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The Squad (United States Congress)

April 10, 2024

The Squad is an informal group of eight Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was initially composed of four women elected in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. They have since been joined by Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri following the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, and Greg Casar of Texas and Summer Lee of Pennsylvania following the 2022 elections. The Squad is well known for being among the most progressive and left-wing members of the United States Congress.

Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pressley
Tlaib
Bowman
Bush
Casar
Lee
The eight members of the Squad:


Founding members


Subsequent additions

All were elected under the age of 50,[1] have been supported by the Justice Democrats political action committee, and are on the left wing of the Democratic Party.[2][3] Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley, Bush and Bowman were initially elected to Congress after unseating incumbents in primary challenges. All but Lee represent safe seats with Cook Partisan Voting Index scores of at least D+20. All but Omar and Pressley are currently or formerly affiliated with Democratic Socialists of America, with Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, and Bush being currently endorsed.

The Squad has been said to represent the advocacy of progressive policies by the younger political generation, such as Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, and tuition-free college, which have sometimes clashed with their party's leadership.[4][5][6][7] Ocasio-Cortez coined the "Squad" name in an Instagram post a week after the 2018 election. The photo, taken at a VoteRunLead event where the four founding members spoke, subsequently went viral.[8]

Name edit

The colloquial use of the word "squad" arose from East Coast hip hop culture and describes "a self-chosen group of people that you want to identify with". Its use by Ocasio-Cortez signaled familiarity with millennial slang[9] as a playful reference to youth social cliques.[3] Ocasio-Cortez's home borough of The Bronx was the origin of hip hop. Musical acts with "Squad" in their name and lyrics existed from the 1990s to the present.[10]

The New York Times considers the Squad to be sui generis, not fitting neatly into the usual types of congressional groups: the gang (a bipartisan group focused on particular legislation) or the caucus (a pressure group based on special interests). It notes that the term, with a militaristic connotation, conveys values of self-defense, allegiance, and having "something important to protect".[10] The moniker has been used pejoratively by some Republicans, but the four original women use the term self-referentially to express solidarity among themselves and with supporters.[9] For example, the Justice Democrats tweeted a quote from Pressley saying: "We are more than four people... Our squad includes any person committed to creating a more equitable and just world."[11]

The average age of the Squad was 38.3 years as of mid-2019, nearly two decades younger than the overall House average age of 57.6 years.[10]

History edit

2018 election edit

Ocasio-Cortez and Pressley unseated Joe Crowley and Mike Capuano, respectively, in primary elections. Omar won the seat previously held by Democrat Keith Ellison, who retired from the House to successfully run for Attorney General of Minnesota, and Tlaib won the seat once held by Dean of the House John Conyers, who resigned in December 2017 after nearly 53 years in Congress. At least three of the squad members provided fundraising and volunteer assistance during the election campaigns of other members.[12]

According to Pressley, she and Ocasio-Cortez had met before Freshman Orientation Week for the 116th United States Congress. During that event a week after Election Day, on November 12, 2018, all four members of the Squad participated in a livestreamed interview with Jodi Jacobson from Rewire.News, organized by VoteRunLead, and took a group picture. Ocasio-Cortez published the picture on Instagram, labeling it "Squad";[8][13] Pressley published the photo on her Instagram story the same day.[10] The next day, they had already attracted negative attention in conservative media, as Laura Ingraham of Fox News called them "the four horsewomen of the apocalypse".[14] The four women, known for their social media savvy, regularly defend each other's policies and remarks.[3]

After publication, Ocasio-Cortez's Squad photo became a viral phenomenon, and public figures began using "The Squad" to refer collectively to the four women, with prominent examples of usage coming from New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd and White House counselor Kellyanne Conway. Dowd had used the term in an interview with House speaker Nancy Pelosi, who criticized the four members of the Squad collectively, although without naming them.[9] Another photo of the three members who served on the House Oversight Committee during Michael Cohen's testimony also got viral attention.[15]

On July 14, 2019, President Donald Trump tweeted that the members of the Squad should "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Then come back and show us how it is done".[1][16] The insinuation that people of color are foreign was widely viewed as racist; three of the four are American-born and the fourth (Omar) became a naturalized citizen in her youth.[17] On July 15, the four women responded in a press conference, saying "We are here to stay."[18]

On July 16, the House of Representatives condemned Trump's remarks in H.Res. 489.[19] Over the following days, Trump continued to attack the four congresswomen, saying at a July 17 campaign rally: "They never have anything good to say. That's why I say, 'Hey if you don't like it, let 'em leave, let 'em leave.' ... I think in some cases they hate our country."[20] While Trump was criticizing Omar, the North Carolina crowd reacted by chanting, "Send her back, Send her back!"[21][22] Trump also falsely claimed that the four congresswomen had used the term "evil Jews"; none of them have been reported to have used the term.[23] The same day, the Republican party launched a political advertisement against the Squad, titled "Squad Goals: Anarchy" and focusing on the Squad's role in the Abolish ICE movement.[24]

