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Barney Frank and 43 CPC Members Advocate for Defense cuts
Friday October 15, 2010A recent op-ed highlights a letter from Rep. Frank and 43 CPC members urging that the Fiscal Commission's final report, due December 1st, include recommendations for substantial reductions in defense spending.< read more > -
Progressive Caucus tells deficit panel "Take Social Security off the table"
Monday August 30, 2010 < read more > -
Liberal Members Seek Bipartisan Panel to Review Afghan Policy
Tuesday August 17, 2010 < read more > -
CPC Members Lead in Passage of Legislation to Reduce the Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine
Thursday July 29, 2010 < read more > -
Liberals Air Doubts Over OMB Pick
Friday July 23, 2010 < read more > -
CPC Members Push for More Diversity in Capitol Art Work
Wednesday July 21, 2010 < read more > -
CPC Continues Call for Local Jobs for America
Monday July 19, 2010 < read more > -
CPC Praised by LGBT, Immigration, Civil Rights and Faith Groups for Effort to End Discrimination Against Lesbian and Gay Binational Families
Thursday July 15, 2010 < read more > -
CPC Co-Chair Rep. Grijalva Debates Sheriff Joe Arpaio on the Controversial Arizona Immigration Law
Tuesday July 06, 2010 < read more > -
CPC member Barbara Lee discusses the War in Afghanistan
Thursday July 01, 2010 < read more > -
CPC Education Principles Highlighted in Education Week
Thursday June 24, 2010 < read more > -
CPC Co-Chair Rep. Woolsey and CPC member Rep. Lee Call for an End to the War in Afghanistan
Wednesday June 23, 2010 < read more > -
CPC, led by Immigration Task Force Chair Rep. Jared Polis, Write to President Obama to Urge Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Friday June 18, 2010 < read more > -
CPC members demand a separate vote to register their opposition to continued funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Tuesday June 15, 2010"Variety of Spending Demands Clash in House" By Kathleen Hunter Roll Call Staff June 15, 2010, 12 a.m.< read more > -
CPC Co-Chair Rep. Lynn Woolsey Elected to be Next President of Americans for Democratic Action
Friday June 11, 2010Progressive Hero Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey Elected as 27th ADA President< read more > -
House Votes to Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Friday May 28, 2010CPC Co-Chair Lynn Woolsey speaks on the floor about repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"< read more > -
Rep. Grijalva and other CPC members called for investigation of BP oil rig
Wednesday February 24, 2010On February 24,2010 Rep. Raul Grijalva, co-chair of the Progressive Caucus, wrote to then Director of Mineral Management Services, Elizabeth Bimbaum to request a full investigation regarding BP and the Atlantis platform. Rep. Grijalva was joined in this letter by several Progressive Caucus members. Read the letter sent to Director Bimbaum from Progressive Caucus Members.< read more > -
Progressive Rep. Grijalva On Public Option: We Won't Blink First (Huffington Post)
Thursday October 08, 2009 < read more > -
Pelosi nixes healthcare deal with Blue Dogs (The Hill)
Tuesday September 22, 2009 < read more > -
House Liberals To Pelosi: Stick With Us, And Ditch The Blue Dogs
Monday September 21, 2009 < read more > -
Co-Chair Raul M. Grijalva on ABC News Now
Tuesday September 08, 2009 < read more > -
Obama Works Phones For Health Care Bill (CQ TODAY)
Friday September 04, 2009 < read more > -
House Liberals Write Directly To Obama: No Public Option, No Support (Plum Line)
Thursday September 03, 2009 < read more > -
House Progressives to Obama: No Public Option, No Support (Daily Kos)
Thursday September 03, 2009 < read more > -
"Formerly Uninsured Congressmen Debate Health Care" (NPR)
Friday August 28, 2009 < read more > -
California Rep. Woolsey Lays Out Stance on Health Care Reform (Interview with KQED/NPR)
Thursday August 27, 2009 < read more > -
