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Senate Democratic Caucus

Formal organization of U.S. Democratic Senators

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The Democratic Caucus of the United States Senate, sometimes referred to as the Democratic Conference or simply Senate Democrats, is the formal organization of all senators who are part of the Democratic Party in the United States Senate. For the makeup of the 119th Congress, the caucus additionally includes two independent senators (Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Angus King of Maine) who caucus with the Democrats, bringing the current total to 47 members. The central organizational front for Democrats in the Senate, its primary function is communicating the party's message to all of its members under a single banner.

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