A CBS News and YouGov poll of almost 2,100 American adults conducted from July 17 to 19 found that Republican respondents were more aware about the four Democratic congresswomen than Democratic respondents. The congresswomen have very unfavorable ratings among Republican respondents and favorable ratings among Democratic respondents.[25] In a New York Times opinion piece the historian Barbara Ransby wrote, "The squad has tilled new ground in reanimating a fighting spirit within the Democratic Party and revived its left flank."[26]

In late July 2019, the Illinois Republican County Chairmen's Association labelled the four congresswomen as the "Jihad Squad" in a Facebook post that was later deleted. Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider condemned "evoking race or religion as the basis for political disagreement".[27]

In August 2019, Israel blocked Omar and Tlaib from visiting the country, a reversal from the July 2019 statement from Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer that "any member of Congress" would be allowed in. A spokesman for Israeli Interior Minister Arye Deri attributed the ban to Omar and Tlaib's support for BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions). A spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cited that Omar and Tlaib only intended to visit the Palestinian Territories and had not scheduled a meeting with any Israeli politicians. Less than two hours before the ban, American President Donald Trump had tweeted that Israel allowing the visit would "show great weakness" when Omar and Tlaib "hate Israel & all Jewish people".[28] Omar responded that Netanyahu had caved to Trump's demand and that "Trump's Muslim ban is what Israel is implementing". Tlaib described the blockage as "weakness". American legislators from both the Democratic and Republican parties criticized the Israeli decision, and requested that Israel withdraw the ban.[29][30] Trump applauded Israel's decision while continuing his criticism of Omar and Tlaib; he described them as "the face of the Democrat Party, and they HATE Israel".[31] A day after the ban was imposed, Tlaib was granted permission to enter Israel to visit her family on the condition that she "committed to accept all the demands of Israel to respect the restrictions imposed on her in the visit" and "promised not to advance boycotts against Israel during the visit." In response, Tlaib said that she would not visit Israel, tweeting that doing so would "stand against everything [she] believe[s] in – fighting against racism, oppression, and injustice."[32]

2020 election edit

Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, and Tlaib endorsed Bernie Sanders for president in 2020, while Pressley endorsed Elizabeth Warren.[33]

'The Squad Victory Fund', a joint action committee, was set up by the Squad to raise money for their individual campaigns and other progressive campaigns in July 2020.[34][35]

All four members once again won the Democratic nomination for their districts in 2020. Pressley was unchallenged in her primary, while Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib and Omar defeated their respective challengers, including Tlaib's House predecessor (Brenda Jones) by large margins.[36]

On January 3, 2021, Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman joined the Squad at the start of the 117th United States Congress. Both successfully challenged incumbent Democrats in their primaries – Lacy Clay and Eliot Engel, respectively. Bush posted a photo on Twitter of herself, Bowman, and the four original Squad members with the caption "Squad up."[37][38]

Infrastructure Bill and Build Back Better Act edit

On November 5, 2021, all six members of the Squad voted against the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act because they believed that moderate Democrats in the House and Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema would not vote for the Build Back Better Act. Nine Democrats in the House had previously refused to vote for the Build Back Better Act until the infrastructure bill was signed,[39] and both Manchin and Sinema had expressed opposition to key aspects of the Build Back Better Act.[40] After resolving certain disagreements, the infrastructure bill passed in the House with the votes of every Democrat (with the support of 13 House Republicans) except the members of the Squad.[41][42]

2022 election edit

All six members once again won the Democratic nomination for their districts in 2022. Pressley was once again unchallenged in her primary, as was Ocasio-Cortez, while Tlaib, Bush, and Bowman all garnered over 60% of the vote in their respective primaries. Ilhan Omar faced significant opposition from establishment oriented local officials in her district, most notably from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. Her endorsement of a challenger during his 2021 reelection campaign drew the mayor's ire. Despite the backlash, Omar won the primary by a narrow 2.1% margin.[43][44]

After Casar and Lee won their respective primaries, it was reported that the two incoming members would join the Squad as well.[45]

Political positions edit

Members of the Squad generally hold political views considered to be on the left, such as views about US immigration detention facilities, Islamophobia, universal health care, human rights, the Israel-Palestine conflict, and climate change[46] This section lists some beliefs that are common for members of the Squad.