Nitty-gritty on healthcare reform: Key players (LA Times)
Wednesday August 26, 2009 < read more > -
Rep. Lee answers health care questions (Oakland Tribune)
Wednesday August 26, 2009 < read more > -
Progressive Caucus Finds Itself In A Strange Place: Power (Huffington Post)
Tuesday August 25, 2009 < read more > -
Progressives Reaffirm Support for Public Option (NYT)
Thursday August 20, 2009 < read more > -
Why We Need the Public Option, and Why Co-ops Don't Fit the Bill (Daily Kos)
Thursday August 20, 2009 < read more > -
House Liberals Claim Momentum in Health Debate (Roll Call)
Thursday August 20, 2009 < read more > -
PUBLIC PLAN INVENTOR: GIVING UP IS "A TRULY UGLY IDEA." (American Prospect)
Thursday August 20, 2009 < read more > -
Left flexes muscles on healthcare reform (The Hill)
Thursday August 20, 2009 < read more > -
Interview: Progressive Dems Refuse to Back Healthcare Reform Without Public Option (Democracy Now)
Thursday August 20, 2009 < read more > -
Liberals revolt over public option (Politico)
Tuesday August 18, 2009 < read more > -
White House Reassures Allies; Support for Public Option in Health Plan Follows Uproar Over Sebelius Comments (WSJ)
Tuesday August 18, 2009 < read more > -
Public Option Called Essential Democratic Lawmakers Express Concern (Washington Post)
Tuesday August 18, 2009 < read more > -
Congressmen Restate Support for Public Option (CBS)
Monday August 17, 2009 < read more > -
WRAPUP 3-Liberal Democrats fight U.S. healthcare shift (Reuters)
Monday August 17, 2009 < read more > -
Liberals urge Obama to do more on Honduras (The Hill)
Tuesday August 11, 2009 < read more > -
White House Affirms Deal on Drug Cost (NYT)
Thursday August 06, 2009 < read more > -
Interview w/ Rep. Grijalva: No Public Option, No Vote for Health Reform
Wednesday August 05, 2009 < read more > -
Liberal House Democrats hold their ground on health care (Politico)
Tuesday August 04, 2009 < read more > -
Progressives Slam Pelosi on Health Care Remark (CQ Politics)
Tuesday August 04, 2009 < read more > -
Liberals protest Pelosi's comments on health deal (The Hill)
Tuesday August 04, 2009 < read more > -
Left is miffed at Pelosi over her comment (The Hill)
Monday August 03, 2009 < read more > -
Health Reform Is Messy Business (Washington Post)
Saturday August 01, 2009 < read more > -
Liberal Democrats threaten to reject House healthcare compromise (LA Times)
Friday July 31, 2009 < read more > -
Key House committee passes health care bill (CNN)
Friday July 31, 2009 < read more > -
Liberals Threaten to Derail Health Care Deal (Roll Call)
Thursday July 30, 2009 < read more > -
Liberal Dems have 57 votes against Blue Dog plan (The Hill)
Thursday July 30, 2009 < read more > -
Health deal sparks fury on the left (The Hill)
Wednesday July 29, 2009 < read more > -
Progressive Dems Push For House Vote On Single-Payer Health Care (Huffington Post)
Monday July 27, 2009 < read more > -
House Progressives: We Can Not Tolerate Further Weakening Of The Public Option (Talking Points memo)
Friday July 24, 2009 < read more > -
Health Care Stand by ‘Blue Dogs’ Might End Up a Cash Cow (CQ)
Wednesday July 22, 2009 < read more > -
Healthcare reform advances (The Hill)
Tuesday July 14, 2009 < read more > -
Emanuel Reassures Democrats on Public Insurance Option (Roll Call)
Wednesday July 08, 2009 < read more > -
Progressives Warn Obama Against Dropping Public Health Care Option (Roll Call)
Wednesday July 08, 2009 < read more > -
Liberals Draw Hard Line on Health Reform (Roll Call)
Thursday June 25, 2009 < read more > -
Key Democratic Caucuses Demand Competitive Public Health Plan (The Hill)
Wednesday June 24, 2009 < read more > -
The Progressive Caucus Holds the Line on Health Reform (Daily Kos)
Monday June 08, 2009 < read more > -
House liberals insist on strong gov't health plan (The Hill)
Monday June 08, 2009 < read more > -
Progressives Begin Effort To Force Obama's Hand On Health Care (Huffington Post)
