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Congressional Constitution Caucus | |
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| Chairman | None |
| Founders | Scott Garrett Virginia Foxx Rob Bishop |
| Founded | January 3, 2005[1] |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 100
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| Seats in the House | 26 / 435
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| Website | |
| Official Caucus Website | |
The Congressional Constitution Caucus is a congressional caucus made up of 41 members of the United States Congress. The caucus was founded in 2005;[2] it had 37 members the first year it was founded.
The group was founded and formerly led by Republican U.S. Representative Scott Garrett of New Jersey,[3][4] who sought to push the Republican Party leadership to move increasingly to the right.[3]
- ^ "About Us". Congressional Constitution Caucus. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ Hooper, Molly K. (May 21, 2010). "Constitution is this year's big best-seller". The Hill. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ a b Ramond Hernandez, Still an Ideological Oddity in New Jersey, but a Rising Force in His Party, The New York Times (April 18, 2011).
- ^ Jonathan Allen, Hill on Libya: Big bark, little bite, Politico (March 23, 2017).