Climate change edit

In November 2020, the then members of the Squad protested outside of the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee.[47] They were protesting President Joe Biden's lack of support of the Squad's Green New Deal, which would call for the elimination of all non-renewable energy by 2030.[47]

Islamophobia edit

Members of the Squad, such as Ilhan Omar,[48] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,[49] and Rashida Tlaib[50] are outspoken against Islamophobia. In 2021, Ocasio-Cortez stated that "Islamophobia is far too often tolerated and ignored."[49]

Israel-Palestine conflict edit

According to CNN, members of the Squad are notable for "their criticism of the US relationship with Israel".[51] After the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, six members of the Squad were among the ten House Representatives to vote against a resolution saying the House supported Israel and that it opposed Hamas' attack on Israel; Pressley and Casar voted "present".[52] The war, which began on October 7 with the capturing of over 200 Israeli hostages[53] and the killing of possibly as many as 1,400 Israelis,[54] has been condemned as a terrorist attack by countries such as the US.[55] After the attacks, some Squad members were critical of the Israeli government; in a statement after the attack, Squad member Rashida Tlaib called Israel an "apartheid state".[52]

On October 16, 2023, after Israeli government strikes in Gaza killed 3,000,[56] in reaction to these numbers, members of the Squad introduced a resolution calling for "an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Israel and occupied Palestine" to save as many lives as possible. The resolution was endorsed by groups including IfNotNow, the Institute for Middle East Understanding, and Jewish Voices for Peace.[57] Groups such as the American Jewish Committee said there was no need for a ceasefire, arguing that a ceasefire might place Hamas's hostages in danger and give Hamas time to regroup and rearm.[58]

Membership edit

The four original members of the Squad had already been discussed as a group, even before the name was widely adopted.[9][14] However, according to Mediaite, the news media currently uses "Squad" to refer to the group "almost exclusively".[59]

Member Born District Prior experience Education Assumed office
 
Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez 		October 13, 1989
(age 34)
New York City, New York 		New York 14 (D+25) Organizer,
Bernie Sanders for President
(2016) 		Boston University (BA) 2019
 
Ilhan Omar 		October 4, 1982
(age 41)
Mogadishu, Somalia 		Minnesota 5 (D+29) Member,
Minnesota House of Representatives
(2017–2019) 		North Dakota State University (BA)
 
Ayanna Pressley 		February 3, 1974
(age 50)
Cincinnati, Ohio 		Massachusetts 7 (D+35) Member,
Boston City Council
(2010–2019) 		Boston University
 
Rashida Tlaib 		July 24, 1976
(age 47)
Detroit, Michigan 		Michigan 12 (D+23) Member,
Michigan House of Representatives
(2009–2014) 		Wayne State University (BA)
Thomas M. Cooley Law School (JD)
 
Jamaal Bowman 		April 1, 1976
(age 48)
New York City, New York 		New York 16 (D+25) Schoolteacher, school principal University of New Haven (BA)
Mercy College (MA)
Manhattanville College (EdD) 		2021
 
Cori Bush 		July 21, 1976
(age 47)
St. Louis, Missouri 		Missouri 1 (D+29) Nurse, pastor, activist Lutheran School of Nursing (GrDip)
 
Greg Casar 		May 4, 1989
(age 34)
Houston, Texas 		Texas 35 (D+21) Member,
Austin City Council
(2015–2022) 		University of Virginia (BA) 2023
 
Summer Lee 		November 26, 1987
(age 36)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 		Pennsylvania 12 (D+8) Member,
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
(2018–2022) 		Pennsylvania State University (BA)
Howard University (JD)

Suggested members edit

2020 election edit

It was suggested that Marie Newman, who successfully challenged an incumbent member of the House of Representatives with Justice Democrats' backing, as well as Mondaire Jones, who was initially challenging an incumbent and subsequently won the primary after the incumbent announced her retirement, were thought of as potentially members of the Squad.[60][61][62][63] Ritchie Torres was another person named as a potential member, but Torres said he had "no intention of joining The Squad."[64][65][66][67]

2022 election edit

Delia Ramirez, Becca Balint, and Maxwell Frost, who all won Democratic primaries in safe Democratic seats in 2022, were also named as potential Squad members but never officially joined the group.[68][69][70][71][72]

