Problem Solvers Caucus

Problem Solvers Caucus
Problem Solvers Caucus
Co-Chairs	Josh Gottheimer (D); Brian Fitzpatrick (R)
Founded	January 23, 2017; 7 years ago
Ideology	Centrism; Bipartisanship
Political position	Center
Colors	Red and Blue
Seats in House Democratic Caucus	32 / 213
Seats in House Republican Caucus	27 / 217
Seats in the House	59 / 435
Website
	problemsolverscaucus.house.gov
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The Problem Solvers Caucus is a group in the United States House of Representatives that has included members equally divided between Democrats and Republicans, with the Caucus' stated goal of fostering bipartisan cooperation on key policy issues. The group was created in January 2017 as an outgrowth of meetings held by political organization No Labels as early as 2014.^[4] It is co-chaired by Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) as of 2021^[update].^[5]

History

The Problem Solvers Caucus developed over time as an outgrowth of informal meetings organized by group No Labels. No Labels spent years on Capitol Hill working to get members in a room to talk with colleagues from the other party. These informal "get to know you" meetings led to more substantive cooperation across the aisle, including the introduction of nine bipartisan bills to reduce government waste and inefficiency, and the introduction of the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013^[6]^[7] and the Medicare "doc fix" in 2015.^{[citation needed]}

Over time, No Labels continued to organize members into a more cohesive group and eventually branded the group the "Problem Solvers" and recruited its first two co-chairs, Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI) and Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR).^[8] This group of members organized by No Labels also signed a resolution (H.R. 207) calling for both parties to unify behind a National Strategic Agenda with four goals: job creation, balancing the budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security.^[9]

Then co-chairs Reed and Gottheimer said in 2017, "We all knew the partisanship in Washington had gotten out of control and felt the need to create a bipartisan group committed to getting to 'yes' on important issues. We have agreed to vote together for any policy proposal that garners the support of 75 percent of the entire Problem Solvers Caucus, as well as 51 percent of both the Democrats and Republicans in the caucus."^[10]^{[better source needed]} To ensure party balance, a new member can only join the caucus when a member of the opposing party joins at the same time.^[11]

Healthcare reform

During the week of August 4, 2017, the 43-member House Problem Solvers Caucus released a compromise to shore up the struggling insurance exchanges. The proposal focused on the skyrocketing cost of individual health insurance premiums. At the time, the Trump administration considered suspending cost-sharing payments that defray out-of-pocket payments like deductibles and co-payments, a move which insurers said could cause premiums to rise by 15 percent or more.^[12]

The second part of the Problem Solvers plan would have provided relief to help states deal with the high cost of pre-existing and chronic conditions. The relief is provided through a dedicated stability fund that states could use to reduce premiums and limit losses for providing coverage for these high-cost patients. The third part of the plan provides relief to certain businesses from the mandate that they provide insurance to full-time employees. It also defines "full time" as a 40-hour workweek to discourage businesses from manipulating employees' weekly hours to skirt the mandate.^[10]

The plan would have also eliminated the Medical Device Tax, an excise charge of 2.3 percent, which opponents claim is passed onto consumers and reduces funds for research and development.^[12]

Congressional rules reform

After the 2018 midterm elections, the Problem Solvers Caucus and House Democratic Leadership negotiated a package that reformed the rules of the House. The Washington Post's Editorial Board predicted that those new rules should "ease consideration of bipartisan amendments, create a 'consensus calendar' to reserve time for bills with wide bipartisan support and make it harder for extremists on the House’s wings to threaten to oust the speaker."^[13] Some on the left argued against the changes saying they would essentially weaken Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats in the House.^[14]^[15]

COVID-19 relief

In September 2020, the Problem Solvers released their "March to Common Ground" COVID-19 relief package, an outline for a Congressional bipartisan compromise that showed that members of both parties were willing to listen to each other in order to craft legislation.^[16]

Capitol riot and reaction

On May 18, 2021, the Problem Solvers Caucus endorsed bipartisan legislation to investigate the attack on the Capitol.^[17] However, the next day only 18 of 28 Republican Problem Solvers voted in support of creating a bipartisan commission to lead the investigation.^[18]

