Aguilar was elected Wednesday, alongside new Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic Whip Katherine Clark.
, composed of all Democrats in the House, meets on a weekly basis to discuss party policy, upcoming legislation and other party issues. The chairman is elected by the caucus and limited to two consecutive full terms.
“House Democrats are committed to a legislative agenda that lowers costs, protects abortion rights, strengthens Democracy, and tackles gun violence,” Aguilar said. “While the American people want both parties in Congress to work together, we are prepared to fight back against Republican extremism and their plans to cut Social Security and Medicare, to give tax breaks to wealthy corporations that ship jobs overseas and to enact a national abortion ban.
31st Congressional District candidates D-Pete Aguilar and R-Paul Chabot debate on October 20, 2014 in Memorial Chapel on the University of Redlands campus. Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino, joined members of the Service Employees International Union and the community February 17, 2015 to celebrate and promote new opportunities for inclusion through President Obama’s immigration actions. The event will provide educational information to California families about the immigration programs Deferred Action for Parents and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals , the day before applications become available through the new programs.
Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino, speaks during a press conference on the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act at the San Bernardino County Fire Station 79 in Fontana on Aug. 2, 2022.
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