See also edit

 
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The Squad is an informal group of eight Democratic members of the U S House of Representatives It was initially composed of four women elected in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections Alexandria Ocasio Cortez of New York Ilhan Omar of Minnesota Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan They have since been joined by Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri following the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections and Greg Casar of Texas and Summer Lee of Pennsylvania following the 2022 elections The Squad is well known for being among the most progressive and left wing members of the United States Congress Ocasio CortezOmarPressleyTlaibBowmanBushCasarLeeThe eight members of the Squad Founding members Alexandria Ocasio Cortez NY 14 Ilhan Omar MN 5 Ayanna Pressley MA 7 Rashida Tlaib MI 12Subsequent additions Jamaal Bowman NY 16 Cori Bush MO 1 Greg Casar TX 35 Summer Lee PA 12 All were elected under the age of 50 1 have been supported by the Justice Democrats political action committee and are on the left wing of the Democratic Party 2 3 Ocasio Cortez Pressley Bush and Bowman were initially elected to Congress after unseating incumbents in primary challenges All but Lee represent safe seats with Cook Partisan Voting Index scores of at least D 20 All but Omar and Pressley are currently or formerly affiliated with Democratic Socialists of America with Ocasio Cortez Tlaib and Bush being currently endorsed The Squad has been said to represent the advocacy of progressive policies by the younger political generation such as Medicare for All the Green New Deal and tuition free college which have sometimes clashed with their party s leadership 4 5 6 7 Ocasio Cortez coined the Squad name in an Instagram post a week after the 2018 election The photo taken at a VoteRunLead event where the four founding members spoke subsequently went viral 8 Contents 1 Name 2 History 2 1 2018 election 2 2 2020 election 2 3 Infrastructure Bill and Build Back Better Act 2 4 2022 election 3 Political positions 3 1 Climate change 3 2 Islamophobia 3 3 Israel Palestine conflict 4 Membership 4 1 Suggested members 4 1 1 2020 election 4 1 2 2022 election 5 See also 6 ReferencesName editThe colloquial use of the word squad arose from East Coast hip hop culture and describes a self chosen group of people that you want to identify with Its use by Ocasio Cortez signaled familiarity with millennial slang 9 as a playful reference to youth social cliques 3 Ocasio Cortez s home borough of The Bronx was the origin of hip hop Musical acts with Squad in their name and lyrics existed from the 1990s to the present 10 The New York Times considers the Squad to be sui generis not fitting neatly into the usual types of congressional groups the gang a bipartisan group focused on particular legislation or the caucus a pressure group based on special interests It notes that the term with a militaristic connotation conveys values of self defense allegiance and having something important to protect 10 The moniker has been used pejoratively by some Republicans but the four original women use the term self referentially to express solidarity among themselves and with supporters 9 For example the Justice Democrats tweeted a quote from Pressley saying We are more than four people Our squad includes any person committed to creating a more equitable and just world 11 The average age of the Squad was 38 3 years as of mid 2019 nearly two decades younger than the overall House average age of 57 6 years 10 History edit2018 election edit Ocasio Cortez and Pressley unseated Joe Crowley and Mike Capuano respectively in primary elections Omar won the seat previously held by Democrat Keith Ellison who retired from the House to successfully run for Attorney General of Minnesota and Tlaib won the seat once held by Dean of the House John Conyers who resigned in December 2017 after nearly 53 years in Congress At least three of the squad members provided fundraising and volunteer assistance during the election campaigns of other members 12 According to Pressley she and Ocasio Cortez had met before Freshman Orientation Week for the 116th United States Congress During that event a week after Election Day on November 12 2018 all four members of the Squad participated in a livestreamed interview with Jodi Jacobson from Rewire News organized by VoteRunLead and took a group picture Ocasio Cortez published the picture on Instagram labeling it Squad 8 13 Pressley published the photo on her Instagram story the same day 10 The next day they had already attracted negative attention in conservative media as Laura Ingraham of Fox News called them the four horsewomen of the apocalypse 14 The four women known for their social media savvy regularly defend each other s policies and remarks 3 After publication Ocasio Cortez s Squad photo became a viral phenomenon and public figures began using The Squad to refer collectively to the four women with prominent examples of usage coming from New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd and White House counselor Kellyanne Conway Dowd had used the term in an interview with House speaker Nancy Pelosi who criticized the four members of the Squad collectively although without naming them 9 Another photo of the three members who served on the House Oversight Committee during Michael Cohen s testimony also got viral attention 15 On July 14 2019 President Donald Trump tweeted that the members of the Squad should go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came Then come back and show us how it is done 1 16 The insinuation that people of color are foreign was widely viewed as racist three of the four are American born and the fourth Omar became a naturalized