Ousting of McCarthy

After the 2023 October Continuing Resolution was passed on September 30, 2023, Congressman Matt Gaetz presented the motion to vacate against Speaker Kevin McCarthy on October 3, in which all Democrats voted to vacate alongside eight Republicans. Republican members of the Problem Solvers Caucus criticized their Democratic counterparts for not defending McCarthy after he passed a bipartisan bill, considering it an undermining of bipartisanship credibility, although Nancy Mace, a Republican member of the Problem Solvers Caucus herself, also voted alongside Democrats to remove McCarthy.^[19]^[20] Within the caucus, the Republican argument that defending the Speaker would protect the institution was met with the Democratic rebuttal that McCarthy refused to certify the 2020 election. The schism formed from this event persisted long after the vote, with the caucus acting only in small groups rather than as a 64-member bloc for bipartisan issues. Republican members were looking at removing less-than-cooperative Democratic members, while Democratic members believed the caucus were not doing enough to combat the far-right influence in the general GOP.^[21]

List of co-chairs


Start	End	Democratic Co-Chair	Republican Co-Chair
2013	2015	Kurt Schrader (D-OR)	Reid Ribble (R-WI)
2015	2017	Kurt Schrader (D-OR)	Tom Reed (R-NY)
2017	2019	Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
2019	2021
2021	present		Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)

Membership

This group includes 59 members as of May 16, 2024: 32 Democrats and 27 Republicans.^[22]

Democrats

Salud Carbajal of California
Ed Case of Hawaii (vice-chair)
Jim Costa of California
Angie Craig of Minnesota
Henry Cuellar of Texas
Don Davis of North Carolina
Debbie Dingell of Michigan
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington
Jared Golden of Maine (co-whip)
Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey (co-chair)
Josh Harder of California
Steven Horsford of Nevada
Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania
Dan Kildee of Michigan
Greg Landsman of Ohio
Susie Lee of Nevada (vice-chair)
Wiley Nickel of North Carolina
Donald Norcross of New Jersey
Jimmy Panetta of California
Chris Pappas of New Hampshire
Scott Peters of California
Brittany Pettersen of Colorado
Dean Phillips of Minnesota
Mary Peltola of Alaska
Brad Schneider of Illinois
Hillary Scholten of Michigan
Elissa Slotkin of Michigan
Darren Soto of Florida
Abigail Spanberger of Virginia
Haley Stevens of Michigan
Emilia Sykes of Ohio
David Trone of Maryland

Republicans

Don Bacon of Nebraska (co-whip)
Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon
Juan Ciscomani of Arizona
Ben Cline of Virginia
John Curtis of Utah
Anthony D'Esposito of New York
Chuck Edwards of North Carolina
Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania (co-chair)
Andrew Garbarino of New York
Tony Gonzales of Texas
Jenniffer Gonzalez of Puerto Rico^[b]^[c]
John James of Michigan
Dusty Johnson of South Dakota (vice-chair)
David Joyce of Ohio
Thomas Kean Jr. of New Jersey
Young Kim of California
Nick LaLota of New York
Mike Lawler of New York
Nicole Malliotakis of New York (vice-chair)
Daniel Meuser of Pennsylvania
Marc Molinaro of New York
Blake Moore of Utah
James Moylan of Guam^[c]
Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida
Bryan Steil of Wisconsin
David Valadao of California
Brandon Williams of New York

Former members

Democrats

In office

No longer in the House of Representatives

Anthony Brindisi of New York (lost reelection in 2020)^[23]
Carolyn Bourdeaux of Georgia (lost renomination in 2022 due to redistricting)
Joe Cunningham of South Carolina (lost reelection in 2020)^[24]
Elizabeth Esty of Connecticut (did not seek reelection in 2018)^[25]
Kendra Horn of Oklahoma (lost reelection in 2020)^[26]
Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania (did not seek reelection in 2022)
Daniel Lipinski of Illinois (lost Democratic nomination in 2020)^[27]
Elaine Luria of Virginia (lost reelection in 2022)
Tom Malinowski of New Jersey (lost reelection in 2022)
Ben McAdams of Utah (lost reelection in 2020)^[28]
Stephanie Murphy of Florida (did not seek reelection in 2022)
Richard Nolan of Minnesota (did not seek reelection in 2018)^[29]
Tom O'Halleran of Arizona (lost reelection in 2022)
Jared Polis of Colorado (elected Governor of Colorado in 2018)^[30]
Jacky Rosen of Nevada (elected to United States Senate in 2018)^[31]
Max Rose of New York (lost reelection in 2020)^[32]
Kurt Schrader of Oregon (lost renomination in 2022)
Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona (elected to United States Senate in 2018)^[33]
Peter Welch of Vermont (elected to United States Senate in 2022)^[34]

