factors that affect voting behaviour within congress - caucuses Flashcards
caucuses are diffrent factions within and between political parties who often
vote together and act as a group in order to increase their importance and influence
a key caucus in the republican party is the house of freedom caucus , which is the furthest right and most conservative caucus in the Republican Party , it is strongly supportive of trump and is currently chaired by Scott Perry , the caucus played a key role in
the removal of moderate Republican Kevin Macarthy as House speaker in October 2023
a key caucus in the democratic party is the congressional progressive caucus , which is the furthest left leaning faction of democrats , key members include AOC in the house and Bernie sanders in the senate , the caucus has sought to pass
left wing legislation including a green new deal and Medicare for all act , but has so far been unsuccessful on both counts
the congressional black caucus is made up of African-American members of Congress and is currently chaired by Steven Horsford , it played an important role in pushing for the
George Floyd Justice in Policing Act 2021 , the bill was passed in the house but failed to pass the senate
the congressional steel caucus is made up of members from regions with steel manufactures who
care about the health of the American steel industry