citizen in her youth 17 On July 15 the four women responded in a press conference saying We are here to stay 18 On July 16 the House of Representatives condemned Trump s remarks in H Res 489 19 Over the following days Trump continued to attack the four congresswomen saying at a July 17 campaign rally They never have anything good to say That s why I say Hey if you don t like it let em leave let em leave I think in some cases they hate our country 20 While Trump was criticizing Omar the North Carolina crowd reacted by chanting Send her back Send her back 21 22 Trump also falsely claimed that the four congresswomen had used the term evil Jews none of them have been reported to have used the term 23 The same day the Republican party launched a political advertisement against the Squad titled Squad Goals Anarchy and focusing on the Squad s role in the Abolish ICE movement 24 A CBS News and YouGov poll of almost 2 100 American adults conducted from July 17 to 19 found that Republican respondents were more aware about the four Democratic congresswomen than Democratic respondents The congresswomen have very unfavorable ratings among Republican respondents and favorable ratings among Democratic respondents 25 In a New York Times opinion piece the historian Barbara Ransby wrote The squad has tilled new ground in reanimating a fighting spirit within the Democratic Party and revived its left flank 26 In late July 2019 the Illinois Republican County Chairmen s Association labelled the four congresswomen as the Jihad Squad in a Facebook post that was later deleted Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider condemned evoking race or religion as the basis for political disagreement 27 In August 2019 Israel blocked Omar and Tlaib from visiting the country a reversal from the July 2019 statement from Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer that any member of Congress would be allowed in A spokesman for Israeli Interior Minister Arye Deri attributed the ban to Omar and Tlaib s support for BDS Boycott Divestment and Sanctions A spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cited that Omar and Tlaib only intended to visit the Palestinian Territories and had not scheduled a meeting with any Israeli politicians Less than two hours before the ban American President Donald Trump had tweeted that Israel allowing the visit would show great weakness when Omar and Tlaib hate Israel amp all Jewish people 28 Omar responded that Netanyahu had caved to Trump s demand and that Trump s Muslim ban is what Israel is implementing Tlaib described the blockage as weakness American legislators from both the Democratic and Republican parties criticized the Israeli decision and requested that Israel withdraw the ban 29 30 Trump applauded Israel s decision while continuing his criticism of Omar and Tlaib he described them as the face of the Democrat Party and they HATE Israel 31 A day after the ban was imposed Tlaib was granted permission to enter Israel to visit her family on the condition that she committed to accept all the demands of Israel to respect the restrictions imposed on her in the visit and promised not to advance boycotts against Israel during the visit In response Tlaib said that she would not visit Israel tweeting that doing so would stand against everything she believe s in fighting against racism oppression and injustice 32 2020 election edit Ocasio Cortez Omar and Tlaib endorsed Bernie Sanders for president in 2020 while Pressley endorsed Elizabeth Warren 33 The Squad Victory Fund a joint action committee was set up by the Squad to raise money for their individual campaigns and other progressive campaigns in July 2020 34 35 All four members once again won the Democratic nomination for their districts in 2020 Pressley was unchallenged in her primary while Ocasio Cortez Tlaib and Omar defeated their respective challengers including Tlaib s House predecessor Brenda Jones by large margins 36 On January 3 2021 Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman joined the Squad at the start of the 117th United States Congress Both successfully challenged incumbent Democrats in their primaries Lacy Clay and Eliot Engel respectively Bush posted a photo on Twitter of herself Bowman and the four original Squad members with the caption Squad up 37 38 Infrastructure Bill and Build Back Better Act edit On November 5 2021 all six members of the Squad voted against the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act because they believed that moderate Democrats in the House and Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema would not vote for the Build Back Better Act Nine Democrats in the House had previously refused to vote for the Build Back Better Act until the infrastructure bill was signed 39 and both Manchin and Sinema had expressed opposition to key aspects of the Build Back Better Act 40 After resolving certain disagreements the infrastructure bill passed in the House with the votes of every Democrat with the support of 13 House Republicans except the members of the Squad 41 42 2022 election edit All six members once again won the Democratic nomination for their districts in 2022 Pressley was once again unchallenged in her primary as was Ocasio Cortez while Tlaib Bush and Bowman all garnered over 60 of the vote in their respective primaries Ilhan Omar faced significant opposition from establishment oriented local officials in her district most notably from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Her endorsement of a challenger during his 2021 reelection campaign drew the mayor s ire Despite the backlash Omar won the primary by a narrow 2 1 margin 43 44 After Casar and Lee won their respective primaries it was reported that the two incoming members would join the Squad as well 45 Political positions editMembers