Republicans

In office

Mark Amodei of Nevada
Mike Bost of Illinois
Pete Stauber of Minnesota
Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania (previously a member, but membership status is uncertain.)
Chris Smith of New Jersey
Nancy Mace of South Carolina
Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania

No longer in the House of Representatives

Mike Coffman of Colorado (lost reelection in 2018)^[35]
Ryan Costello of Pennsylvania (did not seek reelection in 2018)^[36]
Carlos Curbelo of Florida (lost reelection in 2018)^[37]
Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania (resigned in 2018)^[38]
John Faso of New York (lost reelection in 2018)^[39]
Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin (resigned in 2024)
Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio (did not seek reelection in 2022)
Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington (lost renomination in 2022)
Will Hurd of Texas (did not seek reelection in 2020)^[40]
Lynn Jenkins of Kansas (did not seek reelection in 2018)^[41]
Bill Johnson of Ohio (resigned to become president of Youngstown University in 2024) ^[42]
John Katko of New York (did not seek reelection in 2022)
Tom MacArthur of New Jersey (lost reelection in 2018)^[43]
Patrick Meehan of Pennsylvania (resigned in 2018)^[44]
Peter Meijer of Michigan (lost renomination in 2022)
Tom Reed of New York (resigned in 2022)
Reid Ribble of Wisconsin (did not seek reelection in 2016)
Tom Rice of South Carolina (lost renomination in 2022)
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida (did not seek reelection in 2018)^[45]
Van Taylor of Texas (did not seek reelection in 2022)
Dave Trott of Michigan (did not seek reelection in 2018)^[46]
Fred Upton of Michigan (did not seek reelection in 2022)
Steve Watkins of Kansas (lost Republican nomination in 2020)^[47]
David Young of Iowa (lost reelection in 2018)^[48]

Media coverage

The New York Times reported in May 2023 that the Democratic wing of the caucus is in "open revolt" over No Labels' progress in pursuing a third-party presidential ticket for 2024.^[49]

Tom Reed, former Republican co-chair said in 2019, "The Problem Solvers Caucus has been finding itself in the middle of several key battles and make common cause with its natural Senate allies".^[50]

Mark Pocan, a former caucus member and co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, a left-leaning organization, said in 2018 that he was "duped" by No Labels and the PSC, saying that rather than "breaking gridlock", it was "a fast track for special interests and lobbyists."^[51]

Notes

^ 2 members non-voting in the full house
^ New Progressive, caucuses with Republicans
^ ^a ^b Non-voting member of the full house

