are advocacy organizations in the House of Representatives who claim Representatives as members. There are many CMOs that appeared to exist in the 110th Congress of 2007-2008, but which have not been renewed their registration in the 111th Congress of 2009-2010. Is it lack of interest that suffocated [...]
When looking for current membership information on the Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus, my eyebrows first arched when I read Rep. Major Owens listed as a current member. Major Owens hasn’t been in the Congress since 2006. Checking out the latest press releases, I notice they’re from… 2003. Yep, 2003. Nominal caucus leaders Linda [...]
Since its founding in 1991, the Congressional Progressive Caucus in the House of Representatives has been characterized as the most doctrinaire of groups, marching in a unified lockstep. Right-wing authors refer to the Progressive Caucus as “revolutionary,” “fringe left,” “socialist,” “anti-American,” “communist”, and even: Congress’ very own Red Army. They are card-carrying members of the [...]
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