of the Squad generally hold political views considered to be on the left such as views about US immigration detention facilities Islamophobia universal health care human rights the Israel Palestine conflict and climate change 46 This section lists some beliefs that are common for members of the Squad Climate change edit In November 2020 the then members of the Squad protested outside of the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee 47 They were protesting President Joe Biden s lack of support of the Squad s Green New Deal which would call for the elimination of all non renewable energy by 2030 47 Islamophobia edit Members of the Squad such as Ilhan Omar 48 Alexandria Ocasio Cortez 49 and Rashida Tlaib 50 are outspoken against Islamophobia In 2021 Ocasio Cortez stated that Islamophobia is far too often tolerated and ignored 49 Israel Palestine conflict edit According to CNN members of the Squad are notable for their criticism of the US relationship with Israel 51 After the beginning of the Israel Hamas war six members of the Squad were among the ten House Representatives to vote against a resolution saying the House supported Israel and that it opposed Hamas attack on Israel Pressley and Casar voted present 52 The war which began on October 7 with the capturing of over 200 Israeli hostages 53 and the killing of possibly as many as 1 400 Israelis 54 has been condemned as a terrorist attack by countries such as the US 55 After the attacks some Squad members were critical of the Israeli government in a statement after the attack Squad member Rashida Tlaib called Israel an apartheid state 52 On October 16 2023 after Israeli government strikes in Gaza killed 3 000 56 in reaction to these numbers members of the Squad introduced a resolution calling for an immediate de escalation and ceasefire in Israel and occupied Palestine to save as many lives as possible The resolution was endorsed by groups including IfNotNow the Institute for Middle East Understanding and Jewish Voices for Peace 57 Groups such as the American Jewish Committee said there was no need for a ceasefire arguing that a ceasefire might place Hamas s hostages in danger and give Hamas time to regroup and rearm 58 Membership editThe four original members of the Squad had already been discussed as a group even before the name was widely adopted 9 14 However according to Mediaite the news media currently uses Squad to refer to the group almost exclusively 59 Member Born District Prior experience Education Assumed office nbsp Alexandria Ocasio Cortez October 13 1989 age 34 New York City New York New York 14 D 25 Organizer Bernie Sanders for President 2016 Boston University BA 2019 nbsp Ilhan Omar October 4 1982 age 41 Mogadishu Somalia Minnesota 5 D 29 Member Minnesota House of Representatives 2017 2019 North Dakota State University BA nbsp Ayanna Pressley February 3 1974 age 50 Cincinnati Ohio Massachusetts 7 D 35 Member Boston City Council 2010 2019 Boston University nbsp Rashida Tlaib July 24 1976 age 47 Detroit Michigan Michigan 12 D 23 Member Michigan House of Representatives 2009 2014 Wayne State University BA Thomas M Cooley Law School JD nbsp Jamaal Bowman April 1 1976 age 48 New York City New York New York 16 D 25 Schoolteacher school principal University of New Haven BA Mercy College MA Manhattanville College EdD 2021 nbsp Cori Bush July 21 1976 age 47 St Louis Missouri Missouri 1 D 29 Nurse pastor activist Lutheran School of Nursing GrDip nbsp Greg Casar May 4 1989 age 34 Houston Texas Texas 35 D 21 Member Austin City Council 2015 2022 University of Virginia BA 2023 nbsp Summer Lee November 26 1987 age 36 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 12 D 8 Member Pennsylvania House of Representatives 2018 2022 Pennsylvania State University BA Howard University JD Suggested members edit 2020 election edit It was suggested that Marie Newman who successfully challenged an incumbent member of the House of Representatives with Justice Democrats backing as well as Mondaire Jones who was initially challenging an incumbent and subsequently won the primary after the incumbent announced her retirement were thought of as potentially members of the Squad 60 61 62 63 Ritchie Torres was another person named as a potential member but Torres said he had no intention of joining The Squad 64 65 66 67 2022 election edit Delia Ramirez Becca Balint and Maxwell Frost who all won Democratic primaries in safe Democratic seats in 2022 were also named as potential Squad members but never officially joined the group 68 69 70 71 72 See also edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to The Squad United States Congress Congressional Progressive Caucus Democratic Socialists of America Women in the United States House of RepresentativesReferences edit a b Sullivan Kate July 16 2019 Here are the 4 congresswomen known as The Squad targeted by Trump s racist tweets CNN Archived from the original on August 14 2019 Retrieved August 9 2019 Cornwell Susan October 21 2019 Expanding the Squad U S liberals challenge moderate Democrats to move party left Reuters Archived from the original on November 13 2019 Retrieved November 13 2019 Ocasio Cortez has since become the face of the Squad freshman Democrats aiming to move the party farther left on issues such as healthcare and climate change a b c Zanona Melanie Ferris Sarah Caygle Heather March 4 2019 It is like high school Meet the House s freshman cliques Politico Archived from the original on July 30 2019 Retrieved July 18 2019 Davis Julie Hirschfeld July 9 2019 Tensions Between Pelosi and Progressive Democrats of the Squad Burst Into Flame The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on July 17 2019 Retrieved July 16 2019 Mason Jeff Cornwell Susan July 15 2019 Trump Defiant as Lawmakers Blast His Racist Attacks on Four Congresswomen