References

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^ Fang, Lee (November 29, 2018). "Billionaire Republican Donors Helped Elect Rising Centrist Democrats". The Intercept. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
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^ Kayanja, Ian (2023-10-04). "Rep. Nancy Mace defends vote to oust Kevin McCarthy: 'I owe nobody in D.C. anything'". WCIV-ABC News. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
^ Beavers, Olivia; Wu, Nicholas (2024-03-09). "House centrists in both parties see their influence sapped by bitter internal tension". Politico. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
^ "Problem Solvers Caucus Announces Membership and Executive Council for the 118th Congress". House.gov. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
^ "Problem Solvers Caucus' $1.5 trillion coronavirus aid plan gains traction in House". syracuse.com. 2020-09-15. Archived from the original on 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
^ "Column: How Joe Cunningham lost". Daily Game Cock. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^ "Rep. Elizabeth Esty Won't Seek Re-Election in Wake of Abusive Staffer Disclosures". Roll Call. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
^ "Rep. Kendra Horn discusses losing the race for Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District". Koco. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
^ "Anti-abortion Democrat Rep. Dan Lipinski Loses Primary". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2020-03-18. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
^ "Ben McAdams Concedes to Burgess Owens". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
^ Eric Bradner; Terence Burlij. "Dem's retirement gives Republicans a pickup opportunity". CNN. Archived from the original on 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
^ Schneier, Matthew (2019-01-09). "Colorado's Got a Gay Governor. Who Cares?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
^ Dixon, Darius. "Jacky Rosen unseats Dean Heller in Nevada Senate race". Politico. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
^ "Rep. Max Rose concedes congressional race to Nicole Malliotakis after bitter campaign". New York Postt. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
^ Romero, Simon (2018-11-12). "Kyrsten Sinema Declared Winner in Arizona Senate Race". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
^ "Problem Solvers Caucus creates problem for Nancy Pelosi". 2018-11-24. Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
^ Swanson, Ian (2018-11-06). "Coffman loses GOP seat in Colorado". The Hill. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
^ Pramuk, Jacob (2018-03-26). "Republican Rep. Ryan Costello will retire, making it tougher for GOP to hold House majority". CNBC. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
^ Harder, Amy (7 November 2018). "Carlos Curbelo, Republican leader on climate, loses tight Florida race". Axios. Archived from the original on 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
^ Cheney, Kyle; Schneider, Elena. "Dent resigns, to leave Congress next month". Politico. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
^ Foderaro, Lisa W. (2018-11-07). "Antonio Delgado Upsets John Faso as 3 House Republicans Fall to N.Y. Democrats". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
^ Cochrane, Emily. "Will Hurd, Only Black Republican in House, Is Retiring From Congress". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
^ Marcos, Cristina (2017-01-25). "Rep. Jenkins retiring from public office in 2018". The Hill. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
^ "Bill Johnson to resign Jan. 21 from Congress, start as YSU president the next day". The Vindicator. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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^ Burke, Melissa Nann. "Insider: GOP Rep. Trott retires to avoid 'dialing for dollars'". Detroit News. Archived from the original on 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
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^ Pocan, Rep Mark (2018-12-04). "'No Labels' Needs A Warning Label". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2018-12-05.

[4] 2 members non-voting in the full house

[24] New Progressive, caucuses with Republicans

[nonvoting-25] Non-voting member of the full house

[1] Nilsen, Ella (November 26, 2018). "Nancy Pelosi's Problem Solvers Caucus problem, explained". Vox. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

[2] Laslo, Matt (April 20, 2019). "U.S. House Democrats say squabbles are healthy sign as they move past 100 days". WHYY-TV. NPR. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

[3] "Centrist lawmakers band together to demand House reforms for the next speaker". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

[5] "No Labels Applauds Creation of Congressional 'Problem Solvers Caucus'". Archived from the original on 2016-03-28.

[:2-6] "Our Co-Chairs". Problem Solvers Caucus. 5 June 2019. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.

[7] "Members of Congress introduce bipartisan legislation as the 'Problem Solvers'". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

[8] Camp, Dave (2013-02-04). "H.R.325 – 113th Congress (2013–2014): No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013". www.congress.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

[9] Cusack, Bob (2014-07-16). "New congressional caucus disavows 'kindergarten-style theatrics'". The Hill. Archived from the original on 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

[10] Reed, Tom (2015-04-21). "H.Res.207 – 114th Congress (2015–2016): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding establishing a National Strategic Agenda". www.congress.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

[:0-11] Gottheimer, Josh; Reed, Tom (2017-08-04). "Let's Stop the Bickering and Fix the Health Care System". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2017-08-12.

[12] Blanco, Adrian; Sotomayor, Marianna; Dormido, Hannah. "Meet 'the five families' that wield power in McCarthy's House majority". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 May 2023. Established in 2017, its membership is quite exclusive because a lawmaker can only be accepted if a member from the opposing party joins at the same time. Sixty-three members now make up the group after 12 Republicans joined this term.

[:1-13] Gottheimer, Josh; Reed, Tom (2017-08-04). "Opinion | Let's Stop the Bickering and Fix the Health Care System". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

[14] "The Democratic House wants to reform democracy. It's not a panacea – but it's a start". The Washington Post. January 3, 2019. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2020.