Wednesday June 03, 2009 < read more > -
The Front Lines of the Economic (and Democracy) Crisis (The Nation)
Tuesday May 26, 2009 < read more > -
CHC, CAPAC and Progressive Caucus Discuss Immigration Reform with Community Leaders (Hispanic Caucus Press Release)
Tuesday May 19, 2009 < read more > -
Why I Am A Progressive (Huffington Post)
Friday May 15, 2009 < read more > -
House Backs Obama's Afghan Surge, Amid Calls for Exit Strategy (The Nation)
Thursday May 14, 2009 < read more > -
McGovern fights Afghan war funding (Boston Globe)
Wednesday May 13, 2009 < read more > -
Progressive Caucus Report on Afghanistan (The Nation)
Tuesday May 12, 2009 < read more > -
Smart Power in Pakistan/Afghanistan? (The Nation)
Friday May 08, 2009 < read more > -
The Progressive Caucus and Obama (The Nation)
Wednesday April 29, 2009 < read more > -
Obama Defends Afghanistan Strategy to House Progressives (Washington Post)
Wednesday April 29, 2009 < read more > -
Progressives Pleased After Obama Meeting (Roll Call)
Tuesday April 28, 2009 < read more > -
Chasing Ghosts in Afghanistan (The Nation)
Monday April 27, 2009 < read more > -
Progressive Caucus Speaks Up For Public Option in Health Care Reform (CQ)
Monday April 27, 2009 < read more > -
Obama to Finally Meet With Progressive Caucus (Roll Call)
Friday April 24, 2009 < read more > -
The Out of Iraq Caucus Wants Out of More Than Iraq (CQ)
Monday April 20, 2009 < read more > -
Liberals to Host Forum Questioning Obama’s Afghan Policy (Roll Call)
Friday April 17, 2009 < read more > -
Article: Antiwar activists split over Obama's Afghanistan policy (Christian Science Monitor)
Thursday April 09, 2009 < read more > -
Obama Risks Liberal Backlash on War Funding (Wall Street Journal)
Thursday April 09, 2009 < read more > -
Progressive Democrats Try to "Complexify" Debate on Afghanistan Occupation (Truthout.org)
Tuesday April 07, 2009 < read more > -
A Soldiers Soul Screams Out (The Nation)
Monday April 06, 2009 < read more > -
A Nudge From The Left On Iraq (CQ Politics)
Thursday April 02, 2009 < read more > -
House liberals insist on public health plan option (The Hill)
Thursday April 02, 2009 < read more > -
Liberals Yet to Roar on Afghan War (Roll Call)
Wednesday April 01, 2009 < read more > -
CPC's First Forum on Afghanistan Is Featured In The Nation
Thursday March 26, 2009 < read more > -
CPC Action On The Hill (The Nation)
Monday February 16, 2009 < read more > -
VIDEO: Progressive Caucus Seeks Bailout Conditions
Tuesday January 13, 2009CPC Co-chair, Rep. Raul Grijalva, talks to OurFuture.org about President-elect Barack Obama's request to Congress to release the second installment of Wall Street bailout funds.< read more > -
Dems Postpone Rollout Of Controversial Wiretapping Bill
Friday October 05, 2007Huffington Post, by Michael Roston< read more > -
OpenLeft's Interview with Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA)
Saturday August 11, 2007OpenLeft.com< read more > -
Progressives Boast of New Clout
Monday May 21, 2007Roll Call, by Jennifer Yachnin< read more > -
Progressives Eye Senate Chapter
Tuesday January 16, 2007Roll Call, by Erin Billings< read more > -
Full Steam Ahead
Sunday November 19, 2006The Nation blog, by Katrina Vanden Heuvel< read more > -
The Crowded Progressive Caucus
Sunday November 12, 2006The Nation, by John Nichols< read more > -
With Hill Takeover Possible, Progressives Ready to Flex Muscles
Monday August 14, 2006Roll Call, by Steve Kornacki< read more > -
Dean Gets Warm Hill Reception
Wednesday July 13, 2005Roll Call, by Erin P. Billings< read more > -
Liberal legislative caucus envisions post-Bush era
Tuesday July 05, 2005San Francisco Chronicle, by Edward Epstein< read more > -
Progressives to unveil 'core principles'
Tuesday June 21, 2005The Hill, by Josephine Hearn< read more > -
House Progressives to Offer Alternative Agenda
Tuesday June 21, 2005Roll Call, by Erin P. Billings< read more >