Member Organizations

As a member of Congress, I work with other Representatives every day to make sure that the voices of the people I represent are heard.  That happens in the full Congress, in committee, informally in the halls and cloak room, and in the context of caucuses, coalitions and other member organizations.  These are groups of representatives that meet to focus on specific issues or to work together to advance legislation.

These are the member organizations I have joined:

• New Democrat Coalition, Vice-Chair
• Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition: The SEEC advances policies that promote clean energy technology innovation and domestic manufacturing, develop renewable energy resources, and create green collar jobs throughout the product supply-chain.  It also advances polices to help arrest global warming and protect our nation’s clean air, water and natural environment.
• Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission: The mission of the non-partisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission is to promote, defend and advocate internationally recognized human rights.
• Bi-Partisan Cystic Fibrosis Caucus: The Caucus is dedicated to finding a cure for this common and life-threatening genetic disease through increasing awareness and improving education about the disease among Members of Congress and the public; working to improve the quality of life for individuals with cystic fibrosis; supporting research; encouraging collaboration; and, promoting public policies that address the health care needs of the cystic fibrosis community.
• Congressional Albanian Issues Caucus: The caucus works to promote the welfare and progress in Albanian populated Balkan territories and strengthen US-Albanian relations through bolstering democratic institutions and human rights protections.
• Congressional Arts Caucus: The Caucus works on policy initiatives for the arts community, especially by working to secure adequate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Institute for Museums and Library Services (IMLS), and the Department of Education’s Arts in Education Program.
• Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues: Committed to fostering and improving relations between the United States and Greece, the topics the Caucus focuses on include U.S. aid to Greece and Cyprus, the conflict on Cyprus, the status of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and developments in the Aegean.
• Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans: The Caucus serves as a forum in which Members of Congress can address the issues central to our relationship with this important South Asian nation.  By promoting dialogue on issues of interest to the Indian-American community, the Caucus strives to strengthen bilateral relations between the United States and India, promote trade with India, enhance economic development in India and the United States, increase anti-terrorism cooperation.
• Congressional Caucus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Congressional Caucus on Poland: The Caucus is devoted to issues affecting Poland, the Polish-American Community, and improving the relationship between the United States and Poland.
• Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkish Relations and Turkish Americans: The Caucus serves as a bi-partisan platform for Members to focus on improving US-Turkish relations and on issues that are of specific concern to the Turkish-American community.
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus: The Caucus’s mission is to improve diabetes education in Congress and support legislative activities that will improve diabetes research, education and treatment.
• Congressional Historic Preservation Caucus: The Caucus supports and encourages the preservation and thoughtful economic development of historic places, including revitalization of historic towns, rehabilitation of historic and underutilized buildings and districts, and protection of important state and local landmarks.
• Congressional Kidney Caucus: The Kidney Caucus provides a forum for the discussion of quality of care and life issues, acts as a resource on the scope and impact of kidney disease, and serves as a source of information on public policy initiatives to aid individuals with Chronic Kidney Disease and irreversible kidney failure.
• Congressional Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Caucus: The caucus is a forum for improving U.S. action on the malaria epidemic through: tracking current U.S. and global investments in malaria and NTDs, highlighting best practices for disease control and health diplomacy, and making recommendations for future investments.
• Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus: The Caucus actively engages in discussions about access to quality health care, disability research, raising awareness, promoting education, and increasing MS research.
• Congressional Pediatric Cancer Caucus: The bipartisan Pediatric Cancer Caucus serves as a clearinghouse for information on pediatric cancer and a forum to aid Members of Congress in working together to address pediatric cancer. The Caucus strives to raise awareness about pediatric cancer, advocate in support of measures to prevent the pain, suffering and long-term effects of childhood cancers, and work toward the goal of eliminating cancer as a threat to all children.
• Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus: The Caucus seeks to ensure that Congress recognizes the collective impact of America's accredited zoos and aquariums as they promote science education, conservation and family recreation; fosters appreciation for the work of zoos and aquariums as they inspire stewardship, caring and discovery through engaging exhibits and conservation education programs, and; promotes zoos and aquariums as science education partners with the nation's public schools.
• House General Aviation Caucus:“General Aviation” is a catch-all category that includes all non-scheduled, non-military aviation. The purpose of the General Aviation Caucus is to inform Members and staff about the importance of General Aviation to our economy and transportation system. There are more than 223,000 active General Aviation aircraft in the United States, which serve nearly 19,000 small and regional airports, including airports surrounding Connecticut’s fourth district. 
• Kurdish-American Caucus:The caucus works to promote strong Kurdish-American relations.
• Sudan Caucus: The Caucus is dedicated to serving as a central location for information on developments in Sudan, for purposes of coordinating congressional action and partnering with constituency groups in support of comprehensive peace.