Expand Social Security Caucus | |
|---|---|
| Senate Co-Chairs | Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren |
| House Co-chairs | Debbie Dingell, Raul Grijalva, Conor Lamb, John Larson, Terri Sewell |
| Founded | September 13, 2018 |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| Seats in the Senate Democratic Caucus | 19 / 48 |
| Seats in the Senate | 19 / 100 |
| Seats in the House Democratic Caucus | 115 / 222 |
| Seats in the House | 115 / 435 |
The Expand Social Security Caucus is a left-wing congressional caucus in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate, consisting of members that advocate for the expansion of Social Security. It has 19 members in the Senate [1] and 115 in the House, all deriving from the democratic caucus’ of both chambers. [2]
According to Senate co-chair Bernie Sanders, the group was formed partly in response to President Donald Trump's recent claims that Democrats "want to destroy [your] Social Security".
| Election year | Senate | House of Representatives | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall seats | Democratic seats | Independent seats | ± | Overall seats | Democratic seats | ± | |
| 2018 | 19 / 100 | 18 / 45 | 1 / 2 | 150 / 435 | 150 / 233 | +17 | |
| 2020 | 19 / 100 | 18 / 46 | 1 / 2 | — | 115 / 435 | 115 / 222 | -35 |