Reuters Archived from the original on October 20 2020 Retrieved July 16 2019 Davis Julie Hirschfeld July 15 2019 After Trump Accuses Four Democratic Congresswomen of Hating U S They Fire Back The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on July 18 2019 Retrieved July 16 2019 A Look at the Squad That Trump Targeted in Racist Tweets The New York Times Associated Press July 15 2019 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on July 16 2019 Retrieved July 16 2019 a b Folley Aris November 13 2018 Ocasio Cortez shares photo of new squad on Capitol Hill The Hill Archived from the original on July 16 2019 Retrieved July 16 2019 a b c d North Anna July 17 2019 How 4 congresswomen came to be called the Squad Vox Archived from the original on July 18 2019 Retrieved July 17 2019 a b c d John Arit July 18 2019 A Brief History of Squads The New York Times Archived from the original on July 18 2019 Retrieved July 18 2019 Justice Democrats justicedems July 15 2019 We are more than four people We ran on a mandate to advocate for and to represent those ignored left out and left behind Our squad is big Our squad includes any person committed to creating a more equitable and just world AyannaPressley Tweet via Twitter Ulloa Jazmine July 23 2019 At a modest New York fund raiser the Squad got its start The Boston Globe Archived from the original on August 1 2019 Retrieved August 1 2019 The Squad How Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Ayanna Pressley Rashida Tlaib Ilhan Omar got their nickname CBS News July 17 2019 Archived from the original on July 17 2019 Retrieved July 17 2019 a b Gonzalez Ramirez Andrea November 14 2018 The New Class Of Congresswomen Is Already Taking D C By Storm Refinery29 Archived from the original on May 4 2019 Retrieved July 17 2019 Their shared identity as young women from underrepresented communities and smart politicians pushing the Democratic party to the left has created an unbreakable bond Gallucci Nicole February 28 2019 This photo of Ocasio Cortez Pressley and Tlaib from the Cohen hearing says it all Mashable Archived from the original on August 5 2019 Retrieved August 9 2019 Yglesias Matthew July 18 2019 Trump s racist tirades against the Squad explained Vox Vox Media Archived from the original on February 24 2021 Retrieved August 9 2019 Stanley Becker Isaac July 15 2019 Republicans are quiet as Trump urges minority congresswomen to leave the country The Washington Post Archived from the original on July 16 2019 Retrieved July 17 2019 Naylor Brian July 15 2019 Lawmakers Respond To Trump s Racist Comments We Are Here To Stay NPR Archived from the original on July 20 2019 Retrieved July 20 2019 Fram Alan Superville Darlene July 17 2019 House condemns Trump racist tweets in extraordinary rebuke Associated Press Archived from the original on July 20 2019 Retrieved July 16 2019 Reichmann Deb July 17 2019 Trump slams congresswomen crowd roars Send her back Associated Press Archived from the original on July 18 2019 Retrieved July 18 2019 Yen Hope Seitz Amanda July 18 2019 Trump goes after Omar at rally Associated Press Archived from the original on July 18 2019 Retrieved July 18 2019 McDonald Scott July 17 2019 Trump Slams Progressive Democrat Women Talks Bulls t at North Carolina Rally Newsweek Archived from the original on July 18 2019 Retrieved July 18 2019 Trump falsely claims Democratic congresswomen spoke of evil Jews The Times of Israel July 20 2019 Archived from the original on July 20 2019 Retrieved July 20 2019 Chasmar Jessica July 17 2019 RNC s Squad Goals Anarchy ad highlights congresswomen s own comments The Washington Times Archived from the original on August 19 2021 Retrieved October 5 2019 Backus Fred Salvanto Anthony July 21 2019 Most Americans disagree with Trump s go back tweets CBS News poll CBS News Archived from the original on July 22 2019 Retrieved July 22 2019 Ransby Barbara August 8 2019 The Squad Is the Future of the Democratic Party The New York Times Archived from the original on August 14 2019 Retrieved August 8 2019 Daughtery Owen July 21 2019 Illinois GOP group shares then deletes meme labeling minority congresswomen Jihad Squad The Hill Archived from the original on July 21 2019 Retrieved July 22 2019 Ahren Rafael August 15 2019 And then Trump tweeted Why Israel suddenly decided to bar 2 US congresswomen The Times of Israel Archived from the original on January 15 2021 Retrieved August 16 2019 Folley Aris August 15 2019 Omar Netanyahu implementing Trump s Muslim ban by denying entry to Israel The Hill Archived from the original on August 16 2019 Retrieved August 16 2019 Banned congresswomen call decision insult to democracy and a sign of weakness The Times of Israel August 15 2019 Archived from the original on August 15 2019 Retrieved August 16 2019 Lee Matthew Miller Zeke August 16 2019 AP Analysis Trump uses Israel to fuel partisan fires Associated Press Archived from the original on August 15 2019 Retrieved August 16 2019 Liebermann Oren August 17 2019 Rep Rashida Tlaib says she won t visit Israel after being allowed to enter on humanitarian grounds CNN Archived from the original on August 22 2019 Retrieved August 22 2019 Herndon Astead W November 6 2019 Ayanna Pressley Endorses Elizabeth Warren for President The New York Times Archived from the original on January 9 2020 Retrieved November 6 2019 Goba Kadia July 1 2020 The Squad Is Raising Money To Fight For Progressive Candidates BuzzFeed News Archived from the original on October 28 2020 Retrieved October 9 2020 Foran Clare Krieg Gregory July 1 2020 AOC Omar Tlaib and Pressley launch joint fundraising committee Squad Victory Fund CNN Archived from the original on October 1 2020 Retrieved October 9 2020 Live election results 2020 U S House races Politico Archived from the original on October 27 2020 Retrieved