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Candidate Notes on 07-OIC0

 


07-OIC0 on Jan 23, 2007

The Out of Iraq Caucus was created in June 2005 to unite members of the House in favor of returning American troops from Iraq. The group's chair, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) said the following when announcing its formation:

"The Out of Iraq Congressional Working Group is a newly formed effort whose sole purpose is to be the main agitators in the movement to bring our troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan. Our efforts will include the coordination of activities and legislation designed to achieve our goal of returning our troops home. Through floor statements, press conferences, TV and radio appearances and other actions, we will provide leadership for the American Public who has been waiting too long for our collective voices against the war."

In a speech on the floor of the House shortly after the group's first meeting, Waters emphasized that the group was not calling for an exit from Iraq on any specific date. Rather, she said it more generally opposed a continued U.S. presence in the country. Waters promised that the caucus would do the following towards this aim:

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Democrats participating in 07-OIC0

Neil Abercrombie s1mHawaii Democrat
Tammy Baldwin s1mWisconsin Democrat
Xavier Becerra s1mCalifornia Democrat
Corrine Brown s1mFlorida Democrat
Lois Capps s1mCalifornia Democrat
Michael Capuano s1mMassachusetts Democrat
Julia Carson s1mIndiana Democrat
Yvette Clarke s1mNew York Democrat
William Lacy Clay s1mMissouri Democrat
Steve Cohen s1mTennessee Democrat
John Conyers s2mMichigan Democrat
Elijah Cummings s1mMaryland Democrat
Danny Davis s1mIllinois Democrat
Peter Defazio s1mOregon Democrat
Bill Delahunt s2mMassachusetts Democrat
Lloyd Doggett s1mTexas Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
Keith Ellison s1mMinnesota Democrat
Sam Farr s1mCalifornia Democrat
Chaka Fattah s1mPennsylvania Democrat
Bob Filner s1mCalifornia Democrat
Barney Frank s1mMassachusetts Democrat
Raul Grijalva s1mArizona Democrat
Luis Gutierrez s1mIllinois Democrat
Phil Hare s1mIllinois Democrat
Maurice Hinchey s1mNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Rush Holt s1mNew Jersey Democrat
Mike Honda s1mCalifornia Democrat
William Jefferson s1mLouisiana Democrat
Eddie Bernice Johnson s1mTexas Democrat
Stephanie Tubbs Jones s1mOhio Democrat
Marcy Kaptur s1mOhio Democrat
Carolyn Kilpatrick s1mMichigan Democrat
Dennis Kucinich s1mOhio Democrat
John Larson s1mConnecticut Democrat
Barbara Lee s2mCalifornia Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee s1mTexas Democrat
John Lewis s2mGeorgia Democrat
Steve Lynch s1mMassachusetts Democrat
Carolyn Maloney s1mNew York Democrat/Liberal
Ed Markey s1mMassachusetts Democrat
Jim McDermott s1mWashington Democrat
Jim McGovern s1mMassachusetts Democrat
Michael McNulty s1mNew York Democratic/Ind./Cons.
Marty Meehan s1mMassachusetts Democrat
George Miller s1mCalifornia Democrat
Gwen Moore s1mWisconsin Democrat
Grace Napolitano s1mCalifornia Democrat
Richard Neal s1mMassachusetts Democrat
James Oberstar s1mMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
John Olver s1mMassachusetts Democrat
Frank Pallone s1mNew Jersey Democrat
Donald Payne s1mNew Jersey Democrat
Nick Rahall s1mWest Virginia Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard s1mCalifornia Democrat
Bobby Rush s1mIllinois Democrat
Linda Sanchez s1mCalifornia Democrat
Jan Schakowsky s2mIllinois Democrat
Bobby Scott s1mVirginia Democrat
Jose Serrano s1mNew York Democrat/Liberal
Hilda Solis s1mCalifornia Democrat
Pete Stark s1mCalifornia Democrat
Bennie Thompson s1mMississippi Democrat
John Tierney s1mMassachusetts Democrat
Ed Towns s1mNew York Democrat/Liberal
Nydia Velazquez s1mNew York Democrat/Working-Families
Maxine Waters s2cCalifornia Democrat
Diane Watson s1mCalifornia Democrat
Lynn Woolsey s2mCalifornia Democrat
Albert Wynn s1mMaryland Democrat



Republicans participating in 07-OIC0



Independents participating in 07-OIC0

Donna Christensen s1mVirgin Islands -



Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: 69
Republicans: 0
Independents: 1