Expand Social Security Caucus
The Expand Social Security Caucus is a congressional caucus in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate, consisting of members that advocate for the expansion of Social Security. It has 19 members in the Senate[1] and over 150 in the House.[2]
Expand Social Security Caucus | |
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| Senate Co-Chairs | Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren |
| House Co-chairs | Debbie Dingell, Raul Grijalva, Conor Lamb, John Larson, Terri Sewell |
| Founded | September 13, 2018 |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| Seats in the Senate | 19 / 100
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| Seats in the House | 150 / 435
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According to Senate co-chair Bernie Sanders, the group was formed partly in response to President Donald Trump's recent claims that Democrats "want to destroy [your] Social Security".
Senate members
- Bernie Sanders (I-VT), co-chair
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), co-chair
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Kamala Harris (D-CA)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Ed Markey (D-MA)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Chris Murphy (D-CT)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
House members
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI), co-chair
- Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz), co-chair
- Conor Lamb (D-PA), co-chair
- John Larson (D-CT), co-chair
- Terri Sewell (D-AL), co-chair
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
- Nanette Barragán (D-CA)
- Don Beyer (D-VA)
- Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Bob Brady (D-PA)
- Anthony Brown (D-MD)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Cheri Bustos (D-IL)
- Mike Capuano (D-MA)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Katherine Clark (D-MA)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Lacy Clay (D-MO)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- Charlie Crist (D-FL)
- Joe Crowley (D-NY)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Danny Davis (D-IL)
- Pete DeFazio (D-OR)
- Diana DeGette (D-CO)
- John Delaney (D-MD)
- Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Ted Deutch (D-FL)
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
- Mike Doyle (D-PA)
- Keith Ellison (D-MN)
- Eliot Engel (D-NY)
- Anna Eshoo (D-CA)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Elizabeth Esty (D-CT)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio)
- Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Al Green (D-TX)
- Gene Green (D-TX)
- Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL)
- Denny Heck (D-WA)
- Brian Higgins (D-NY)
- Jim Himes (D-CT)
- Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
- Hank Johnson (D-GA)
- Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio)
- Bill Keating (D-MA)
- Robin Kelly (D-IL)
- Joe Kennedy III (D-MA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Ruben Kihuen (D-NV)
- Dan Kildee (D-MI)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Annie Kuster (D-NH)
- James Langevin (D-RI)
- Rick Larsen (D-WA)
- Al Lawson (D-FL)
- Barbara Lee (D-CA)
- Sandy Levin (D-MI)
- John Lewis (D-GA)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
- Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM)
- Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
- Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY)
- Betty McCollum (D-MN)
- Jim McGovern (D-MA)
- Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Grace Napolitano (D-CA)
- Richard Neal (D-MA)
- Rick Nolan (D-MN)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ)
- Beto O'Rourke (D-TX)
- Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
- Collin Peterson (D-MN)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- David Price (D-NC)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- Cedric Richmond (D-LA)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
- Tim Ryan (D-Ohio)
- Linda Sánchez (D-Calif)
- John Sarbanes (D-MD)
- Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Adam Schiff (D-CA)
- Bobby Scott (D-VA)
- José Serrano (D-NY)
- Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
- Albio Sires (D-NJ)
- Adam Smith (D-WA)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- Tom Suozzi (D-NY)
- Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Mike Thompson (D-CA)
- Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Juan Vargas (D-CA)
- Marc Veasey (D-TX)
- Filemon Vela (D-TX)
- Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- John Yarmuth (D-KY)
References
- "Sanders, Warren, Larson Announce Expand Social Security Caucus". Sen. Bernie Sanders. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- Birnbaum, Emily (2018-09-13). "More than 150 Dems launch caucus to expand Social Security benefits". TheHill. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
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