October 24 2020 Bush Cori CoriBush January 3 2021 Squad up Tweet via Twitter The Squad is Growing And So is Its Power The Appeal November 5 2020 Archived from the original on November 5 2020 Retrieved November 5 2020 Sprunt Barbara August 13 2021 9 Moderate Democrats Threaten To Derail Pelosi s Infrastructure And Budget Plan NPR Archived from the original on December 14 2021 Retrieved December 13 2021 Brownstein Analysis by Ronald November 2 2021 A lot to balance How Manchin Sinema are blocking a new Democratic consensus CNN Archived from the original on December 14 2021 Retrieved December 13 2021 Grayer Annie November 5 2021 These 6 House Democrats voted against the infrastructure bill These 13 Republicans voted for it CNN Archived from the original on November 10 2021 Retrieved November 6 2021 Stancil Kenny November 6 2021 Foolishness House Passes Infrastructure Bill But Postpones Build Back Better Act Common Dreams Archived from the original on November 6 2021 Retrieved November 6 2021 Minnesota Fifth Congressional District Primary Election Results The New York Times August 9 2022 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on January 14 2023 Retrieved January 14 2023 Faircloth Ryan August 4 2022 Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey other west metro mayors endorse Don Samuels over Rep Ilhan Omar Star Tribune Archived from the original on February 3 2023 Retrieved February 3 2023 Voght Kara August 2 2022 Meet the Young Progressives About to Join the Squad Rolling Stone Archived from the original on August 3 2022 Retrieved January 13 2023 Perspective The radical roots of the Squad Washington Post August 28 2019 ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved October 29 2023 a b Rep Alexandria Ocasio Cortez expanded Squad demand Biden deliver on Green New Deal ABC News November 20 2020 Retrieved October 29 2023 Rep Omar Remarks on Islamophobia Representative Ilhan Omar omar house gov December 1 2021 Retrieved October 29 2023 a b Mastrangelo Dominick December 1 2021 Ocasio Cortez slams McCarthy s Ku Klux Klan caucus after Omar death threat The Hill Retrieved November 16 2023 Metzger Bryan Rep Rashida Tlaib says she was naive for not understanding how bipartisan Islamophobia is in Congress Business Insider Retrieved October 29 2023 Sullivan Kate July 16 2019 Here are the 4 congresswomen known as The Squad targeted by Trump s racist tweets CNN Politics CNN Retrieved October 28 2023 a b Oshin Olafimihan October 26 2023 These 9 Democrats voted against resolution backing Israel condemning Hamas The Hill Retrieved October 29 2023 Motamedi Maziar What do we know about Israeli captives taken by Hamas and their release Al Jazeera Retrieved December 28 2023 These numbers show the staggering toll of the Israel Hamas war AP News October 27 2023 Retrieved December 28 2023 U S Helps Israel Defend Against Hamas Attacks U S Department of Defense Retrieved October 29 2023 Israeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas as an advance on the urban center looms AP News November 6 2023 Retrieved January 5 2024 Reps Bush Tlaib Carson Lee Ramirez Lead Colleagues in Call for Immediate Ceasefire bush house gov Retrieved January 5 2024 6 Reasons Why an Israel Hamas Ceasefire Is Not the Right Path Forward AJC www ajc org November 14 2023 Retrieved December 28 2023 Hall Colby July 16 2019 AOC s Squad Who In the Media is to Blame for Making This Term a Thing Mediaite Archived from the original on July 17 2019 Retrieved July 19 2019 Dovere Edward Isaac July 17 2020 Jamaal Bowman Is Ready to Join the Squad The Atlantic Archived from the original on August 28 2020 Retrieved December 11 2020 Hasan Mehdi Grim Ryan Jones Mondaire June 25 2020 The Rise of the Left With Mondaire Jones The Intercept Archived from the original on August 22 2020 Retrieved December 11 2020 Nichols John August 6 2020 2020 Is a Great Year for SquadPolitics Just Ask Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib The Nation ISSN 0027 8378 Archived from the original on August 20 2020 Retrieved December 11 2020 Herndon Astead W August 5 2020 Progressive Victories Signal Staying Power for the Movement The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on September 1 2020 Retrieved December 11 2020 A new generation of Black progressives has been elected to Congress November 4 2020 Archived from the original on November 4 2020 Retrieved November 5 2020 casestudyqb Twitter Archived from the original on November 5 2020 Retrieved November 11 2020 Samuels Ben December 21 2020 Pro Israel Progressive Ritchie Torres Won t Join AOC s Squad Due to BDS Stance Archived from the original on January 23 2021 Retrieved January 23 2021 Levine Jon December 19 2020 Pro Israel progressive Ritchie Torres says he won t join AOC s Squad Archived from the original on January 23 2021 Retrieved January 23 2021 Cullen Kevin July 28 2022 Will the next member of The Squad come from Vermont BostonGlobe com Archived from the original on August 11 2022 Retrieved August 11 2022 Voght Kara August 2 2022 Meet the Young Progressives About to Join the Squad Rolling Stone Archived from the original on August 3 2022 Retrieved August 3 2022 Sanders Austin March 4 2022 Greg Casar s Landslide Win Virtually Ensures TX 35 Seat Austin Chronicle Archived from the original on May 23 2022 Retrieved May 23 2022 Voght Kara May 21 2022 Summer Lee Is Coming to Congress and to The Squad Rolling Stone Archived from the original on May 23 2022 Retrieved May 23 2022 Sammon Alexander November 9 2022 A New Squad Is Heading to the House Slate Archived from the original on November 11 2022 Retrieved November 11 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Squad United States Congress amp oldid 1212872263, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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