The Congressional PROGRESSIVE Caucus Who they are and why they Need to GO!

Congressional Progressive Caucus
From Wikkipedia:
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is the largest caucus within the Democratic caucus in the United States Congress with 83 declared members, and works to advance progressive issues and positions.[1]
The CPC was founded in 1991 and currently has more than 80 members. The Caucus is co-chaired by Representatives Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Lynn Woolsey (D-CA). Of the 20 standing committees of the House, 11 are chaired by members of the CPC.
History

The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) was established in 1991 by five members of the United States House of Representatives: Representatives Ron Dellums (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Maxine Waters (D-CA), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Then-Representative Bernie Sanders was the convener and first. The founding members were concerned about the economic hardship imposed by the deepening recession, and the growing inequality brought about by the timidity of the Democratic Party response at the time.
Additional House representatives joined soon, including Major Owens (D-NY), Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Patsy Mink (D-HI), George Miller (D-CA), Pete Stark (D-CA), John Olver (D-MA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), and Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
The CPC’s founding statement of purpose states that it was “organized around the principles of social and economic justice, a non-discriminatory society, and national priorities which represent the interests of all people, not just the wealthy and powerful”. The founding members underscored that the Cold War was over, and that the nation’s budget and overall priorities should reflect that. They called for cuts in outdated and unnecessary military spending, a more progressive tax system in which wealthy taxpayers and corporations contribute their fair share, a substantial increase in federal funding for social programs designed to meet the needs of low and middle-income American families, and trade policies that increase the exports of more American products and encourage the creation of well-paying jobs and sound investment in America. They also expressed their belief that those policy goals could be achieved in concert with a commitment to long-term fiscal responsibility.
Ideology

According to its 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

The non-profit organization most closely associated with the Congressional Progressive Caucus is the American Progressive Caucus Policy Foundation which works to connect the caucus to progressives outside the Congress.
In addition, an array of national liberal organizations work to support the efforts of the progressive 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.
House members

All members are members of the Democratic Party or caucus with the Democratic Party. There are currently 82 total declared Progressives including 79 voting Representatives, 2 non-voting Delegates, and 1 Senator.
Arizona

Ed Pastor (AZ-4, Phoenix )
Raúl Grijalva (AZ-7, Tucson ) - Co-Chair
California

Lynn Woolsey (CA-6, Santa Rosa ) - Co-Chair
George Miller (CA-7, Richmond ) - 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)
Judy Chu (CA-32, El Monte )
Diane Watson (CA-33, 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
Colorado

Jared Polis (CO-02, Boulder )
Connecticut

Rosa DeLauro (CT-3, New Haven )
Florida

Corrine Brown (FL-3, Jacksonville )
Alan Grayson (FL-8, Orlando )
Robert Wexler (FL-19, Boca Raton )
Alcee Hastings (FL-23, Fort Lauderdale )
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

Frank Pallone (NJ-06)
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
Eric Massa (NY-29, Corning )
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

Earl Blumenauer (OR-3, Portland )
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 )
Virginia

Jim Moran (VA-8, Alexandria )
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

Donna M. Christensen ( Virgin Islands )
Eleanor Holmes Norton ( District of Columbia )
Senate member

Bernie Sanders ( Vermont )
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
Tom Udall (NM Senate)
Paul Wellstone (MN Senate) - Died in plane crash in 2002