As the reader may now know, the "Progressive" movement is of the same nature and etiology as Communism and Fascism. It is Marxism and Social Darwinism (see Animal Farm). It is Anti-American. It is the enemy our founding principles -- of our founding national charter: The Declaration of Independence and of the governmental charter that our "public servants," including our military, and law enforcement personnel, swear to preserve and protect from enemies both foreign and domestic: The United States Constitution.
This Marxism lies, to make its way. It steals, to empower itself. It enslaves, to sustain itself. In one way and another, this enemy murders.
Here is our "program" -- of at least those individuals in the House of Representatives who have the "audacity" to admit it, supplied by Wikipedia.
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Congressional Progressive Caucus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Progressive_Caucus
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is a progressive caucus in the United States House of Representatives, and works together to advance progressive issues and positions.
The CPC was founded in 1991 by the independent Congressman Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who remains a member as Senator. The CPC currently has 77 members. It represents about a third of the House Democratic Caucus (with 71 members). Of the twenty standing committees of the House, eleven are chaired by members of the CPC.
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 collective bargaining, the abolition of significant portions of the USA PATRIOT Act, the legalization of same-sex marriage, strict campaign finance reform laws, a complete pullout from the war in Iraq, a crackdown on corporate welfare and influence, an increase in income tax rates on the wealthy, tax cuts for the poor, and an increase in welfare spending by the federal government.
Supporting organizations
An array of national liberal organizations will work to support the efforts of the liberal caucus, including the Institute for Policy Studies, The Nation magazine, MoveOn.org, National Priorities Project, Jobs with Justice, 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. In 2000, the Democratic Socialists of America expressed solidarity with the Congressional Progressive Caucus, since they both shared "operative social democratic politics."[1]
Directors
- Bill Goold, Executive Director
Current members
Arizona
- Ed Pastor (AZ-4, Phoenix)
- Raul Grijalva (AZ-7, Tucson) - Co-Chair
California
- Lynn Woolsey (CA-6, Petaluma) - Co-Chair
- George Miller (CA-7, Martinez) - Chairman, House Education and Labor Committee
- Barbara Lee (CA-9, Oakland) - Chairwoman, Congressional Black Caucus
- Pete Stark (CA-13, Fremont)
- Michael Honda (CA-15, San Jose)
- Sam Farr (CA-17, Monterey)
- Henry Waxman (CA-30, Los Angeles) - Chairman, House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Xavier Becerra (CA-31, Los Angeles)
- Diane Watson (CA-33, South Los Angeles)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34, Los Angeles)
- Maxine Waters (CA-35, Inglewood)
- Laura Richardson (CA-37, Long Beach)
- Linda Sanchez (CA-39, Lakewood)
- Bob Filner (CA-51, San Diego) - Chairman, House Veterans Affairs Committee
Connecticut
- Rosa DeLauro (CT-3, New Haven)
Florida
- Corrine Brown (FL-3, Jacksonville)
- Alan Grayson (FL-8, Orlando)
- Robert Wexler (FL-19, Boca Raton)
Georgia
- Hank Johnson (GA-4, Lithonia)
- John Lewis (GA-5, Atlanta)
Hawaii
- Neil Abercrombie (HI-1, Honolulu)
- Mazie Hirono (HI-2, Honolulu)
Illinois
- Bobby Rush (IL-1, Chicago)
- Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-2, Chicago Heights)
- Luis Gutierrez (IL-4, Chicago)
- Danny Davis (IL-7, Chicago)
- Jan Schakowsky (IL-9, Chicago)
- Phil Hare (IL-17, Rock Island)
Indiana
- André Carson (IN-7, Indianapolis)
Iowa
- Dave Loebsack (IA-2, Cedar Rapids)
Maine
- Chellie Pingree (ME-1, North Haven)
Maryland
- Donna Edwards (MD-4, Fort Washington)
- Elijah Cummings (MD-7, Baltimore)
Massachusetts
- John Olver (MA-1, Amherst)
- Jim McGovern (MA-3, Worcester)
- Barney Frank (MA-4, Newton) - Chairman, House Financial Services Committee
- John Tierney (MA-6, Salem)
- Ed Markey (MA-7, Malden)
- Mike Capuano (MA-8, Boston)
Michigan
- Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (MI-13, Detroit)
- John Conyers (MI-14, Detroit) - Chairman, House Judiciary Committee
Minnesota
- Keith Ellison (MN-5, Minneapolis)
Mississippi
- Bennie Thompson (MS-2, Bolton) - Chairman, House Homeland Security Committee
Missouri
- William Lacy Clay, Jr. (MO-1, St. Louis)
- Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5, Kansas City)
New Jersey
- Donald Payne (NJ-10, Newark)
New Mexico
- Ben R. Luján (NM-3, Santa Fe)
New York
- Jerry Nadler (NY-8, Manhattan)
- Yvette Clarke (NY-11, Brooklyn)
- Nydia Velazquez (NY-12, Brooklyn) - Chairwoman, House Small Business Committee
- Carolyn Maloney (NY-14, Manhattan)
- Charles Rangel (NY-15, Harlem) - Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee
- Jose Serrano (NY-16, Bronx)
- John Hall (NY-19, Dover Plains)
- Maurice Hinchey (NY-22, Saugerties)
- Louise Slaughter (NY-28, Rochester) - Chairwoman, House Rules Committee
North Carolina
- Mel Watt (NC-12, Charlotte)
Ohio
- Marcy Kaptur (OH-9, Toledo)
- Dennis Kucinich (OH-10, Cleveland)
- Marcia Fudge (OH-11, Warrensville Heights)
Oregon
- Peter DeFazio (OR-4, Eugene)
Pennsylvania
- Bob Brady (PA-1, Philadelphia) - Chairman, House Administration Committee
- Chaka Fattah (PA-2, Philadelphia)
Tennessee
- Steve Cohen (TN-9, Memphis)
Texas
- Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18, Houston)
- Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30, Dallas)
Vermont
- Peter Welch (VT-At Large)
Washington
- Jim McDermott (WA-7, Seattle)
Wisconsin
- Tammy Baldwin (WI-2, Madison)
- Gwen Moore (WI-4, Milwaukee)
Non-voting
- Madeleine Bordallo (Guam)
- Donna Christian-Christensen (Virgin Islands)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (District of Columbia)
Senate member
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
Former members
- Sherrod Brown (OH-13) - Elected to Senate
- Julia Carson (IN-07) - Died in December 2007
- Lane Evans (IL-17) - Retired from Congress
- Cynthia McKinney (GA-4) - Lost Congressional seat to current caucus member Hank Johnson
- Major Owens (NY-11) - Retired from Congress
- Nancy Pelosi (CA-8) - Left Caucus when Elected House Minority Leader
- Hilda Solis (CA-32) - Became Secretary of Labor in 2009
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones (OH-11) - Died in 2008
- Paul Wellstone (MN Senate) - Died in plane crash in 2002
- Tom Udall (NM-3) - Elected to Senate