[15] McPherson, Lindsey (November 28, 2018). "Problem Solvers to Back Pelosi for Speaker After Reaching Agreement on Rules Changes". Roll Call. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.

[16] Fang, Lee (November 29, 2018). "Billionaire Republican Donors Helped Elect Rising Centrist Democrats". The Intercept. Retrieved May 9, 2023.

[17] The Editorial Board (12 November 2020). "Editorial: Who's ready for some bipartisanship in D.C.? We can dream". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2020-12-23.

[18] "Problem Solvers Caucus Endorses Bipartisan Legislation to Investigate Jan. 6 Attack on U.S. Capitol | Problem Solvers Caucus". Problemsolverscaucus.house.gov. 2021-05-18. Archived from the original on 2022-02-06. Retrieved 2022-03-01.

[19] "Roll Call 154 | Bill Number: H. R. 3233". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Clerk.house.gov. May 19, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2022-03-01.

[20] Juliegrace, Sarah (2023-10-03). "House bipartisan caucus risks collapse after McCarthy ouster". Axios. Retrieved 2023-10-03.

[21] Kayanja, Ian (2023-10-04). "Rep. Nancy Mace defends vote to oust Kevin McCarthy: 'I owe nobody in D.C. anything'". WCIV-ABC News. Retrieved 2023-10-06.

[22] Beavers, Olivia; Wu, Nicholas (2024-03-09). "House centrists in both parties see their influence sapped by bitter internal tension". Politico. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

[23] "Problem Solvers Caucus Announces Membership and Executive Council for the 118th Congress". House.gov. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

[26] "Problem Solvers Caucus' $1.5 trillion coronavirus aid plan gains traction in House". syracuse.com. 2020-09-15. Archived from the original on 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2021-07-15.

[27] "Column: How Joe Cunningham lost". Daily Game Cock. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

[28] "Rep. Elizabeth Esty Won't Seek Re-Election in Wake of Abusive Staffer Disclosures". Roll Call. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

[29] "Rep. Kendra Horn discusses losing the race for Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District". Koco. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

[30] "Anti-abortion Democrat Rep. Dan Lipinski Loses Primary". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2020-03-18. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

[31] "Ben McAdams Concedes to Burgess Owens". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

[32] Eric Bradner; Terence Burlij. "Dem's retirement gives Republicans a pickup opportunity". CNN. Archived from the original on 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

[33] Schneier, Matthew (2019-01-09). "Colorado's Got a Gay Governor. Who Cares?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

[34] Dixon, Darius. "Jacky Rosen unseats Dean Heller in Nevada Senate race". Politico. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

[35] "Rep. Max Rose concedes congressional race to Nicole Malliotakis after bitter campaign". New York Postt. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.

[36] Romero, Simon (2018-11-12). "Kyrsten Sinema Declared Winner in Arizona Senate Race". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

[37] "Problem Solvers Caucus creates problem for Nancy Pelosi". 2018-11-24. Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

[38] Swanson, Ian (2018-11-06). "Coffman loses GOP seat in Colorado". The Hill. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

[39] Pramuk, Jacob (2018-03-26). "Republican Rep. Ryan Costello will retire, making it tougher for GOP to hold House majority". CNBC. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

[40] Harder, Amy (7 November 2018). "Carlos Curbelo, Republican leader on climate, loses tight Florida race". Axios. Archived from the original on 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

[41] Cheney, Kyle; Schneider, Elena. "Dent resigns, to leave Congress next month". Politico. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

[42] Foderaro, Lisa W. (2018-11-07). "Antonio Delgado Upsets John Faso as 3 House Republicans Fall to N.Y. Democrats". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

[43] Cochrane, Emily. "Will Hurd, Only Black Republican in House, Is Retiring From Congress". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.

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Problem Solvers Caucus

History

Healthcare reform

Congressional rules reform

COVID-19 relief

Capitol riot and reaction

Ousting of McCarthy

List of co-chairs

Membership

Democrats

Republicans

Former members

Democrats

In office

No longer in the House of Representatives

Republicans

In office

No longer in the House of Representatives

Media coverage

Notes

References

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