The Out of Iraq Caucus was a
Congressional caucus
A congressional caucus is a group of members of the United States Congress that meet to pursue common legislative objectives. Formally, caucuses are formed as congressional member organizations (CMOs) through the United States House of Represent ...
in the
United States House of Representatives, created in June 2005.
It consisted of House members who advocated the departure of
United States troops from
Iraq, effectively ending U.S. participation in the
Iraq War. There were 73 members of the
110th Congress
The 110th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the Presidency of George W. Bush. It was composed of ...
in the caucus, all of whom belonged to the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to:
Active parties Africa
* Botswana Democratic Party
* Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
*Gabonese Democratic Party
*De ...
. It was chaired by
Maxine Waters, Representative for the 43rd District of
California.
External links
Out of Iraq Congressional Caucus
Political organizations based in the United States
Caucuses of the United States Congress
Iraq War
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